16 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2019/2157(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union makes no reference to a common EU forest policy, and responsibility for forests lies with the Member States, but whereas the EU has a long history of contributing, through its policies and guidelines, to sustainable forest management (SFM) and the Member States’ decisions on forests;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas national policies on forests and forest management currently reflect a framework that is fragmented, incohesive and at present insufficiently coordinated at EU level;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the Forest Strategy has been useful as a coordination tool and that, generally speaking, the eight plus one priority areas of the strategy have been implemented with relatively few impediments, with the exception of ongoing challenges in the areas of ‘What forests do we have and how are they changing?’ and ‘Fostering coordination and communication’;
Amendment 155 #
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; stresses that at present forests and woodlands together absorb and store around 10% of the EU's carbon emissions, thus contributing to the efforts to combat climate change; _________________ 3 Eurostat database 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 179 #
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 increase CO2 sequestration in forests, carbon storage in wood-based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy; draws attention to the fact that a foreseeable increase in demand for wood and biomass must be accompanied by sustainable forest management; emphasises, in this respect, the need to increase funding for research into the substitution of fossil fuels and fossil-fuel materials;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the beneficial effects of forest shelterbelts both for protecting farmland and for increasing agricultural output; strongly advocates methods to encourage farmers to develop forest shelterbelts;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the key role that flowering trees and bushes in natural ecosystems play for the apiculture sector, and in assisting the natural process of pollination and in enhancing the consolidation and protection of deteriorated and/or rough land; urges the inclusion of such trees and bushes in EU support programmes, taking regional characteristics into account;
Amendment 245 #
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, along with measures to finance such actions;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that an ambitious, independent and self-standing EU Forest Strategy is needed for the post-2020 period which is not subordinate to any other sectoral strategy; calls for a new EU Forest Strategy that builds on the holistic approach to SFM, taking into account all of the economic, social and environmental aspects of the forest-based value chain, and ensuring the continuity of the multifunctional and multidimensional role played by forests; stresses that a coordinated, balanced and coherent approach to forests, the forest-based sector and the multiple services they provide needs to be developed, given the growing number of national and EU policies directly or indirectly affecting forests and their management in the EU;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the EU Forest Strategy should act as a bridge between national forest policies and EU objectives relating to forests, with binding force on Member States, recognising both the need to respect national competence and the need to contribute to wider EU objectives; in this respect, one must highlight the role to be played by an efficient tool for coordinating the new strategy within the framework of the EU's various forest- related policies, hence establishing cohesion and synergies with the other sectors that intersect with the forestry sector; stresses that local and regional authorities have a key role to play in strengthening the sustainable use of forests and, in particular, the rural economy, and urges that local and regional authorities be involved both in designing forestry sector measures and in their implementation;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors, and their coordination within the circular economy, as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation; stresses the crucial role of wood-based materials in substituting fossil-based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry;
Amendment 324 #
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 for affected areas and properties so they can be restored; calls in this respect for support measures to reforest deteriorated land that is not suitable for agriculture; underscores the importance of averting a rural exodus and considers it essential to invest in business ecosystems that utilise locally-available resources in a sustainable manner and which create jobs and opportunities in the rural areas concerned;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the crucial importance of the CAP and forestry measures in implementing the EU Forest Strategy; encourages the continuity and improvement of forestry measures under the 2021-2027 CAP; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well-coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanismstresses the need to increase the input from regional and local authorities and to step up cooperation between the various levels of governance with a view to enhancing the impact of the CAP on the environment and the climate; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well-coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanisms; urges that a large proportion of the future CAP budget be earmarked for climate, environmental and biodiversity considerations; recommends that Member States include in their strategic plans measures aimed at reforesting programmes; draws attention to the fact that the forestry sector should also attract multiple funding resources both under the structural funds and from the Horizon, Erasmus+ and LIFE+ programmes;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; emphasises that the EU Forest Strategy should exert an influence in the global political context, placing the emphasis on measures to stop deforestation worldwide and to ensure the sustainable management of forest resources; 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 implement traceability measures for imports which guarantee that imported goods are not the product of deforestation or the destruction of habitats; 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 sourced wood into the EU market;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU- wide Forest Information System for Europe, with a tracking and transparent information function for timber, 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;
Amendment 463 #
24a. Calls on the Member States and the wood industry to make substantial contributions to ensure that as many areas are reforested as are deforested.