10 Amendments of David MARTIN related to 2013/2990(RSP)
Amendment 3 #
Recital D
D. whereas Indonesia is home to the world’s third largest area of rainforests after the Amazon and the Congo Basin, but also the world's third largesa significant emitter of climate change greenhouse gases, due to the continuing and lately rapidly increasing destruction of its rainforests and carbon- rich peat-lands for palm oil and paper,
Amendment 5 #
Recital K
Amendment 14 #
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Indonesian government to ensure the certification process does not discriminate against small and medium sized enterprises;
Amendment 16 #
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to make its approval of the SVLK conditional upon thpress the Indonesian government to give assurance that: - all timber sources and their complete chains of custody are audited, including the verification that timber undertakings had the right to harvest in the first place, - certified and uncertified timber and timber products are kept separated, - conversion of natural forests for agriculture and pulp and paper plantations is minimized and the legal origin of timber from conversion areas is verified, including the existence of an AMDAL, and/or compliance with its stipulations regulating land use in concession.
Amendment 19 #
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern thWelcomes the 'one map' initiative of the Indonesian government to increase lack ofcesss to up-to- date, transparent and accessible data and maps which hampersithout which good forest governance in Indonesia and results incould be hampered by inconsistent and multiple interpretations of laws and conflicts with local and indigenous communities; underlines that the Independent Forest Monitors need to have access to such basic information in order to credibly perform their role, and that concession maps, cutting plans and copies of permits should be a matter of public record;
Amendment 22 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to make its approval of the SVLK conditional upon thpress the Indonesian government to give assurance that: - a set of clear maps of forest zoning iswill be agreed with Indonesiathe European Union to determine origin and legal compliance of timber, - verification bodies publish in their summary reports digital copies of all documents, government approvals, maps and data used to assess compliance, - the Joint Implementation Committee ensures that the risk of fraud and corruption is substantially addressed, including through the preparation of a risk- based fraud control plan.
Amendment 25 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to make its approval of the SVLK conditional upon thpress the Indonesian government to give assurance that auditors and verification bodies as well as the independent forest monitors are adequately funded and trained to ensure regular field monitoring, spot checks and audits;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 13
13. NotesWelcomes the efforts by the Indonesian government to strengthen the role of the designated forestry police; notes however that the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry lacks a clear policy for monitoring, cataloguing, and following up on company violation of the SVLK; regrets that companies found to operate in prohibited ways are in most cases only asked to pass another SVLK audit rather than reported to law enforcement authorities;
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to make its approval of the SVLK conditionalpress the Indonesian government to thgive assurance that independent monitor reports signalling infringements are adequately responded to, and that dissuasive and effective sanctions, including possible criminal prosecution, are imposed for the violation of the SVLK;
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to make its approval of the SVLK conditionalpress the Indonesian government to thgive assurance that: - stakeholder involvement in the implementation and operationalization of the SVLK is continued and enhanced, - protection for independent monitors, civil society organisations and citizens exposing criminal enterprises engaged in forest crimes is guaranteed, - free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples and local communities is in all cases obtained, as a non-negotiable condition for any FLEGT license, - the SLVK audit requirements are regularly updated to incorporate new tenure legislation and in particular the recent decision of the Indonesian Constitutional Court that indigenous people’s land cannot be classified as state forest;