Activities of Jørn DOHRMANN related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of the strategy, and welcomesnote of the Commission communication on a new European fU Forest strategy, bearing in mind that –, with due regardrespect to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters, any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted; the competence of Member States in this area must be respected;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, no mandatory forest management programmes should be drawn;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that there should be no ‘one-size-fits-all’ catalogue of criteria;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Priority should be given to research because the whole sector can benefit from new ideas;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas sustainably managed forests are enormously important in adding value at regional level and in guaranteeing jobs in rural areas and contributing to a bio economy based society, while at the same time making a vital contribution to the environment;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, particularly in the Mediterranean region, forest fires occur on a regular basis, and are both a cause and a consequence of climate change; pPoints out that storms, and forest fires and pests, are natural disasters that can be mitigated using forestry techniques and that, alongside improved forest management, there is a need to promote specific action such as the introduction of grazing or the establishment of agro- forestry areas – policies that ought to be recognised in both the first and second pillars (grazing areas and rural development respectively) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
General – the importance of forests and forestry-based industries for society
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination and communication, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as ahe use of timber as a renewable and climate friendly raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicators which must always apply to the sector as a whole regardless the end use of wood; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that suchmanagement plans and their measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized private forestry undertakings;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that forest-based industries have great potential for growth, new production niches and efficient processes that minimise impact on forestry resources, and therefore calls on the Commission to examine the European R&D programmes (Horizon 2020) and the programme for the competitiveness of small and medium- sized enterprises (COSME) for forestry priorities and, where appropriate, to develop new instruments for the forest- based sector to support the development of wood-based economy;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that, in view of the Commission’s list of priorities, priority should also be given in implementing the new EU forest strategy to promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of forestry, supporting rural and urban areas, expanding the knowledge basis and promoting coordination and communication and forest-based industries, supporting the vitality and livelihood of rural areas;