Activities of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2019/2156(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests
Amendments (39)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that deforestation of rain forests driven by land-use change reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years and could increase by an additional 30% by 2050 if adequate and effective measures are not taken;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production;Stresses the importance of promoting agroecology and sustainable agricultural production on a global level, considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that deforestation comes with severe environmental and social costs, including loss of biodiversity due to destruction and fragmentation of natural habitats (including the habitats of endangered species) and negative impact on the livelihoods of local communities by disregarding their rights and interests;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the fact that there is a biodiversity decline also in the EU due to the intensive agriculture and forestry practices that systematically led to degradation of EU forests;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the EU imports of agricultural products from countries with rainforests continues to drive deforestation that is linked to serious environmental, social and human rights implications;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation on an alarming scale for commercial agriculture in countries of Southeast Asia, while soya cultivation for animal nutrition contributes to deforestation in South America;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Takes into account a global support for protection of world's forest ecosystems including wildlife and their habitats when calling for urgent action to protect forests worldwide and ensure sustainable global supply chains;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Underlines that introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the EU livestock sector production based on imported feed is among the key drivers for land-use change and thus indirectly responsible for deforestation and forest degradation at the expense of natural habitats and ecosystems and biodiversity in the third countries, especially in South America;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that trade deal with Mercosur countries is in conflict with the EU commitments on zero deforestation and human rights with regards to meat and soya imports; urges the Commission to meet its climate and zero deforestation targets and therefore decrease soya imports;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is alsodirectly and indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests, including through agricultural practices, the consumption of products related to deforestation and through investments and trade agreements;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to link the European Green Deal policies with the incentives on deforestation in addressing its environmental, social and human rights impacts in order to achieve the long-term vision for a climate neutral economy;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses that increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy is creating pressure on the European and world's forests given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of biofuels has on deforestation; therefore calls on the Commission to fundamentally reform EU bioenergy policies, i.e. by revising the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls for the rapid phase-out of all land-based biofuels that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land and significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Recognises further that a reduction in the EU production and consumption of meat would contribute to meet the SDGs, among other things, on halting deforestation and halting biodiversity loss;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that illegal logging is ongoing practice not only in third countries, but also in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act decisively to prevent and fight illegal logging, especially to save Europe’s last old-growth forests, also by enforcing the existing EU legislation and thus applying proportionate, dissuasive and effective sanctions in cases of breaches of EU law;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines the need to raise public awareness of the social and economic impacts of illegal logging and forest- related crimes;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect all environmental and forest defenders in the EU and worldwide;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that biodiversity decline also in the EU is mainly due to the intensive agriculture and forestry practices that systematically lead to degradation of EU forests; Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market; requests that the Commission establish legally binding sustainability criteria to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends thatCalls on the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities ofto swiftly put forward legislative proposals for regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation-free products, including the possibility ofby introducing due diligence regulation and legally binding sustainability criteria for forest-risk commodities;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the private sector to be more involvedtake its share of responsibility in the fight against deforestation; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperregulation withof the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibilitysustainable production and consumption;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; deplores that EU imports of agricultural products continues to drive deforestation and is linked to serious environmental, social and human rights implications;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that deforestation of rain forests driven by land-use change reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions; highlights that palm oil production and feed cultivation are important causes of these land-use changes; calls on the Commission to step up its policies and legal framework to drastically decrease the imports of these high-risk commodities;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that the EU livestock sector production based on imported feed is among the key drivers for land-use change and thus directly responsible for deforestation and forest degradation at the expense of natural habitats, ecosystems and biodiversity in third countries, especially in Latin America;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Recognises that a reduction in the EU production and consumption of meat and dairy would greatly contribute to meet the SDGs, by combating climate change and halting deforestation and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Urges the Commission to act, in order to limit the environmental impact of EU consumption patterns that are contributing to deforestation and forest degradation in third countries, by regulating its agricultural commodities imports, such as palm oil, soya or beef, and promoting global climate and biodiversity objectives and sustainable food production and consumption;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Denounces the increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy which is creating pressure on the European and world's forests given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of biofuels has on deforestation; therefore calls on the Commission to fundamentally reform EU bioenergy policies, i.e. by revising the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls for the rapid phase-out of all land-based biofuels that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land and significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur is in conflict with the EU commitments on combatting climate change, zero deforestation and human rights;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect all environmental and forest defenders in the EU and worldwide;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that illegal logging is an ongoing practice not only in third countries, but also in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act decisively to prevent and fight illegal logging, especially to save Europe’s last old-growth forests, by also enforcing the existing EU legislation and thus applying proportionate, dissuasive and effective sanctions in cases of breaches of EU law;