3 Amendments of Christine SCHNEIDER related to 2019/2156(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that 30% of the earth's surface is covered by forest and that these forests are home to 80% of the earth's biodiversity; points out that the preservation and sustainable use of forests is an active form of climate protection and fundamental to the well- being of our society and rural areas;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the Declaration on Forests for the Climate adopted by the international community on 12 December 2018 at the Katowice climate conference. The declaration emphasises the importance of forests and timber use for climate protection and sets those issues in the context of other international forest- related objectives and decisions. These objectives can only be achieved by means of multifunctional active forest management. This means management which takes account of and strikes a balance between all forest-related objectives, such as carbon storage, species and soil protection, extraction of raw materials, leisure and food production;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that the reshaping of forestry must lead to the use of integrated forest management practices worldwide. Only in this way can the potential offered by multifunctional forestry be exploited to the full. Integrated forestry management is based on the sustainable production of timber as a natural raw material and the exploitation of the sustainable potential of all forms of timber;