10 Amendments of Karl-Heinz FLORENZ related to 2015/2137(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in addition to its overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also contributes an enormous social and economic value and benefits for human health;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the entry into force of the Nature Directives (Birds Directive and Habitat Directive) has helped to improve the conservation of certain species, such as the large carnivores; whereas this situation should nonetheless be analysed with regard to the local and regional context, particularly in respect of predation by wolves and vultures on livestock or the presence of brown bears;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of socio-economic actors at national, regional and local actorlevels in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support forunderstanding of biodiversity are also essential;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and other important stakeholders and to encourage exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously along with the flexibility therein; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt illegal hunting of protected birdkilling, trapping and trade of birds and to reduce local conflicts;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agricultureRecalls that the agricultural and forestry sectors have an important role to play in improving the biodiversity status; recalls the recent implementation of the greening measures of the common agricultural policy (CAP); urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase and assess the effectiveness of greeningenvironmental measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the biodiversity measures of the common agricultural policy (CAP);
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the Nature Directives are milestones for nature policy, not only within the EU but also internationally; considers that, thanks to their concise, coherent and consistent form, these Nature Directives can, so to speak, be regarded as smart regulation avant la lettreappreciates the importance of taking account of national, regional and local characteristics for effective implementation of that legislation;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Regards biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; encourages the Commission to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net lossMember States to pool the work they carry out ofn biodiversity and ecosystem services and to promote national biodiversity strategies;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to provide the necessary incentives – including financial incentives – so that economic growth is brought into line with nature conservation and the preservation of biodiversity. Stable ecosystems and their assets and services are important not only for environmental, but also for economic and social development;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinators on the basis of national policies already conducted;