BETA

5 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2018/2793(RSP)

Amendment 15 #

Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reduced and the negative effects of land-use changes and climate change should be acknowledged;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

Recital C
C. whereas neonicotinoid use has been linked to adverse ecological effects, including high risks to both domestic and wild bees, responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide; whereas glyphosate use has been shown to damage the bacteria of honeybees contributing to pollinator decline and loss of habitat;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

Paragraph 4
4. Considers that pollinators are an essential component of biodiversity and are indispensable for reproduction in many plant species; considers that a decreasing pollinator population affects the quality of agricultural yields which can cause a rise in food prices due to limited supply;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

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 the habitat and forage space for beepollinators;
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promoteextend the concepts of buffer strips and, grassy/ flowering waterways with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinatorsand perennial flowering areas as measures encouraging biodiversity in order to protect foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators, as well as providing better erosion control; calls in this context for a revision of the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC);
2018/10/16
Committee: ENVI