6 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments; stresses the need for PCD also in this field;
Amendment 22 #
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 ofrecognizes that, despite some weaknesses in enforcement, voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violationsSPO help raise the bar on labour and human rights standards in the palm oil industry; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’' supply chains;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the EU to support micro-, small- and family based local rural enterprises and to promote national and local legal registration of property or possession of the land;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CStrongly calls for the revision of the Non- Financial Reporting Directive to include land grabbing and deforestation risks in the non-financial key performance indicators; calls for inclusion of agribusiness in the scope of companies required by the Accounting Directive to report on payments to governments;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers; recalls the crucial role played by "ancestral lands" in the culture and in the life of indigenous people and in the enjoyment of their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concernalarmed that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and urges them to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses, also in this field.