Activities of Mark DEMESMAEKER related to 2016/2076(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (debate) NL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU action plan against wildlife trafficking PDF (402 KB) DOC (92 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 12 February 2016, on the fight against the financing of terrorism,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 June 2016, on the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas wildlife trafficking is an organised international crime estimated to be worth between EUR 8 and EUR 20 billion annually, which finances, and is closely linked with, other forms of serious and organised crime, including terrorist groups and militias;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas trade and development policies should, inter alia, serve as a means to improve respect for human rights, animal welfare and environmental protection;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on the full and timely implementation and enforcement of all elements of the Action Plan and the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations to prevent illegal and unsustainable practices; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament and the Council with yearly written implementation updates, which should include a detailed monitoring and evaluation plan;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to put in place national enforcement action plans detailing enforcement policies and penalties, and to publish the information on seizures and arrests relating to wildlife crimes, in order to ensure consistency and harmonised approaches between Member States;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the links between wildlife crime and other forms of organised crime, including money laundering, and the financing of militias and terrorist groups, and considers the combating of illicit financial flows to be a priority; calls for the EU to use all relevant instruments, including cooperation with the financial sector;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to recognise the scale of online wildlife trafficking and to build capacity in order to ensure that channels exist to trigger assistance from cross-border units specialised in cybercrime; within environmental crime units, coordination with customs cybercrime units, and engagement with civil society organisations in order to ensure that channels exist to trigger assistance from cross-border units specialised in cybercrime; further to the Council conclusion adopted in June 2016, calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to address online wildlife crime at the EU level;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls foron the EU and its Member States to support the International Consortium on combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), comprising CITES, Interpol, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), the World Bank and the World Customs Organisation, including through the provision of financial resources and specialist expertise, in order to facilitate capacity building of governments, the exchange of information and intelligence, and support enforcement and compliance by ICCWC members;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to use ICCWC indicators to evaluate effectiveness of third countries receiving EU funding support against wildlife trafficking in order to facilitate uniform and credible assessment of development funding;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges a total and immediate EU- wide ban on the trade, export, or re-export out or within the European Union in elephant ivory (including pre-convention ivory) and rhinoceros horn; and calls for a framework to evaluate the need for similar trade restrictive measures for other species threatened and endangered by trade;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Underlines that trophy hunting has contributed to large-scale declines in CITES Appendix I and II -listed endangered species and urges the Commission and the Member States to establish a precautionary approach for the import of hunting trophies from species protected under the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations, and to support the further strengthening of the EU's legal provisions governing the import of hunting trophies into EU Member States, and to require permits for the import of trophies of all species listed in Annex B of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to ensure the immediate confiscation of any seized specimens and the care and re- homing of seized or confiscated live specimens at recognised and certified animal welfare centres;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to consider "positive list" species systems, whereby exotic species are assessed objectively and according to scientific criteria for their safety and suitability for trading and keeping as pets;