10 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2018/2793(RSP)
Amendment 33 #
Recital G
G. whereas connected pollinator habitats, such as buffer strips and grassy waterwaystrips along water courses, can contribute to erosion control;
Amendment 34 #
Recital H
H. whereas using indigenous flowersthe quality of bee pasture is of particular importance for wildnatural pollinators;
Amendment 38 #
Recital J
J. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey and other bee products, such as propolis, royal jelly, mead and beeswax; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU;
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity, in particular the conservation and renewal of natural habitats, given that pollinator health is fostered by access to a mixture of different pollen and plants;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus conserving and 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;
Amendment 91 #
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to improve theconserve and improve the condition of habitats and forage space for bees;
Amendment 96 #
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips and grassy/ flowering waterwaystrips along water courses with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators;
Amendment 102 #
Paragraph 18
18. Concerning bees, insists in particular on the role of research on the causes of the reduction infactors that influence the life expectancy of queen bees, which is a worrying phenomenon;
Amendment 114 #
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for support for training of beekeepers to promote a non-intrusive Union surveillance of bees through the developme, in particular as regards ensuring 'bee fitness', i.e. ensuring that bees are able to consume optimal amounts of indicators of colony vitalityhoney, pollen and water on site, if possible without chemical treatment;
Amendment 117 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls for greater EU involvement in the monitoring of bees through the development of bee viability indicators, such as the quality of queen bees and the pastures that bees have in their vicinity;