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
Fertilizers Act.
LEX-FAOC164123
National Agriculture
Arrêté nº 140/MSP/LCE/ du 27 septembre 2004, fixant les normes de rejet des déchets dans les milieux naturels.
LEX-FAOC074387
National Waste 27/09/2004
Law No. 14.090 establishing the State Policy to cope with Climate Change.
LEX-FAOC052157
17/06/2010
Notification on sampling of surface water, groundwater and sediment and biological sampling.
LEX-FAOC039867
National 21/02/2015
Resolución Nº 1.208 - Normas sobre prevención y control de la contaminación atmosférica por fuentes fijas.
LEX-FAOC071833
National 05/09/2003
Law on specially protected natural areas.
LEX-FAOC146570
National 2006
Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to fertilizers.
LEX-FAOC131941
National Agriculture 13/10/2003
Ethiopian Agricultural Sample Enumeration Commission Establishment Proclamation (No. 238/2001).
LEX-FAOC104090
National Agriculture 31/05/2001
Ley Nº 81 - Ley del Medio Ambiente.
LEX-FAOC099133
National Agriculture 11/07/1997
Resolution No. 49/2015 establishing National Plan for Management and Coral Conservation.
LEX-FAOC020804
National 11/06/2015

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