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
Regulation No. 521 on protection of the musk orchid (Herminium monorchis).
LEX-FAOC074855
National 20/05/2011
Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the linking of their greenhouse gas emissions trading systems.
LEX-FAOC082878
National 23/11/2017
Regulation on the waste catalog.
LEX-FAOC061584
National waste 03/08/2015
Machakos County Agricultural Development Fund Act, 2014 (No. 6 of 2014).
LEX-FAOC067581
Regional Agriculture 22/12/2014
Décret n°00-223/p-rm portant modification des taux de l’impôt spécial sur certains produits (iscp) applicable sur certains intrants agricoles et le sel.
LEX-FAOC082759
National Agriculture 03/05/2000
Regulation on state registration and supervision of water management.
LEX-FAOC060781
National
Royal Decree determining the sectorial conditions of discharge, in ordinary surface waters and in public sewers of wastewater coming from the pharmaceutical industry.
LEX-FAOC142415
National waste 19/02/1987
Law No. 3.769 amending Law No. 3.686 on the Environmental Licensing System of the State of Rondônia.
LEX-FAOC170802
Regional 21/03/2016
Decision No. 174/2006/QD-TTg approving the overall scheme on protection and sustainable development of ecological environment and landscape of the Cau river basin.
LEX-FAOC123605
Regional
Resolution of Council of Ministers No. 68/2002 approving the Regional Management Plan of the Territory of Lisbon (PROTAML).
LEX-FAOC155200
National 07/02/2002

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