Activities of Jörgen WARBORN related to 2019/2156(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests
Amendments (6)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the progress made through Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), especially in IndonesiaMalaysia and Vietnam, and the increased dialogue between governments, industry and civil society in several countries resulting from the VPA process; is convinced that the EU should continue to engage with VPA countries to ensure it remains an attractive alternative to export markets with less stringent environmental standards; stresses that the VPAs constitute a very effective framework to establish good partnerships with those countries and new VPAs with additional partners should be promoted; welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the objective of the VPAs is to provide a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all timber and timber product imports from partner countries into the EU covered by the VPA have been produced legally; and that VPAs are generally intended to foster systemic changes in the forestry sector aimed at sustainable management of forests, eradicating illegal logging and supporting worldwide efforts to stop deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls that sustainable and inclusive forest management and governance is essential to achieve the objectives set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Underlines that the VPAs provide an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries, made possible with the good cooperation and engagement by the countries concerned;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the EU to ensure the coherence of the VPA with all its policies, including in the fields of development, the environment, agriculture and trade;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that clear commitments in the fight against deforestation are included in all new trade agreements including Mercosur and others;