15 Amendments of Stefan BERGER related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its level of ambition ; recalls that there should be a coherent approach with the Farm to Fork strategy and the new EU Forest strategy;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission before proposing any targets to conduct a comprehensive evidence-based impact assessment of all strategies combining the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, generational renewal, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for theTakes note of the proposed targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria andhighlights that sustainable agriculture and forestry practices do not contradict the objectives of strict protection, : stresses that before any targets are proposed, an impact assessment should be conducted, the targets should be science based and also take into account aspects like food security, generational renewal and access to land for young farmers as well as the benefits of sustainable management for biodiversity and carbon sequestration; underlines that the 10% should not mean non-intervention management as this is contradictory to biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common frameworkprepare guidelines for Member States for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target; recalls that soil is a national competence and falls under subsidiarity;
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % ofintroducing a market-oriented target corridor for agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term after a comprehensive impact assessment, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and trainingcumulatively assessed before being incorporated into EU legislation in particular in light of potential trade-offs for food security, land availability and prices, which may result in more intensive production; considers it imperative that farmers receive support, training, innovation as well as appropriate financial support and legal certainty in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration and that no activity in these areas should undermine this goal; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully aligned with the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, which should also be incorporated into the Forest Strategy;
Amendment 656 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity and for carbon sequestration, while enhancing farm productivity; notes that forests can only achieve their full potential for climate and environment when they are sustainably managed; stresses therefore the need to exclude forestry from the 10% strictly protected areas;
Amendment 770 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for h; recalls that before any targets be made binding, a comprehensive impact assessment on all aspects including food security and safety, social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, generational renewal, food security and prices, farmland availability and prices and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with import should be conducted; adds that all targets should be market oriented; proposes to have target corridors to take into account the national circumstances and different baselines and to remain flexible for unforeseen challenges like crises or extreme wealth and environmental reasonser situations; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified;
Amendment 800 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that integrated pest management (IPM) is only possible when farmers have adequate and enough resources; therefore stresses the need to come up with an innovation and substitution principle for IPM, meaning that before a substance/product is removed from the market, the Commission needs to be sure that adequate alternatives are available, to ensure that farmers have access to an adequate toolbox of safe, effective and affordable solutions, as well as access to the latest knowledge, technology and the best advisory services;
Amendment 811 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses that any reduction of chemical PPPs must be accompanied by a innovation principle that enables the research, development and employment of new innovative techniques including precision farming and new breeding techniques; calls on the Commission to publish the study on the potential of new genomic techniques which should be the basis for a proper regulatory framework;
Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights the success of the Habitats Directive as an effective instrument for the conservation of biodiversity; stresses the need for more flexibility in protection measures to effectively protect humans and livestock if predators pose a danger, and to reflect changes in conservation status;
Amendment 945 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 978 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need for a legally bindingnew biodiversity governance framework, similar to the Climate Law, which steers a path to 2050 through a set of binding objectives, including targets for 2030 and the COP15 commitments, and which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; calls on the Commission to submit a legal proposal to this end in 2022;
Amendment 1032 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that Member States should provide farmers to with financial support, training, technology and innovation in the uptake and delivery of biodiversity and environmental benefits; while considering the importance of balancing voluntary measures and regulatory action;