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
Regulation on maximum national emissions of certain pollutants.
LEX-FAOC080049
National 15/12/2011
Decreto Nº 457/989 - Exoneración del pago de la tasa global arancelaria y del IVA a las importaciones forestales.
LEX-FAOC167836
National Agriculture 27/09/1989
Decreto Nº 948 - Reglamento de Protección y Control de la Calidad del Aire.
LEX-FAOC085572
National 05/06/1995
Loi n°022/2008 du 10 décembre 2008 portant Code Agricole en République Gabonaise.
LEX-FAOC068379
National Agriculture 10/12/2008
Fish and Game Code - Chapter 8 of Division 2; Significant Natural Areas (secs. 1930 - 1940).
LEX-FAOC115821
National
Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health, 2014.
LEX-FAOC051393
Regional 19/12/2014
Law on Fertilizers and Soil Improvers.
LEX-FAOC013942
National Agriculture 01/10/2003
Ley Nº 822 - Normas relacionadas con los agroquímicos genéricos.
LEX-FAOC172925
National Agriculture 10/07/2003
Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Designation) Order, 1990.
LEX-FAOC163665
Regional Agriculture 01/06/1990
Decree of the State Minister of Environmental Affairs (No. 51 of 1995).
LEX-FAOC071380
National Waste 23/10/1995

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