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
Law No. 18 of 2004 regulating the trade and handling of vaccines, feed, fertilizers and pesticides.
LEX-FAOC164177
National Agriculture 06/06/2004
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from rendering closures in ordinary surface waters.
LEX-FAOC117948
National waste 04/09/1985
Loi organique nº 04/2005 portant modalités de protéger, sauvegarder et promouvoir l'environnement au Rwanda.
LEX-FAOC023419
National 08/04/2005
Order No. 40 of the Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service validating the Regulation on centralized registration of the documents on emissions and greenhouse gas sinks.
LEX-FAOC050937
National 23/03/2001
Presidential Decree No. 261/11 approving the Regulation on the quality of water.
LEX-FAOC005416
National 06/10/2011
Clean Waters Regulations 1973.
LEX-FAOC007147
Regional Waste 22/02/1973
Zambia’s Second National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP - 2).
LEX-FAOC013281
National 2014
Local Government Act, 1976 (Act No. 171).
LEX-FAOC102693
National
Décret n° 2013-1268 du 23 septembre 2013 relatif aux attributions du Ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Equipement rural.
LEX-FAOC122044
National Agriculture 23/09/2013
Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 46/2016 approving the National Strategy for Air Quality (ENAR 2020).
LEX-FAOC095444
National 26/08/2016

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