10 Amendments of Maria NOICHL related to 2015/2324(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of the Alpine region as a natural environment and as a place for people to live, work and relax in, thanks to the vital contributions made by agriculture and forestry, sustainable year- round tourism and craft trades; welcomes the EU Alpine Strategy as a way to improve sustainable economic, environmental and social development in the Alpine region;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas sustainable year-round tourism is very important for the economic development of the alpine region and, at the same time, for the protection of its ecosystem;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas very heavy traffic is already a problem in some parts of the alpine region and measures to alleviate this should accordingly form the basis of our action; whereas accompanying measures to regulate traffic flows should also be introduced;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the transalpine road traffic flows must be regulated so as to take account of the fragile alpine ecosystem;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Laments the increase in abandonment of – and scrub encroachment on – farmland, which adversely affects not just the landscape, but also water management, biodiversity and energy generation; urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that land and forests are managed in an environmentally friendly way that is adapted to local conditions and to encourage such a development so as to preserve cultural assets and biodiversity, maintain the countryside and safeguard natural resources for the long term;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that it must remain possible to use traditional arable and livestock farming practices in mountainous areas, in order to preserve agrarian structures; calls for monitoring procedures and cross- compliance requirements to be harmonised, simplified and reduced, particularlysupport for smallholders and mountain farmers to be mainstreamed;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission's action plan aimed at improving the sustainability of transport connectivity within and to the region and promoting intermodality and interoperability in passenger and freight transport, with particular focus on rail transport;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the climate and topography of the Alpine regions make it difficult to intensify farming and forestry; urges the Commission and the Member States to promote research and development in the use of grassland, livestock farming and forestry by capacity building to make production more efficient, to preserve traditional forms of farming, plant varieties and livestock breeds, to ensure that the environment is protected and that biodiversity is preserved, and to assist the sustainable conversion of forests into climate- resilient mixed forests so that that finite resource, too, can better cope with the challenges of climate change; underscores, in this connection, the risks that climate change harbours for the sensitive Alpine natural environment;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to expand education and consultancy structures for agricultural and forestry workers (e.g. training for alpine farming consultants), to provide a macro-regional training network and to intensify cooperation between educational, scientific and industrial institutions (e.g. inter-branch trainee and exchange programmes); underscores the role of women in alpine agriculture, who drive growth and therefore must be given greater support and recognition;