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
Notification No. 2016/46 on good agricultural practices for the protection of water against agricultural nitrate pollution.
LEX-FAOC160776
National Agriculture 11/02/2017
Ley de protección al medio ambiente del Estado de Yucatán.
LEX-FAOC137730
Regional Agriculture 25/08/2010
Cabinet Resolution No.42 of 2000 on Treated Sanitary Wastewater and Its Reuse Regulations, issued by Royal Decree No. M/6 of 2000 (1421 Hegira).
LEX-FAOC169171
National Waste 18/05/2000
Stratégie de Développement du Secteur Rural
LEX-FAOC069217
National Agriculture 2005
Regulation on the emission of substances into the air from stationary gas turbines with a rated thermal input below 50 MW and from stationary combustion engines.
LEX-FAOC148280
National industry 05/04/2007
Acuerdo Nº 358 - Autoriza a los gremios agropecuarios la importación de insumos agropecuarios.
LEX-FAOC150648
National Agriculture 16/12/2003
Decreto Nº 90 - Norma de emisión para la regulación de contaminantes asociados a las descargas de residuos líquidos a aguas marinas y continentales superficiales.
LEX-FAOC145265
National Waste 30/05/2000
Environment Protection (Standards) Regulations.
LEX-FAOC102321
National Waste
Regulation on limit values of air emissions from combustion plants.
LEX-FAOC132102
National Industry 07/01/2013
Law No. 19.925 reducing tax rates of Social Integration Programmes (PIS) and Training Programmes for the Public Servants (PASEP) affecting the import and commercialization of agrochemicals and other agricultural product’s internal market.
LEX-FAOC167595
National Agriculture 23/07/2004

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