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
Ministerial Decree No. 172 validating the Regulation on licenses.
LEX-FAOC167967
 		National 03/04/2007
Ordonnance nº 045\PRG\87 portant Code sur la protection et la mise en valeur de l'environnement.
LEX-FAOC015407
 		National 28/05/1987
Loi fédérale sur l'agriculture (Loi sur l'agriculture, LAgr).
LEX-FAOC149616
 		National Agriculture
Water Protection Regulation of 2005.
LEX-FAOC132553
 		National 2005
Resolución Nº 49/01 - Implementación de un sistema de Autorización Previa Importación (APIM) para plaguicidas, fertilizantes, enmiendas o afines.
LEX-FAOC050605
 		National Agriculture 2001
Clean Waters Regulations 1972.
LEX-FAOC092897
 		Regional
Royal Decree No. 301/2011 - Mitigation measures equivalent to participation in the trading regime of emission rights for the exclusion of small-sized facilities.
LEX-FAOC051750
 		National industry 04/03/2011
Clean Air Act.
LEX-FAOC119730
 		National
Circular of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on Deepening System Reform of Fertiliser Circulation.
LEX-FAOC069571
 		National Agriculture 16/11/1998
Act on compensation for environmental damage (No. 994 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC159756
 		National

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