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
National Social Protection Strategy
LEX-FAOC062327
National Agriculture 2011
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
LEX-FAOC128931
International 11/07/2003
Resolución Nº 789 - Modifica la Resolución Nº 898, sobre criterios ambientales de calidad de los combustibles líquidos y sólidos.
LEX-FAOC096934
National Transport 20/05/2016
Supreme Decree No. 023/06 / PRODUCE - Modifies the Regulation of inspections and the sanctioning procedure for infractions in fishing and aquaculture activities.
LEX-FAOC002085
10/11/2006
Environmental Management and Coordination (Water Quality) Regulations, 2006 (Cap. 387).
LEX-FAOC097918
National
Regulation on specific content of the application for issuing of the approval for research and testing of new plant nutrition products.
LEX-FAOC167119
National Agriculture 15/09/2016
Arrêté conjoint du Ministre chargé l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Eau et de l’Environnement n°2028-03 du 10 Ramadan 1424 (5 Novembre 2003) fixant les normes de qualité des eaux piscicoles.
LEX-FAOC081911
National Agriculture: Aquaculture 05/11/2003
Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities.
LEX-FAOC067054
National 22/12/2015
Antarctic Environment Protection Decree (No. 412 of 2013).
LEX-FAOC088498
Regional
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Pennine Dales) Designation Order 1997 (S.I. No. 1442 of 1997).
LEX-FAOC162927
Regional Agriculture 05/06/1997

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