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
Environmental Strategy for the years 2014-2023.
LEX-FAOC046865
National 24/04/2014
Agrochemicals Act (Chapter 35:09).
LEX-FAOC024641
National Agriculture 1999
Regulation on the waste catalog.
LEX-FAOC061584
National waste 03/08/2015
Act No. 10.165 amending Environmental Policy (Act No. 6.938).
LEX-FAOC130126
National 27/12/2000
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
National Strategy on Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2014-2020.
LEX-FAOC150743
National Agriculture 04/06/2014
Royal Decree determining the sectorial conditions of discharge, in ordinary surface waters and in public sewers of wastewater coming from the pharmaceutical industry.
LEX-FAOC142415
National waste 19/02/1987
Water Industry Act (No. 1 of 2001).
LEX-FAOC163794
National 09/02/2001
Regulation on the list of gases and the method of preparation of the inventory of greenhouse gases and the exchange of information.
LEX-FAOC079395
National 08/09/2014
Regulation on the emission of substances in the discharge of leachate water from landfills.
LEX-FAOC141074
National waste 05/06/2008

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