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
Décret n° 2013-1308 du 26 février 2013, fixant les conditions et les modalités de gestion des margines provenant des huileries en vue de leur utilisation dans le domaine agricole.
LEX-FAOC116116
National Agriculture 26/02/2013
Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China.
LEX-FAOC134294
National 26/12/1989
Decree No. 492 of 2001 relative to publication of the text of the Discharge Decree made under the Soil Protection Act as amended recently.
LEX-FAOC167243
National waste 23/10/2001
Stratégie de Développement du Secteur Rural
LEX-FAOC069217
National Agriculture 2005
National Agricultural Sector Strategy (2017-2022) “Resilience and Sustainable Development”.
LEX-FAOC144719
National Agriculture 2016-11
Law No. 34/2007 - Law on air quality and protection of the atmosphere.
LEX-FAOC125696
National 15/11/2007
Guideline No. 6 approving the methodology of the Environmental Impact Assessment.
LEX-FAOC144178
National 27/12/2006
Order No. 45 of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources validating the List of pollutants for the determination of the chemical status of the water files of surface water and groundwater and the environmental potential of an artificial or substantially modified surface waterbody.
LEX-FAOC041653
National 06/02/2017
Ministerial Resolution No. 5 of 17 May 1986 issuing the Regulation of the wastewater reuse and discharge.
LEX-FAOC142603
National Waste 17/05/1986
Order under section 23A of the National Environmental Act, 1980.
LEX-FAOC117996
National Waste 14/01/2008

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