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
Act No. 10.165 amending Environmental Policy (Act No. 6.938).
LEX-FAOC130126
National 27/12/2000
Water Industry Act (No. 1 of 2001).
LEX-FAOC163794
National 09/02/2001
Law on Inland Navigation and Ports.
LEX-FAOC071724
National Transport 03/10/2007
NTON 11 010-07: Norma Técnica Obligatoria Nicaragüense de agricultura ecológica.
LEX-FAOC164475
National Agriculture 18/02/2009
Ministerial Decree No. 261 on rules of the state water cadastre.
LEX-FAOC166882
National 05/12/1995
Resolución Nº 2.004 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 4.754, sobre requisitos para la ampliación de uso de bioinsumos y plaguicidas químicos de uso agrícola en los cultivos menores.
LEX-FAOC165535
National Agriculture 19/06/2015
Environmental Health (Public Health Act) Regulations.
LEX-FAOC102600
National
Ley Nº 3.525 - Ley de regulación y promoción de la producción agropecuaria y forestal no maderable ecológica.
LEX-FAOC101107
21/11/2006
Regulations of Shaanxi Province on Prevention and Control of Air Pollution
LEX-FAOC119447
Regional 29/11/2013
Decree on sampling and chemical analysis of fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC010957
National Agriculture 12/11/1998

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