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
National Environmental Protection Act 1984.
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National
Clean Air Act.
LEX-FAOC119730
National
Uniform Protocol on Water Quality Monitoring Order.
LEX-FAOC140071
National 17/06/2005
Resolución Nº 31 - Plan de Acción Nacional para la Conservación de las Tortugas Marinas en la República de Panamá.
LEX-FAOC088080
National 27/01/2017
National Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for 2017-2020.
LEX-FAOC106223
National 2016
Royal Decree No. 430/2004 - Rules on limiting emissions to the atmosphere from large combustion plants.
LEX-FAOC049711
National industry 12/03/2004
Waters Act.
LEX-FAOC107511
National 12/07/2002
Decree relative to impact assessment (No. 502 of 1999).
LEX-FAOC167909
National 21/05/1999
Resolution No 414 of 2013 of Georgian Government on Calculation of Permitted Limits of Contaminants in Waters Flowing into Surface Water Objects
LEX-FAOC011136
National 31/12/2013
National Parks Act (Chapter 198a) revised version 1996.
LEX-FAOC014414
National 01/07/1996

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