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
Acuerdo por el que se da a conocer los lineamientos para la operación orgánica de las actividades agropecuarias.
LEX-FAOC022905
National Agriculture 2013
Décret N°2015-1189/PRESTRANS/PM/MERH/MEF du 22 octobre 2015 portant adoption du Plan National d’Adaptation aux changements climatiques (PNA).
LEX-FAOC125334
National Agriculture 25/10/2015
Water Act, 2008 (No. 15 of 2008).
LEX-FAOC163790
National 2008
Waste Water Management Authority Act.
LEX-FAOC168534
National Waste
Resolution No 42 of 2014 of Georgian Government on Taking Inventory of Stationary Sources of Air Pollution
LEX-FAOC024699
National 06/01/2014
Ministerial Decree No. 83 on regular inspection of transport and other mobile means for compliance with technical requirements set for emission of pollutants to the atmospheric air.
LEX-FAOC161767
National Transport
Decreto Nº 27.034/MAG - Permiso para quien comercialice sustancias químicas, biológicas o afines de uso en la agricultura.
LEX-FAOC049437
National Agriculture 05/01/1998
Royal Decree No. 1.110 / 1991 - Official methods of analysis of organic fertilizer products.
LEX-FAOC110701
National Agriculture 12/07/1991
Notifiaction on sensitive and less sensitive areas implementing the regulation on urban waste water treatment.
LEX-FAOC104567
National Waste 27/06/2009
Order No. 93 on subsidy for maintaining changed drainage.
LEX-FAOC111976
National Agriculture 28/01/2010

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