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
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
LEX-FAOC136614
National 13/12/2011
Water for Life. Jordan’s Water Strategy 2008-2022.
LEX-FAOC038954
National 2009-02
Decreto Nº 883 - Normas para la Clasificación y el Control de la Calidad de los Cuerpos de Agua y Vertidos o Efluentes Líquidos.
LEX-FAOC008957
National 11/10/1995
Order No. 191 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on the modalities of safety control of crop production.
LEX-FAOC166680
National Agriculture 23/07/1999
Regulation No. 10 on the emission limit values (concentrations in waste gases) of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and total dust, discharged into the atmosphere from large combustion plants.
LEX-FAOC084163
National energy 06/10/2003
Loi nº 003/91 sur la protection de l'environnement.
LEX-FAOC148027
National 23/04/1991
Decreto Nº 81/92 - Ley de apoyo a la caficultura nacional.
LEX-FAOC071461
National Agriculture 09/06/1992
Arrêté N° 31384/2012 portant modification de certaines dispositions de l’arrêté n° 35742/2010 du 05 octobre 2010 relatif aux conditions d’octroi de l’agrément vétérinaire et du contrôle sanitaire des établissements se livrant au traitement et à la commercialisation du guano.
LEX-FAOC139365
National Agriculture 07/12/2012
Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China (2015).
LEX-FAOC144045
National
Ministerial Decree No. 8 validating the Regulation on the state environmental audit.
LEX-FAOC158110
National

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