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
Order of the Flemish Government laying down the Flemish Regulation on the prevention and management of waste.
LEX-FAOC123027
Regional waste
Decision No. 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to land use, land-use change and forestry and on information concerning actions relating to those activities.
LEX-FAOC044306
National 21/05/2013
First Waste Water Emission Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC135798
National waste 07/05/1996
Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on protection of drinking water sources.
LEX-FAOC128437
Regional 10/12/2009
Law No. 53 on environmental protection.
LEX-FAOC052263
National
Decree No. 109/2003/ND-CP on the conservation and sustainable development of submerged areas.
LEX-FAOC024592
National 23/09/2003
NOM-047-ECOL-1993: Niveles máximos permisibles de emisión de contaminantes provenientes provenientes del escape de vehículos automotores que usan gasolina, gas natural u otros combustibles alternos.
LEX-FAOC154182
National Transport 23/03/2000
Regulation relative to restrictions on the use of fertilisers as a requirement of environment protection (No. 23 of 1994).
LEX-FAOC004825
National Agriculture 04/07/1994
Ministerial Decision No. 46/2017 on the Regulation on Detailed Requirements for Screening, Definition of Scope and Terms of Reference of Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plans for Environmental Evaluation.
LEX-FAOC174489
National 02/08/2017
Environment Management Act, 2015 (No. 11 of 2015).
LEX-FAOC139907
National 25/08/2015

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