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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Act, 1992. |
LEX-FAOC090651 |
National | ||
| Chief Executive Order No. 356/2010 approving new standards for polluting gas emissions. |
LEX-FAOC116155 |
Regional | Transport | 29/11/2010 |
| Water Quality Conservation Act. |
LEX-FAOC047777 |
National | ||
| Law on Environmental Protection No. 55/2014/QH13. |
LEX-FAOC109726 |
National | 23/06/2014 | |
| Organic Agriculture Act. |
LEX-FAOC134206 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Clean Ambient Air Act. |
LEX-FAOC147491 |
National | ||
| Royal Decree determining the sectoral conditions for the discharge of wastewater from the flax roughage sector into ordinary surface waters and public sewers. |
LEX-FAOC069901 |
National | waste | 02/08/1986 |
| Resolution No. 009/15 / SUNASS - Modifies Resolution No. 044/12 / SUNASS, Directive on Maximum Allowable Values (VMA) for non-domestic wastewater discharges into the sanitary sewer system. |
LEX-FAOC127426 |
National | Waste | 24/03/2015 |
| Decreto Nº 111 - Ley Ambiental para el Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. |
LEX-FAOC088032 |
Regional | 07/02/2013 | |
| Decree No. 5 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating rates of ecologically safe concentrations of pollutants in the atmospheric air of protected areas. |
LEX-FAOC082386 |
National | 24/01/2011 |