Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2016/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests PDF (438 KB) DOC (109 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, however, deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia is not entirely attributable to palm oil production and whereas other activities, particularly the timber trade, also contribute to deforestation in those two countries;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, however, the vast majority of palm oil plantations are not located in primary forests but, according to figures supplied by the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute, 63% of those plantations are located in secondary forests;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, nonetheless, the extension of palm oil plantations in Indonesia gradually slowed in the period between 2007 and 2010, as the area of new plantations created each year was 350 000 ha, as against 400 000 ha between 1997 and 2006, and whereas on the other hand there are many areas of land already conceded for palm oil production but not yet cultivated, which can be used to grow oil palms;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes, in particular, that palm oil is produced in 43 countries, all of which are classified as developing countries, and that in certain countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, which account for 89% of world palm oil production, that production has helped to eradicate rural poverty;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that small producers contribute 40% of world palm oil production and that, among the small producers, some 3 million households are dependent on the palm oil industry around the world;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Insists on strict compliance by palm oil producing companies with the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation and in particular its fundamental conventions, especially concerning child labour;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes, nonetheless, that RSPO certification has undeniably achieved some success since the application of the first CSPO and CSPK certifications in 2008, and that in 2012 RSPO-certified palm oil accounted for 15% of the world market, which corresponded to an increase of 90% since 2008;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that it is only with difficulty that small producers are able to obtain RSPO certification for their palm oil production and that it is therefore desirable to improve the representation of small producers within the RSPO and to facilitate the acquisition of such certification by them;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls onSuggests that the Commission toand Member States strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 at the latestassess and support any viable alternative to palm oil in biofuels with the aim of gradually reducing the use of palm oil and even putting an end to it in 2020;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the Commission to assess possible alternatives to palm oil for biofuels, which constitute 46% of the palm oil consumed in the European Union, taking into account, in particular, the profitability of palm oil cultivation in comparison with cultivation of other crops for use in biofuels, notably soya oil, and the subsequent competitive advantage of palm oil in terms of price;