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 No. 893 on subsidies of environmentally-friendly management of wetlands. |
LEX-FAOC088009 |
National | 22/09/2005 | |
| Circular No. 05/2000/TT-BTM guiding the implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 242/1999/QD-TTg of 30 December 1999 on the management of goods export and import in 2000. |
LEX-FAOC087022 |
National | Agriculture | 27/08/1999 |
| Water Act, 2016 (No. 43 of 2016). |
LEX-FAOC111677 |
National | 13/09/2016 | |
| Resolution No. 201-2016-MINAM ─ National Protocol on Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS). |
LEX-FAOC018197 |
National | Energy, Industry | 26/07/2016 |
| Order No. 210 of the Ministry of Natural resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the method of calculation of emission of pollutants to the atmosphere in the course of uncontrolled burning of oil and oil products. |
LEX-FAOC068547 |
National | energy | 26/07/1999 |
| Agriculture (Fertilisers and Feed) Act (Cap. 226). |
LEX-FAOC084368 |
National | Agriculture | |
| Presidential Decree No. 32/15 approving the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for Development and Sustainable Management of the Cubango-Okavango River. |
LEX-FAOC160281 |
National | 19/01/2015 | |
| 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 |
| Décret nº 2003-454 portant suspension ou réduction des droits de douane et suspension ou réduction de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée dus sur certains produits agricoles ou à usage agricole. |
LEX-FAOC040623 |
National | Agriculture | 17/09/2001 |
| Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheel motor vehicles. |
LEX-FAOC099008 |
National | Transport | 17/06/1997 |