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
Ministerial Decree No. 2119 amending Ministerial Decree No. 541 validating the Regulation on safety of fruits, vegetables, root crops and products of processing thereof.
LEX-FAOC098823
National Agriculture 15/12/2009
Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 56E of 2013).
LEX-FAOC173271
Local 21/03/2013
Food Safety Law.
LEX-FAOC071302
National Agriculture 28/02/2009
Decree No. 8.468 regulating Law No. 997 on environmental pollution control.
LEX-FAOC039037
National 08/09/1976
Regulation on Organic Production of Plants and Plant Products.
LEX-FAOC104415
National Agriculture 17/10/2001
Bukoba Town Council (Cultivation of Agricultural Land) By-laws, 1993 (G.N. No. 144 of 1994).
LEX-FAOC073610
Local Agriculture 24/11/1993
Ministerial Decree No. 895 validating the Regulation on accrediting of independent organizations verifying, validating (determining)and attesting certificate on inventory of greenhouse gases.
LEX-FAOC099788
National 30/06/2012
Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987.
LEX-FAOC067766
Regional Transport
Circular No. 02/2008/TT-BCT guiding the conditions and the grant of permits for trading in high-content ammonium nitrate.
LEX-FAOC109841
National Agriculture 19/02/2008
Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for discharging wastewater from oil refineries into ordinary surface waters.
LEX-FAOC053794
National waste

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