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 Management and Coordination (Water Quality) Regulations, 2006 (Cap. 387).
LEX-FAOC097918
 		National
Fertilizer Control Act.
LEX-FAOC080465
 		National Agriculture
Regulation on industrial waste discharge (No. 180/MIH).
LEX-FAOC050317
 		National Industry 03/11/1994
Order of the Walloon Government establishing a catalog of waste.
LEX-FAOC128608
 		Regional waste
Emission Ordinance.
LEX-FAOC160007
 		National waste
Law No. 9.926 providing for the State Unified Care System for Agricultural and Animal Health (SUASA).
LEX-FAOC151139
 		Regional Agriculture 30/11/2012
Circular No. 02/2008/TT-BCT guiding the conditions and the grant of permits for trading in high-content ammonium nitrate.
LEX-FAOC109841
 		National Agriculture 19/02/2008
Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. No. 540 of 1991).
LEX-FAOC080777
 		Regional Agriculture 19/12/1991
Decree No. 39 of 1995 concerning the discharge of water for purposes of soil protection.
LEX-FAOC169871
 		National waste 27/01/1995
Directive No. Z/30 of 2003 defining requirements and conditions for the analyzing fertilizers and plant growing regulators.
LEX-FAOC052033
 		National Agriculture 2003

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