Nitrogen Policies

 

This database compiles 2,726 nitrogen policies from 186 countries, sourced from the ECOLEX database and other databases, as originally provided for the publication by Kanter et al, 2020  and subsequently extended for South Asia by the GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub by Yang et al. 2022 (966 N policies). The database is searchable by country, keyword, date, policy instrument, economic sector and geographical scale.

References

Kanter et al. (2020) Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nat Sustain, 3, pp.956–963.

Anastasia L Yang et al. (2022) Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities. Environ. Res. Lett. 17 025007.


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Policy Title ECOLEX Ref ID Scale Sector Date of Text
Fertilizers Regulations, 1999 (P.I. 261/1999).
LEX-FAOC112978
National Agriculture 05/11/1999
Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.
LEX-FAOC136581
National waste 14/06/2006
Loi n°1/02 du 26 mars 2012 portant code de l’eau au Burundi.
LEX-FAOC129505
National 26/03/2012
Environmental Protection Regulations 1987.
LEX-FAOC144420
Regional
Regulations of Environment Protection Committee of State Council of the People's Republic of China concerning the Technique Policy of Water pollution Protection.
LEX-FAOC154450
National
Regulation on the types of fertilizers, the conditions for ammonium nitrate fertilizers of high nitrogen concentration, method of labeling and packaging of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC096008
National Agriculture 19/06/2015
Sectorial Plan of Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (Plan ABC).
LEX-FAOC030322
National Agriculture 13/01/2012
Acuerdo Nº 283 - NTE INEN 211 sobre las tolerancias en fertilizantes (Primera revisión).
LEX-FAOC111920
National Agriculture 16/06/1998
Regulation No. 23/95 on the Public System for water supply and drainage of residual water.
LEX-FAOC011156
National waste 23/08/1995
Agricultural Operations Regulation (R.Q. c. Q-2, r.26).
LEX-FAOC088227
Regional Agriculture

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