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
Resolution No. 009/15 / SUNASS - Modifies Resolution No. 044/12 / SUNASS, Directive on Maximum Allowable Values (VMA) for non-domestic wastewater discharges into the sanitary sewer system.
LEX-FAOC127426
National Waste 24/03/2015
Stratégie et Plan d’Actions de l’Initiative Grande Muraille Verte au Burkina Faso (SPA/IGMV).
LEX-FAOC105923
Regional Agriculture 2012
Water Sustainability Act ([SBC 2014] Chapter 15).
LEX-FAOC173300
Regional 29/05/2014
Ordinance on the Introductory Law concerning the confederate legislation on environment and water protection.
LEX-FAOC164152
National
Governmental Decree No. 314/2005 (XII.25.) regarding the procedures of environmental impact assessment and the single procedure of authorization of utilization of the environment.
LEX-FAOC071694
National
Order No. 863 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating Regulation on state registration of legal persons and individual entrepreneurs that are owners of the sources of emissions of pollutants to the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC036279
National 26/10/2011
Resolución Nº 935 - Métodos para la evaluación de emisiones contaminantes por fuentes fijas y número de pruebas para la medición.
LEX-FAOC041706
National 20/04/2011
Resolución Nº 789 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 898, sobre criterios ambientales de calidad de los combustibles líquidos y sólidos.
LEX-FAOC096934
National Transport 20/05/2016
Regulation on methods of sampling and analysis for the official control on the levels of nitrates in foodstuffs.
LEX-FAOC080214
National Agriculture 12/02/2009
Discharge standard of water pollutants for phosphate fertilizer industry (National Standard GB 15580-2011).
LEX-FAOC126191
National Agriculture 02/04/2011

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