18 Amendments of Norbert LINS related to 2019/2157(INI)
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are multifunctional and characterised by great diversity, including differences in ownership patterns, size, structure, biodiversity, resilience and challenges; points out, in addition, that forests offer society a wide variety of ecosystem services including raw materials, improved air quality, clean water, erosion control, and protection from droughts, floods and avalanches; notes with concern that the ecosystem services no longer seem to be completely safeguarded, as forest owners can no longer reinvest in forests as a result of the difficult economic situation caused by climate change;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU and that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly4 in the EU4; 60% of forests, which are generally small-scale, are in private ownership; _________________ 3 Eurostat dDatabase on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that over 10% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions are stored by sustainably, actively-managed forests; larger areas of healthy forest mean increased CO2 sequestration, thus making them an effective instrument in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to further promote and increase CO2 sequestration in forests, and carbon storage in wood-based products and theby means of active, substitution ofainable forest management and to substitute fossil-based materials and energy;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Therefore calls for the promotion of the circular use of wood products in order to foster resource-efficiency, waste reduction and an extension of the carbon life cycle with the aim of creating a sustainable bioeconomy;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the recent publication of the Commission’s European Green Deal and looks forward to the upcoming post- 2020 EU Forest Strategy; also expects the Green Deal to highlight stepping up the bioeconomy as an essential approach to achieving a low-carbon society;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the crucial role of forests, the forest-based sector and the bioeconomy in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal; stresses that achieving the EU’s environmental and climate goals will never be possible without multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed forests and viable industries; encourages, in addition, actions to increase forest cover and use the harvested timber in proportion to the sustainable forestry stock;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that safeguarding and sustainably managing our forests is a core part of our general well-being, as they are a home for public-interest activities in the field of leisure and health as well as education;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient and climate- resistant, for example through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties, such as special disaster funds, so they can be restored;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU, and that this will call for risk- and crisis- management tailored to each scenario in the future; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms and financial instruments for affected areas and propertieforest owners so they can be restored and adapted;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to set up an emergency mechanism to ensure that, after damage occurs, less-valuable wood can be used in such a way that it helps foresters as well as contributing to climate protection;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to supporNotes that the negotiations conducted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and supported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, with a view to reaching foundered on a legally -binding, pan- European agreement on forests; continues, however, to support robust instruments to boost sustainable forest management at pan-European and global level;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the completion of the ongoing process to develop a non-end-use- driven sustainability approach with the close involvement of the Standing Forestry Committee and the Member States, building on the two-step approach of the recast Renewable Energy Directive; believes that the two-step approach could be used in other policies aiming to improve the sustainability of forestry and reward ecosystem-related achievements, in particular the socially-significant climate- related achievements of forests;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector; stresses the need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourc-felled wood into the EU market;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for the import of illegally- acquired timber to be included in trade agreements, with sanctions to be imposed in the event of infringements;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to further develop anthe EU-wide Forest Information System for Europe, taking into account existing systems, under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates- General; stresses the importance of science-based, balanced information with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy; highlights, with regard to the increase in damage to forests resulting from climate change, the need for comparative, timely information on such damage;
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU- wide Forest Information System for Europeand a system for monitoring the state of forests for Europe as part of the post-2020 forest strategy under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-General; stresses the importance of science-based, balanced information with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy;