Activities of Jessica POLFJÄRD related to 2019/2157(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward
Amendments (4)
Amendment 208 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concern over the health condition and resilience of forests in many parts of Europe; highlights the need to strengthen and make full use of EU mechanisms to tackle the transboundary pressures on forests from the spread of invasive alien species, pests, and diseases.; calls on the Commission to facilitate a platform for exchange of best practice to combat this;
Amendment 226 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the new forest strategy should, at both EU and Member State level, incentivise growth in the circular bio-economy and acknowledge that forest-based value chains are key in achieving this growth; it should also encourage a widening of circular bioeconomy by further integration between forest-based value chains and other sectors and value chains that need to decarbonise;
Amendment 236 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises that while an increased forest sink might balance emissions, it will not create jobs, growth, innovation or economic growth; furthermore, a sink- focused approach for the role of forests in climate change mitigation will miss out on the great potential from material substitution and prevention of fossil emissions; the new forest strategy should avoid a sink-focused view that promotes the continued use of fossil-based material and energy;
Amendment 246 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses that it is only by encompassing the entire forest-based value chains that the new forest strategy can achieve policy impact; notes that forest-based value chains already today play a vital role for the European economy and will be essential in building a green-growth strategy through the European Green Deal; a new forest strategy must support competitive and sustainable EU forest-based value chains domestically as well as globally;