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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Ministerial Order No. 01/92 approving the List of potentially polluting activities. |
LEX-FAOC035152 |
National | 1992 | |
| Decreto Nº 27.973/MAG/MEIC/S - Reglamento para el análisis de sustancias químicas y biológicas de uso en la agricultura. |
LEX-FAOC080414 |
National | Agriculture | 19/05/1998 |
| Regulation on the waste catalog. |
LEX-FAOC061584 |
National | waste | 03/08/2015 |
| Resolution No. 49/2015 establishing National Plan for Management and Coral Conservation. |
LEX-FAOC020804 |
National | 11/06/2015 | |
| Royal Decree determining the sectorial conditions of discharge, in ordinary surface waters and in public sewers of wastewater coming from the pharmaceutical industry. |
LEX-FAOC142415 |
National | waste | 19/02/1987 |
| Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Stage I) Designation Order 2000 (S.I. No. 3049 of 2000). |
LEX-FAOC158213 |
Regional | Agriculture | 13/11/2000 |
| Supreme Decree Nº 015-2017-HOUSING ─ Regulation for the Reuse of Sludge generated in Wastewater Treatment Plants. |
LEX-FAOC084681 |
National | waste | 21/06/2017 |
| Act relative to EEG trade fertilizer (1992:1684). |
LEX-FAOC045913 |
National | Agriculture | |
| NOM-097-ECOL-1995: Límites máximos permisibles de emisión de contaminantes a la atmósfera en los procesos de fabricación de vidrio. |
LEX-FAOC122729 |
National | Industry | 03/11/1995 |
| Decree No. 17 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector validating Hygienic safety requirements for testing, storage, transportation, trade, application, disinfection and recycling of pesticides and agrochemicals. |
LEX-FAOC101404 |
National | Agriculture | 02/03/2010 |