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
Ordinance on fees for water and waste control.
LEX-FAOC005414
 		Regional waste
Supreme Decree No. 008/07 / AG - Creates the Direct Credit Fund for the small agricultural producer (CREDIAGRO).
LEX-FAOC105980
 		National Agriculture 08/02/2007
Fertilizers (Labelling and Sale) Act 1904.
LEX-FAOC121433
 		Regional Agriculture
Resolución Nº 108 - Publica la Resolución Nº 374-2015 (COMIECO-LXXIV), Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 65.05.54:15 sobre requisitos para el registro de fertilizantes y enmiendas de uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC068021
 		National Agriculture 27/10/2016
Decree of the State Committee on Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on protection of surface water.
LEX-FAOC156110
 		National 09/08/1993
Resolución Nº 408 - Permiso sanitario para la incineración y coincineración.
LEX-FAOC134096
 		National Waste 27/05/2004
Decreto Nº 1.449 - Reglamenta parcialmente la Ley Nº 135 de 1961.
LEX-FAOC094556
 		Regional 27/06/1977
National Water Resources Plan 2017.
LEX-FAOC076787
 		National
Strategic Framework on Climate Policy.
LEX-FAOC155330
 		National 30/07/2015
Rwanda Environmental Policy.
LEX-FAOC069751
 		National Agriculture 2003

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