13 Amendments of Maria NOICHL related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Reminds the Commission of its Communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss" emphasising a holistic approach to tropical deforestation, taking into account of all deforestation drivers, including palm oil production; reminds the Commission of its objective in the UNFCCC negotiations to halt global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and to reduce gross tropical deforestation by at least 50% by 2020 compared to current levels;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy ofat voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), can be further strengthened to aid in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains; Expresses its deep concerns that multiple investigations reveal widepsread abuse of basic human rights at a time of establishment and running of palm oil plantations in many countries, including forced evictions, armed violence, child labour, debt bondage or discrimination of indigenous communities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to work closely with other significant consumers of palm oil, such as China and India, and with palm oil producing countries to raise their awareness and to explore common solutions to the problem of tropical deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission to work with the palm oil producing countries to enhance biodiversity in the plantation areas, notably through measures such as establishment of wildlife corridors;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls that 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015, which are typically result of clearing of land for palm oil plantations and other agricultural use, occurred in coal-rich peatlands, turning Indonesia into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, offering viable economic opportunities to farmers, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peat lands, that plantations are managed using modern agroecological techniques to minimise adverse environmental and social outcomes and that land rights, the rights of indigenous communities as well as human rights and workers' rights are respected;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that latest research proves that agroforestry polycropping applied to palm oil plantations can offer combined benefits in terms of biodiveristy, productivity and positive social outcomes;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of new binding regulations for deforestation-free and conflict-free palm oil, backed by appropriate and mandatory due diligence framework and traceability mechanisms throughout the supply chain. These would be imposed on supply chain operators for forest-risk and conflict-risk palm oil commodities and should be aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that demand from Europe for protein-rich plants creates significant land pressure in third countries; calls in this connection on the Commission to draw up sustainability criteria for the import of vegetable proteins, from whose indicators conclusions on the extent of land use change and deforestation can be drawn;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to require all palm oil imports arriving in the EU to be certified according to the established sustainability criteria;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. calls on the European Commission to completely phase out the use of biofuels made from food crops after 2020 by making these ineligible to meet all EU 2030 climate and energy targets, in particular of biodiesel that has created an unsustainable demand for palm oil;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Draws attention to the problems associated with land concentration processes and land use changes that arise when monocultures such as palm oil plantations are created;