Activities of Davor ŠKRLEC related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) HR
Amendments (19)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Considers that Europe’s forests are of immense value in terms of biodiversity and as carbon sinks and therefore should benefit from a high level of protection and an improvement in the conservation status of forest species and habitats, as required under the forest target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020; highlights the opportunities provided by the Natura 2000 network on this respect, which includes a significant share of Europe’s forests;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the importance of tackling the drivers for deforestation and forest degradation contributing to approximately 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions; calls for EU to commit to no net reduction of its land sector carbon sink in its contribution to Paris 2015 international agreement;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Reiterates that the Union has agreed to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the Union by 2020, and restore them in so far as feasible, while stepping up the Union contribution to averting global biodiversity loss;1 a __________________ 1a European Council conclusions of 25 and 26 March 2010 (EUCO 7/10); Council conclusions of 15 March 2010 (7536/10); COM(2011) 244
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Union has agreed that by 2020 the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services, including pollination, are halted, ecosystems and their services are maintained and at least 15 % of degraded ecosystems have been restored; and that forest management is sustainable, and forests, their biodiversity and the services they provide are protected and, as far as feasible, enhanced and the resilience of forests to climate change, fires, storms, pests and diseases is improved. Furthermore notes that therefore developing and implementing a renewed Union Forest Strategy that addresses the multiple demands on, and benefits of, forests and contributes to a more strategic approach to protecting and enhancing forests, including through sustainable forest management is necessary;2 a __________________ 2aDECISION No 1386/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the multifunctional role of European forests, serving economic and social as well as environmental purposes; in addition to providing habitats for animals and plants and playing a major role in mitigating climate change and other environmental services, forests also offer wide societal benefits, including for human health, recreation and tourism;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and Member States for specific action with a view to achieving Aichi Target 5 , whereby the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, should be at least halved by 2020 and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation significantly reduced3 a; __________________ 3a European Parliament resolution of 20 April 2012 on our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 (2011/2307(INI))
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to consider including environmental services payments as forest management incentives particularly as part of the Rural Development Plans and their implementation; points out that sustainable forest management hascan have a positive impact on fire prevention, biodiversity and conservation, and is crucial for economic development, especially in rural areas and remote regions;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about the growing trend to consider forests from a predominantly economic perspective and to limit their value to the wood which they produce, disregarding the very significant environmental and social benefits which they also provide; underlines the need to determine the value of forest ecosystem services more systematically and to take it into consideration in public and private sector decision-making;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need to strengthen and make full use of EU mechanisms to tackle the transboundary pressures on forests from the spread of invasive alien species, pests and diseases;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses the need to urgently clarify the greenhouse impacts of the various uses of forest biomass for energy and identify the uses that can achieve the biggest mitigation benefits within policy- relevant timeframes;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that it is important to promote the implementation of the concept of the bioeconomy while respecting the sustainability boundaries of raw material supply, to boost the economic viability of forest value chains through innovation and technology transfer, and, to this end, provide more support for forest products other than timber, and to ensure that different demands on forest products are balanced and evaluated against the sustainable supply potentials and the other ecosystem functions and services provided by forests;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that to achieve EU climate objectives it is vital that wood is used in a resource efficient way, in line with the cascading use principle; calls on the Commission to ensure efficient use of wood resources in EU climate and energy polices;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its call for the Commission to propose sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass, taking into account lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the inefficient use of biomass resources; calls for revising and restricting carbon neutrality assumption as regards biomass combustion under EU climate policy instruments;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to make sure that forest materials are also re-used and used efficiently, as a way of cutting the EU’s trade deficit, helping to reduce unsustainable management, protecting the environment and reducing deforestation in countries outside the EU; invites the Commission to consider implementation of demand-side measures;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that is important that fRecalls that, by 2020, Forest mManagement pPlans do not become an additional bureaucratic burden which impedes the sustainable use of Europe’s forests; with that in mind, calls on Member Sor equivalent instruments, in line with Sustainable Forest Management, should be in place for all forests that are publicly owned and for forest holdings above a certain size that receive funding under the EU Rural Development Policy; tatkes to rehe view the implementation of the forest management plans, taking into accat forest management plans can be an important instrument for sustainable forest management and to bring abount the proportionality and ‘think small first’ principles and providing for the use by managers of the responsibility declaration form.needed improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats of EU interest; recommends that Natura 2000 protection objectives and measures are taken into account when developing forest management plans and considers that the integration Natura 2000 objectives in forest management plans to be an effective way to reduce administrative burden;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the study assessing the impact of EU consumption on deforestation published by the European Commission in July 2013; regrets that despite the request made by the Parliament in its resolution of 23 April 2009, the study does not deal with forest degradation; reiterates its call on the Commission follow up its findings and with new proposals to address the identified impacts;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the Commission’s intention to develop, together with Member States and stakeholders, an ambitious and demonstrable set of criteria and indicators, including concrete thresholds or benchmarks for sustainable management of forests, for an adequate implementation across the Union taking into account the diversity of forest types across Europe;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to publish an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation to this end as called for by the 7th Environmental Action Programme Decision No 1386/2013/EU;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Urges the Member States to design their forestry policies in such a way as to take full account of the importance of forests in protecting biodiversity, in preventing soil erosion, in carbon sequestration and air purification and in maintaining the water cycle;