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
National Water Resources Implementation Plan.
LEX-FAOC035663
 		National 2008
Decree relative to waste water from minor drainage systems.
LEX-FAOC051856
 		National waste 12/04/2000
Decreto Nº 2 - Aprueba Normas Técnicas de la Ley N° 20.089, que crea el Sistema Nacional de Certificación de Productos Orgánicos Agrícolas.
LEX-FAOC097169
 		National Agriculture 22/01/2016
Estrategia Nacional de Diversidad Biológica y su Plan de Acción 2012-2022.
LEX-FAOC092733
 		National 2012
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. A-12).
LEX-FAOC168628
 		National waste
Clean Air Conservation Act.
LEX-FAOC042110
 		National
Ordinance on emission threshold values to protect eco-systems and vegetation.
LEX-FAOC084733
 		National 14/08/2001
Resolución Nº 389 - Somete a libertad vigilada algunos fertilizantes y plaguicidas de uso agrícola.
LEX-FAOC160251
 		National Agriculture 26/12/2011
Law on mineral fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC095163
 		National Agriculture 21/10/2004
State Standard No. AZS 809-2-2015 for Water quality -- Biological classification of rivers -- Part 2: Guidance on the presentation of biological quality data from surveys of benthic macro-invertebrates.
LEX-FAOC018861
 		National 10/07/2015

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