Activities of Dominique BILDE related to 2022/0142M(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly supports the conclusion of the negotiations on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on forest law enforcement, government and trade (FLEGT) between the EU and Guyana, which will improve sustainable forest management and governance, reduce illegal logging and contribute to combating climate change, notably in the context of the expansion of oil and gas production;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that poor governance and corruption in the forestry sector accelerate illegal logging and forest degradation; acknowledges Guyana’s commitment to and political will for sound forest management;, as well as the impressive results achieved so far, stresses the need to step up efforts to combat corruption and to reinforce data collection to improve the implementation of the traceability system, as well as to take into account the expansion of the oil and gas production and its consequences on mangroves ;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that sustainable and inclusive forest management and governance is essential to achieve the objectives set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement; underlines the risks posed by Guyana’s expanding oil, gas and mining industries; notes with concern the lack of coherence between regulation in the forest sector and that in the mining sector, as well as the lack of coherence between the orientations taken by the European Union’s in the field of energy and its environmental policies, notably with regard to forest protection;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to strengthemaintain the funding allocation to the forest partnership with Guyana to accompany the implementation of the VPA as part of the review process for the multi- annual indicative programme for Guyana (2025-2027).