National Action Plan Resource Center
In 2019 and 2022 the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) passed two resolutions to halve nitrogen waste by 2030 and to encourage countries to accelerate action and improve coordination through the development of national nitrogen action plans (NAPs).
However, as of 2026 only a handful of countries have made meaningful progress on developing and implementing their NAPs. Why is that?
Creating a NAP requires significant data and technical resources. While a wealth of data and other resources exist, they are spread across the internet and difficult to find, use, and compare.
To address this problem, iN-Net has developed a suite of tools including a data dashboard, which aggregates publicly available nitrogen datasets; a resource inventory, which links to publicly available nitrogen resources, papers and tools published by our 12+ partner networks; and a technical guidance document for countries and policy-makers developing their own NAPs. All are available below.
Data Dashboard
How much N is being produced, consumed and lost in a particular country? Which sectors dominate? What policies are already in place?
While much N-relevant data is publicly available, including a large portion produced by iN-Net’s partner networks, it is spread across a variety of locations and formats.
This is the motivation behind iN-Net’s data dashboard, which is a one-stop-shop for existing nitrogen data from iN-Net partner networks, and other research groups, countries and disciplines. By aggregating and visualizing these different data sources in one place, this dashboard provides a common foundation for the development and evaluation of national action plans to halve N waste.
iN-Net Partner Network Resource Inventory
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National Action Plan
Technical Guidance Document
This guidance helps countries develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to improve nitrogen management — from initial organization through adoption, implementation, monitoring, and review. It supports countries in building national nitrogen evidence, applying established methods and tools at a level suited to their capacity and needs, and strengthening nitrogen assessment and management over successive NAP cycles.
The guidance is intended primarily for UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen (WGN) national focal points and the government institutions and technical teams coordinating NAP development, and may also support sector ministries, technical experts, researchers, and partner institutions contributing to the process.