23 Amendments of Roberta METSOLA related to 2019/2803(RSP)
Amendment 9 #
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there is inadequate data and information about insect pollinators other than bees and butterflies;
Amendment 12 #
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas pollinators include insects such as bees, hoverflies, butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, thrips and mammals such as bats and birds;
Amendment 19 #
Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators from further decline, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reduced;
Amendment 31 #
Recital E
E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications ofby Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very pshould be of goord quality and are not made public; whereas EFSA can play a role in examining emergency authorisations;
Amendment 42 #
Recital H
H. whereas connected pollinator habitats, such as buffer strips, hedgerows and grassy waterways, can contribute to erosion control;
Amendment 45 #
Recital I
I. whereas using indigenous flowers isare of particular importance for wild pollinators;
Amendment 47 #
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 50 #
Recital J a (new)
J a. Whereas pollinators are socially and culturally beneficial via remedies, products, art and traditions;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that there are various positive elements in the Initiative in terms of setting strategic objectives and a set of actions to be taken by the EU and its Member States; applauds work already being carried out at local level to protect pollinator habitats;
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main rootny causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, environmental pollution, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;
Amendment 77 #
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to protect the diversity of pollinator species in Europe including approximately 2000 wild bee species and other insects including flies, beetles, moths and butterflies;
Amendment 80 #
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity in both rural and urban areas, given that pollinator health is fostered by access to a mixture of different pollen and plantslants that provide nectar and pollen, as well as habitats for nesting, mating and overwintering;
Amendment 92 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use; notes that this is a key objective of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC);
Amendment 109 #
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (128/2009/EC), non-chemical methods of pest control should be used as a priority, to replacebefore resorting to pesticides, with a view to protecting pollinators;
Amendment 114 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides intended for outdoor use throughout the Union without derogation;
Amendment 116 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to set detailed rules for and ensure a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public; welcomes the role of EFSA in examining these derogations;
Amendment 130 #
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that 'controlled pollination' couldmay help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and significantlycould increase crop yields along with pollination from wild pollinators;
Amendment 145 #
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips and grassy/ flowering waterways and maintain well managed hedgerows with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators;
Amendment 155 #
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the promotion and development of pollinator habitats in urban areas;
Amendment 156 #
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on Member States to ensure that national and regional farm advisory systems are able to provide good quality advice to farmers on how to encourage biodiversity and pollinator habitats;
Amendment 157 #
Paragraph 18
18. Concerning beeshoneybees (apis mellifera), insists in particular on the role of research on the causes of the reduction in the life expectancy of queen bees, which is a worrying phenomenon;
Amendment 161 #
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for more funds for research and for the monitoring of wild pollinators; insists that more investment in taxonomic skills is required for effective monitoring;
Amendment 163 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls for more emphasis to be placed on field research and pollinators other than honeybees and butterflies; stresses that the systematic monitoring in real life conditions is important to gauge the extent of pollinator decline and its causes;