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
Law on the Management of Pesticides and Fertilizers of 14 January 2012.
LEX-FAOC025494
National Agriculture 14/01/2012
Order of 20 September 2002 on facilities for the incineration and co-incineration of hazardous waste.
LEX-FAOC040847
National waste 20/09/2002
Wildlife Act of 1996.
LEX-FAOC016868
National 25/12/1996
Law No.53 of 2001 on flora protection and use.
LEX-FAOC105334
National 20/06/2001
Presidential Decree No. 226 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Agriculture.
LEX-FAOC163382
National Agriculture 20/04/2005
Ley de sanidad animal, vegetal, pesquera y acuícola del Estado de Baja California Sur.
LEX-FAOC144073
Regional Agriculture 07/08/2006
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
Council of Ministers Regulation to provide the Code of Practice of the Floriculture Sector (No. 207/2011).
LEX-FAOC038439
National Agriculture 07/06/2011
Regulation amending Regulation establishing list of substances particularly harmful to water environment for which a permission is required to introduce industrial effluent water into sewerage devices.
LEX-FAOC073664
National waste 15/12/2008
Décret portant les dispositions générales en matière de la politique de l’énergie (1).
LEX-FAOC162886
Local, Regional Energy 08/05/2009

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