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
Decreto Ley Nº 3.557 - Establece disposiciones sobre protección agrícola.
LEX-FAOC122522
 		National Agriculture 29/12/1980
Acuerdo por el que se expide el Programa de Ordenamiento Ecológico Marino del Golfo de California.
LEX-FAOC147965
 		Local 29/11/2006
Decreto Nº 3.395/96 - Reglamentación de los generadores de emisiones gaseosas.
LEX-FAOC144298
 		Local Industry 06/09/1996
Act on taxation of nitrogen contained in fertilizers (No. 1034 of 2013).
LEX-FAOC115225
 		National Agriculture
Arrêté concernant la valorisation et l'élimination des boues d'épuration.
LEX-FAOC134254
 		Regional Agriculture
Acuerdo Nº 642/98 - Reglamento sobre el registro, uso y control de plaguicidas y sustancias afines.
LEX-FAOC107499
 		National Agriculture 28/04/1998
Regulation on types of installations which may cause significant pollution of individual natural elements or the whole environment.
LEX-FAOC134273
 		National 02/09/2014
Resolución Nº 440/98 - Manual de Procedimientos, Criterios y Alcances para el Registro de Productos Fitosanitarios.
LEX-FAOC062979
 		National Agriculture
Environment Protection Act (No. 9 of 2011).
LEX-FAOC099759
 		Regional 22/11/2011
Water Act of Bhutan, 2011.
LEX-FAOC011293
 		National 31/05/2011

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