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
Notification No. 2017/39 on financial support in plant production.
LEX-FAOC063871
National Agriculture 17/09/2017
Arrêté du 2 février 2001 modifiant l'arrêté du 2 février 1998 relatif aux prélèvements et à la consommation d'eau ainsi qu'aux émissions de toute nature des installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumises à autorisation.
LEX-FAOC116230
National 02/02/2001
Fertilizer Act.
LEX-FAOC145327
National Agriculture
Methodical Instruction on elaboration and contents of projects of maximum allowable emissions to the atmosphere for enterprise.
LEX-FAOC129257
National 10/05/2005
Agriculture Act (Cap. 318).
LEX-FAOC039235
National Agriculture
Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority Act 2016 (Act XXXII of 2016).
LEX-FAOC156579
National Agriculture 24/05/2016
Ministerial Decree No. 344 regarding environmental charges for the emission of pollutants into atmospheric air from stationary and non-stationary sources, discharge of pollutants into surface and groundwater basins, disposal of industrial and consumer waste.
LEX-FAOC064127
National 12/06/2003
Ministerial Decree No. 261 on rules of the state water cadastre.
LEX-FAOC166882
National 05/12/1995
Forestry Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 191 of 2017).
LEX-FAOC160339
National 11/05/2017
Acuerdo Gubernativo Nº 178-2009: Reglamento para la Certificación de la Calidad del Agua para Consumo Humano en Proyectos de Abastecimiento.
LEX-FAOC139299
National 22/06/2009

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