5 Amendments of Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, in the context of the cultivation of oil palms and the production of palm oil, higher standards should apply, as regards, for example, the upholding of the human rights of the indigenous peoples affected, fair wages for workers and the banning of child labour on the plantations; whereas only then will it possible to talk about sustainable palm oil production;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that replacing palm oil with other vegetable oils would create a need for more land for cultivation; points out that this would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions and losses of biodiversity and pose a further threat to biodiversity; notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the certification organisations to introduce more stringent checks;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to take steps to ensure that only certified palm oil is used in the EU;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. NotesCalls on thate Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil byto ratifying the Amsterdam Declaration;