229 Amendments of Jutta PAULUS related to 2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It isBiodiversity and nature sustain life on Earth and deliver numerous essential ecosystem services and mitigate and adapt against the impacts of climate change. They are essential for our long-term survival, wellbeing, prosperity and security. Healthy ecosystems provide food, clean water, carbon sinks and protection against increasing natural disaster risks caused by climate change. Importantly, ecosystems also play a significant role in preventing the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases. Nature and biodiversity also have value intrinsically and are treasured for recreational, spiritual and aesthetic values, forming an important part of our cultural heritage. As a result, the current biodiversity loss and degradation of nature can have fundamental consequences for our society, economy and human health and well-being. Despite existing efforts and voluntary commitments, Europe continues to lose biodiversity at an alarming rate. Many previously agreed policy targets will not be achieved. The Union has so far failed to halt the loss of biodiversity, and it did not meet the voluntary target to restore at least 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 in line with Aichi Target 15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is therefore necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems, habitat types and species to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory and sea. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Biodiversity loss and climate change are both driven by our economic activities and mutually reinforce each other. Climate change is further exacerbated by biodiversity loss and ecosystems decline, and climate change in turn increases stresses on natural systems and biodiversity. Just as the climate and biodiversity crises are linked, so too are the solutions. Neither will be successfully resolved unless both are tackled together. Only by considering climate and biodiversity as parts of the same complex problem can solutions be developed that maximise beneficial outcomes for both limiting climate change and stopping biodiversity loss.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (‘the 8th EAP’), the framework for Union action in the field of the environment and climate, aims to accelerate the green transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, non-toxic, resource-efficient, renewable energy- based, resilient and competitive circular economy in a just, equitable and inclusive way, and to protect, restore and improve the state of the environment by, inter alia, halting and reversing biodiversity loss. It supports and strengthens an integrated policy and implementation approach, building upon the European Green Deal. The 8th EAP recognises that achieving this transition will require systemic change which, according to the EEA, entails a fundamental, transformative and cross-cutting change that implies major shifts and reorientation in system goals, incentives, technologies, social practices and norms, as well as in knowledge systems and governance approach The 2030 biodiversity-related objective of the 8th EAP is protecting, preserving and restoring marine and terrestrial biodiversity and the biodiversity of inland waters inside and outside protected areas by, inter alia, halting and reversing biodiversity loss and improving the state of ecosystems and their functions and the services they provide, and by improving the state of the environment, in particular air, water and soil, as well as combating desertification and soil degradation.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The 8th EAP recognises the need to make full use of ecosystem approaches and green infrastructure, including biodiversity-friendly nature based solutions whilst ensuring that their implementation restores biodiversity and enhances ecosystem integrity and connectivity, has clear societal co- benefits, requiring full engagement with, and consent of, indigenous peoples and local communities, and does not replace or undermine measures taken to protect biodiversity or reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the Union;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) [placeholder fIn December 2022, parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopted with consensus the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a global framework the restoration to 2030, which was accompanied by decisions inter alia on resource mobilisation, a monitoring framework, capacity building and a mechanism for planning, monitoring, reporting and review. Target 2 of the new Global Biodiversity Framework to be agreed at CBD COP 15]GBF obliges parties to restore, by 2030, at least 30 per cent of areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems are under effective restoration, in order to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity. The important roles and rights of indigenous people and local communities are also recognised throughout the GBF and accompanying texts.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Securing biodiverse ecosystems and tackling climate change are intrinsically linked. Nature and, nature-based solutions, including and ecosystem-based approaches, including restoration and protection of natural carbon stocks and sinks, are fundamental for fighting the climate crisis. At the same time, the climate crisis is already a driver of terrestrial and marine ecosystem change, and the Union must adapt and prepare for the increasing intensity, frequency and pervasiveness of its effects. The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)55 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C pointed out that some impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible. The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report56 states that restoring ecosystems will be fundamental in helping to combat climate change and also in reducing risks to food security. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services57 considered climate change a key driver of change in nature, and it expected its impacts to increase over the coming decades, in some cases surpassing the impact of other drivers of ecosystem change such as changed land and sea use. _________________ 55 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson- Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 56 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch). 57 IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. E. S. Brondizio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, and H. T. Ngo (editors). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1148 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that the common fisheries policy is to be coherent with the Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving a good environmental status in the marine environment by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as well as with other Union policies.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) In order to achieve the objective of continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature, Member States should make full use of the possibilities provided under the common fisheries policy. Within the scope of the exclusive competence of the Union with regard to conservation of marine biological resources, Member States have the possibility to take non-discriminatory measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks and the maintenance or improvement of the conservation status of marine ecosystems within the limit of 12 nautical miles. In addition, Member States that have a direct management interest have the possibility to agree to submit joint recommendations for conservation measures necessary for compliance with obligations under Union law on the environment. Such measures will be assessed and adopted according to the rules and procedures provided for under the common fisheries policy and this Regulation. If the Member States that have a direct management interest fail to submit joint recommendations on conservation measures included in the restoration plan of a Member State, the Commission should be empowered to adopt the measures by means of a delegated act.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) It is important that restoration measures are also put in place for the habitats of certain marine species, such as sharks and rays, that fall within the scope of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, but outside the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC, as they have an important function in the ecosystem. It is also important that restoration measures are put in place for species listed in the Annex relating to the List of Endangered or Threatened Species of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) of the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, as there are existing obligations for Member States to restore the habitats of these species. It is also important that restoration measures are put in place for habitats of species that are classified as endangered or critically endangered in the IUCN Red List and that restoration measures are put in place for habitats of key species.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To support the restoration and non- deterioration of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine habitats, Member States have the possibility to designateshould ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of restoration measures, including by designating, where appropriate, additional areas as ‘protected areas’ or ‘strictly protected areas’, to implementing other effective area- based conservation measures, and to promote private land conservation measurepromoting private land conservation measures. Given their priceless value for climate and biodiversity, Member States should strictly protect all remaining primary and old-growth forests. Under the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, at least 30% of Europe's land and at least 30% of the Union's seas should be legally protected, a third of which to be strictly protected. Development of a resilient Trans- European Nature Network, another objective under the Biodiversity Strategy, will be important to set up ecological corridors to prevent genetic isolation, allowing for species migration, and maintaining and enhancing healthy ecosystems.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Urban ecosystems represent around 22 % of the land surface of the Union, and constitute the area in which a majority of the citizens of the Union live. Urban green and blue spaces include urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, tree-lined streets, urban meadows and, urban hedges, green walls and roofs, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes and provide important habitats for biodiversity, in particular plants, birds and insects, including pollinators. They also provide vital ecosystem services, including natural disaster risk reduction and control (e.g. floods, heat island effects), cooling, recreation, water and air filtration, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation. Urban biodiversity can be increased by re-opening covered waterways and revitalising channels.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Sustainable, resilient and biodiverse agricultural ecosystems are needed to provide safe, sustainable, nutritious and affordable food. Biodiversity-rich agricultural ecosystems also increase agriculture’s resilience to climate change and environmental risks, while ensuring food safety and security and creating new jobs in rural areas, in particular jobs linked to organic farming as well as rural tourism and recreation. Therefore, the Union needs to improve the biodiversity in its agricultural lands, through a variety of existing practices beneficial to or compatible with the biodiversity enhancement, including extensive agriculture. Extensive agriculture is vital for the maintenance of many species and habitats in biodiversity rich areas. There are many extensive agricultural practices which have multiple and, significant and proven benefits on the protection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and landscape features such as precision agriculture, organic farming, agro-ecology, agroforestry and low intensity permanent grassland.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Since farmland birds are well- known and widely recognised key indicators of the health of agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set targets for their recovery. The obligation to achieve such targets would apply to Member States, not to individual farmers. Member States should achieve those targets by putting in place effective restoration measures on farmland, working with and supporting farmers and other stakeholders for their design and implementation on the ground. Member States should also encourage agricultural nature-based approaches, such as crop rotation, agroforestry and diversification that support a more resilient agricultural system. Member States should also make sure that the 2030 target of reducing pesticide use by at least 50% is met.
Amendment 411 #
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, including buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination-dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considerd as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land, at farm level, with high- diversity landscape features should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of agricultural area with high- diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the, quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland, soil biodiversity and the length of rivers and streams in agricultural landscapes accompanied by woody riparian vegetation.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The new EU Forest Strategy for 203081 outlined the need to restore forest biodiversity. Forests and other wooded land cover over 43,5 % of the EU’s land space. Forest ecosystems that host rich biodiversity are vulnerable toare vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Natural forests that host rich biodiversity are however more resilient to the impacts of climate change butand are also a natural ally in adapting to and fighting climate change and climate-related risks, including through their carbon-stock and carbon-sink functions, and. They provide many other vital ecosystem services, functions and benefits, such as the provision of timber and wood, food and other non-wood products, climate regulation, soil stabilisation and erosion control and the purification of air and water as well as proven positive effects on health and well-being. _________________ 81 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (COM/2021/572 final).
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure synergies between the different measures that have been, and are to be put in place to protect, conserve and restore nature in the Union, Member States should take into account, inter alia, when preparing their national restoration plans: the conservation measures established for Natura 2000 sites and the prioritised action frameworks prepared in accordance with Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; marine strategies for achieving good environmental status for all Union marine regions prepared in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC; national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284; national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, maritime spatial plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2014/89/EU as well as conservation measures adopted in accordance with Regulation 1380/2013 and technical measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 . _________________ 83 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Considering the importance of addressing consistently the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change, the restoration of biodiversitdeployment of renewable energy should take into account the deployment of renewable energrestoration of biodiversity and vice versa. The Communication on REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy87 states that Member States should swiftly map, assess and ensure suitable land and sea areas that are available for renewable energy projects, commensurate with their national energy and climate plans, the contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target and other factors such as the availability of resources, grid infrastructure and the targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency88 and the Commission recommendation on accelerating permitting for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements89 , both adopted on 18 May 2022, also provide for the identification of renewables go-to areas. Those are specific locations, whether on land or sea, particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants, where the deployment of a specific type of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. Member States should give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas and consider their national nature restoration plans. Member States should coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go-to areas, ensuring that both processes are mutually supportive and not undermine the achievement of their respective objectives. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States should ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, remain unchanged. Likewise, when designating renewable go to areas, Member States should ensure synergies with nature restoration plans. _________________ 87 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final). 88 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, COM/2022/222 final. 89 Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. These reports should be made available to the public.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to ensure the necessary adaptation of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes I to VII to adapt the group of habitats, to update the information on the common farmland bird index, as well as to adapt the list of biodiversity indicators for agricultural ecosystems, the list of biodiversity indicators for forest ecosystems and the list of marine species to the latest scientific evidence and the examples of restoration measures. In addition, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to specify the method for monitoring pollinators, to specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV and Article 9 and the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI and Article 10, and to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, the satisfactory levels of indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV and Article 9 and the satisfactory levels of indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI and Article 10. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making52. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. In addition, the Commission should assess the need to establish additional restoration targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, taking into account the most recent scientific evidence. This evaluation should be made available to the public.
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – title
Article 1 – title
Subject matter and overarching union objectives
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land, freshwater and sea areas through the restoration of ecosystems, in order to enhance biodiversity and improve ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity;
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 230 % of the Union’s land and sea arat least 30% of the Union's seas, and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall contribute to the objectives set out in Article 1(2) proportionally to their respective land and sea areas.
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Nature restoration is a public interest for nature and climate and may, where necessary to achieve the objectives and targets laid down in this Regulation, be considered overriding vis-a-vis other legislative and non-legislative measures and obligations.
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) 'passive restoration’ means restoring an ecosystem by removing sources of disturbance, therefore allowing natural processes to occur undisturbed from pressure, stressors and threats to the area’s overall ecological structure and functioning including by, inter alia, the prohibition of industrial, extractive and destructive activities, and allowing the long-term natural recovery of the ecosystem towards or to good condition;
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) ‘area-based restoration measure’ means a restoration measure taken to comply with Articles 4, 5, 7(3), 9(1), 9(2a), 9a and 10(1) and implemented in a geographically defined area;
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements including genetic diversity of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long- term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range;
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘free-flowing’ means a river or river section which is permanently free of artificial barriers in its longitudinal, lateral and vertical dimensions, allowing the natural connectivity of water, sediment, nutrients, matter and organisms within the river system and its surrounding landscapes including floodplains.
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
(12 b) “Rewetting” means all deliberate actions that aim to bring the water table of a drained peatland (i.e., the position relative to the surface) back to that of the original, peatforming peatland. When this goal has been reached, the peatland is ‘rewetted’.
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green and blue space’ means all green urban areas;sustainably managed green and blue urban areas consisting of broad- leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas; green roofs and green walls; springs, streams and rivers; ponds and lakes; artificial water bodies with near-natural vegetation - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110 ; _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) “Whole-site approach” means a method for applying an ecosystem-based approach to the management of human activities which accounts for the ecosystem as a whole, to be implemented by conserving and restoring a range of species and habitats across a larger area than the evidenced extent of the individual feature of interest, including associated species or habitats that are important to the ‘feature’ of interest, to enhance ecological recovery processes to its full extent.
Amendment 723 #
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 5% by 2040, and on at least 90 100% by 2050.;
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC and of diadromous species listed in Annex III of this Regulation that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, in accordance with Article 10a new, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. TWhen implementing the restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, and 2 shall consider the need for impro3, Member States shall ensure effectived connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex I and take, taking into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types, in accordance with Article 10a. Where appropriate, the restoration measures shall also allow for natural succession of habitats into more complex functional ecosystems through, inter alia, rewilding.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States shall ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of restoration measures adopted under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 through effective means which take into account the ecological requirements of each area under restoration, including, where appropriate, by the designation and effective management of protected areas or other effective area-based conservation measures.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 iscan be justified if Member States provide scientific and verifiable evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures; or
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available and compensatory measures have been adopted, ideally in the vicinity and guided by the polluter pays principle, to be determined on a case by case basis.
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Such areas shall no longer count towards the achievement of the targets laid down in Article 4(1), 4(2) and 4(3). Member States shall update their national restoration plans in line with Article 12(2)(a) accordingly and communicate to the European Commission the updated coverage of the areas to be restored under their jurisdiction. When reviewing their restoration plans in line with Article 15, Member States shall assess whether the above conditions continue to occur, resuming the fulfilment of their obligations once they cease.
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, iscan be justified if Member States provide scientific and verifiable evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change:, based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures; or
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c
(c) a plan or project authorised in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Directive 92/43/EEC. In such a case, any public funding received for the restoration measures shall be returned and this justification can be invoked by Member States for a maximum of 5% of the areas covered by the targets in Articles 4(1), 4(2) and 4(3).
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
For the situations in paragraph 9 (a)-(c), the concerned areas shall not count towards the achievement of the targets set out in Articles 4(1), 4(2) and 4(3). Member States shall update their national restoration plans in line with Article 12(2)(a) accordingly and communicate to the European Commission the updated coverage of the areas to be restored under their jurisdiction. When reviewing their Restoration Plans in line with Article 15 of this Regulation, Member States shall assess whether the above conditions continue to occur, resuming the fulfilment of their obligations once they cease.
Amendment 958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 350 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 6075 % by 2040, and on at least 90 100% by 2050.
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 40% of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 6075 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC, of species listed in Annex 2 of SPA/BD Protocol to the convention of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re- establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 1004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. TWhen implementing the restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and take, Member States shall ensure, including through appropriate and effective complementary measures, that connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and connectivity between the existing protected areas network is improved, taking into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types in accordance with Article 10a.
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure a whole-site approach in marine areas subject to restoration and shall prioritise passive restoration measures when implementing measures under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorate, including by implementing efficient conservation measures in and around the habitats.
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of restoration measures adopted under this Article through effective means, such as spatial conservation measures, including strict protection, contributing to coherent and representative networks of protected areas taking into account the ecological requirements of each restoration area. Appropriate buffer zones shall be created around areas that are subject to restoration measures. Activities in a buffer zone shall be regulated appropriately to protect the area under restoration.
Amendment 1030 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II occur do not deteriorate, including by implementing efficient conservation measures in and around the habitats.
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 iscan be justified if Member States provide scientific and verifiable evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 1059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures; or
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available and compensatory measures have been adopted, ideally in the vicinity and guided by the polluter pays principle, to be determined on a case by case basis.
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, iscan be justified if Member States provide scientific and verifiable evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 1113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures: or
Amendment 1121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c
(c) a plan or project authorised in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Directive 92/43/EEC. In such a case, any public funding received for the restoration measures shall be returned and this justification can be invoked by Member States for a maximum of 5% of the areas covered by the targets in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3).
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In the cases outlined in paragraph 9 (a)-(c), such areas shall not count towards the achievement of the targets set out in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3). Member States shall update their national restoration plans in line with Article 12(2)(a) accordingly and communicate to the European Commission the updated coverage of the areas to be restored under their jurisdiction. When reviewing their Restoration Plans in line with Article 15 of this Regulation, Member States shall assess whether the above conditions continue to occur, resuming the fulfilment of their obligations once they cease.
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex II until at least 9100 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reached;
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a a (new)
(aa) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types necessary to achieve good environmental status under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC, until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each marine region or subregion of their territory is reached;
Amendment 1146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a b (new)
(ab) an increased connectivity between existing protected areas and habitat types listed in Annex II, in accordance with Article 10a(new)
Amendment 1154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) an increase of the habitats area covered by spatial conservation measures established for the purpose of restoration, in line with paragraphs 6 and 7.
Amendment 1163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss of urban green and blue spaces, and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs. Notwithstanding the targets in paragraph 2 of this article, Member States shall increase urban biodiversity, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3). The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish indicator(s) and a method for monitoring urban biodiversity. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). The method referred to in those acts shall provide a standardised approach for collecting data on urban biodiversity and trends referring to it.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increase in the total national area of urban green and blue space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 310 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 15 % by 2050. In addition Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a minimum of 105 % urban tree canopy cover in all cities and in towns and suburbs by 2050; and , using a mix of resilient species which are suited to the local climatic conditions and selected from the European Forest Types tree species matrix1a, in all cities and in towns and suburbs by 2050; and _________________ 1a https://ies- ows.jrc.ec.europa.eu/efdac/download/Atla s/pdf/European_Forest_Types_tree_speci es_matrix.pdf
Amendment 1212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) a net gain of urban blue spaces with a focus on freshwaters that provide the greatest range of ecosystem services and functions
Amendment 1216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) that by 2030, 50% of urban green and blue space is designated as protected areas or are recognised as OECMs, ensuring compliance with the criteria laid down in ' Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations'1a. This share shall reach 60% by 2040 and 70% by 2050. Preference shall be given to important areas identified within the urban plans under Article 6 (2a new). _________________ 1a Commission staff working document Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations, SWD(2022) 23 final
Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By [insert date 2 years after this regulation enters into force], Member States shall insure that all cities and municipalities in their territory with more than 20.000 inhabitants have adopted urban plans on green and blue space. Within these urban plans, cities and municipalities shall identify hotspots of urban biodiversity, important areas contributing to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, areas for the further development of such ecosystem services. These plans shall also identify possibilities for accelerating the increase of green and blue space in the most densely populated and economically deprived neighbourhoods, in order to contribute to the just transition. The Commission may, in order to facilitate the fulfilment of this obligation, adopt implementing acts to establish a method to provide Member States with a standardised format for urban plans to be used on their territories. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 1238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make an inventory of barriers to longitudinal and later, lateral and vertical connectivity of surface waters and identify the barriers that need to be removed to contribute to theas well as all complementary measures needed to achievement of the restoration targets set out in Article 1 and Article 4 of this Regulation and, of the objective of restoring at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030, without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4(3), 4(5) and 4(7) thereof, and Regulation 1315/2013, in particularEU Biodiversity Strategy, and of the objectives of Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 92/43/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 and the Pan-European Arcticle 15 thereofon Plan for Sturgeons.
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and later, lateral and vertical connectivity of surface waters identiand implement the necessary complementary measures to restore migration corridors, based on the inventory defined underin paragraph 1 of this Article, and in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (fe). When removing barriers,Such barrier removals shall restore 15% of each Member State's shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, wtotal river length into free-flowing river stretches by 2030. Temporary opening of barriers shall not count as barrier removal. When selecting barriers to be removed, Member States shall primarily consider the ecological benefits of the barrier removal and its potential to improve connectivity between marine and freshwater ecosystems, in particular for species protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007. Member Staters supply or other usehall also put in place measures to decrease impacts on aquatic ecosystems from pollution, noise, fishing and nutrients.
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall complement the removal of the barriers referred to inmeasures taken under paragraph 2 by withe measures necessary to improve biodiversity and the natural functions of the related floodplains, in particular by enabling conditions for natural flood regimes, creating standing open bars, standing waters, floodplain forests and sedimentary active deltaic plains.
Amendment 1272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure, through effective measures, that the connectivity of river stretches restored into free-flowing rivers does not deteriorate including, where appropriate, by the designation of protected areas or other area-based conservation measures, which correspond to the ecological requirements of those areas and habitats.
Amendment 1278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 1279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to establish a method to provide Member States with a standardised format to identify and assess barriers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts to establish ascience-based methods for monitoring pollinator populations. Those implementing and for identifying current baselines and appropriate targets. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2)0.
Amendment 1299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The method referred to in the paragraph 2 shall provide guidance to Member States for the purpose of defining satisfactory levels pursuant to article 11.3 and a standardised approach for collecting annual data on the abundance and diversity of pollinator species and for assessing pollinator population trends and the effectiveness of restoration measures adopted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 1318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhanceeffective and area-based restoration measures to achieve good condition of biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Articles 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 1336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) length of rivers and streams in agricultural landscapes accompanied by woody riparian vegetation;
Amendment 1344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland;
Amendment 1348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) soil biodiversity
Amendment 1349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall put in place and maintain high-diversity landscape features on at least 10% of their agricultural area at farm level by 2030 and ensure connectivity among habitats according to Article 10a.
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The indicator on the quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon in mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland in Annex IV shall be supplemented by indicator(s) measuring inter alia carbon sequestration, inclusion of all carbon reservoirs, changes in their condition and stability and disaggregated flows. A maximum optimal limit for organic carbon in mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland shall also be identified. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish suitable quality parameters for this indicator and appropriate monitoring methods in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2a show continuous improvement until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition of biodiversity has been reached and in which high-diversity landscape features have been put in place do not deteriorate, through the adoption of appropriate and effective measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of those areas and habitats
Amendment 1368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish an indicator and monitoring method for soil biodiversity in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Restoration of peatlands 1. For organic soils under any non- residential land use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place rewetting, and where necessary additional restoration measures, and monitor their success under Article 17. a) 30 % of such areas shall be rewetted by 2030; (b) 60 % of such areas shall be rewetted by 2040; and (c) 90 %, and where possible up to 100 %, of such areas shall be rewetted by 2050. 2. Member States shall ensure that the peatlands subject to rewetting and restoration measures in accordance with paragraph 1 do not deteriorate, through the adoption of appropriate and effective measures, which correspond to the ecological requirements of those peatlands and ensure their ecosystem services such as long-term carbon capture and storage, flood prevention and heatwave mitigation. 3. Member States shall rewet and, in addition, put in place other effective restoration measures in areas of current peat extraction sites and count those areas as contributing to achieving the respective targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity of forest ecosystemeffective and area-based restoration measures to achieve good condition of biodiversity in forest ecosystems to enhance their natural processes, ecological integrity and resilience and develop old-growth native/primary forests and mature stands, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3), as well as in addition to measures taken under Article 10(2).
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached:
Amendment 1506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) area of strictly protected old- growth native/primary forests and mature stands;
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) common forest birdspecies index;
Amendment 1542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon.
Amendment 1548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) average peak temperature
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) tree genetic diversity
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
(fc) Species composition measured by number of species types from the European forest types tree species matrix1a _________________ 1a https://ies- ows.jrc.ec.europa.eu/efdac/download/Atla s/pdf/European_Forest_Types_tree_speci es_matrix.pdf
Amendment 1561 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that the areas subject to restoration measures in accordance with this article show continuous improvement, through the adoption of appropriate and effective measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of forest areas and habitats.
Amendment 1566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The indicator on stock of organic carbon in Annex VI shall be supplemented by indicator(s) on the quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon which shall measure, inter alia, carbon sequestration, inclusion of all carbon reservoirs, changes in their condition and stability as well as disaggregated flows. A maximum optimal limit for organic carbon in soil shall also be identified. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish quality parameters of this indicator and appropriate monitoring methods in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1568 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall, in order to support and accelerate effectiveness of restoration measures, ensure that by 2030, all forest management follows the closer to nature principles as set out in the Commission guidelines.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Member States shall ensure that (from entry into force), monoculture forest plantations no longer receive any public funding and that the planting of monoculture plantations is not allowed on public land.
Amendment 1570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Given their negative impacts on biodiversity, Member states shall ensure that clear cutting practices are banned.
Amendment 1571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Connectivity 1. Member States shall cooperate with the other Member States in order to ensure coherent and consistent approaches to the conservation and protection of ecosystems and migration corridors spanning national borders. 2. Where ecosystems or migration corridors extend beyond the territory of the Union Community, the Member State or Member States concerned shall endeavour to establish appropriate coordination with the relevant non- Member States, with the aim of achieving the objectives of this Regulation throughout the ecosystems and migration corridors concerned. Member States shall ensure the application of this Regulation within their territory. 3. The inventory in Article 7(1) shall include information on the improvements needed in connectivity to restore migration corridors in order to enable species to be able to migrate between their different habitats, and about when and how the complementary measures needed to restore migration corridors will be implemented. 4. When implementing measures relating to connectivity of habitats and ecological and migration corridors, including in relation to Articles 4(3), 5(3), 5(5), 5(10) and 11(10)). Member States shall ensure that the ecological corridors are the most appropriate, from an ecological perspective, for the species, flora and fauna concerned. 5. Member States shall work towards the ultimate goal of creating a Trans European Network for Nature, connecting habitats and migration corridors throughout the European Union.
Amendment 1579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Amendment 1596 #
1a. Member States shall quantify the areas that need to be restored for each target under Art.4, 5, 7(3), 9(1), 9(2a), 9a and 10(1), as well as the overall contribution of the Member State to the objective in Article 1(2), in line with their obligation under Art.1(2) (a) (new).
Amendment 1646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, by 2030 at the latestwithin one year after the adoption of the framework referred to in Article 17(9), satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 6, 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9).
Amendment 1667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity, taking those areas into account when adopting restoration measures under Articles 9(1) and 10(1).
Amendment 1694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go- to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged, ensuring that both processes are mutually supportive and do not undermine the achievement of their respective objectives. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall, on a case-by-case basis, where relevant and in line with the ecological requirements of each restoration area promote synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas.
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
(aa) actions undertaken in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration;
Amendment 1705 #
(ab) other obligations under international agreements and conventions to protect ecosystems, species and biodiversity, including the Ramsar Convention and the Global Ocean Treaty;
Amendment 1709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point f
(f) national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity as well as measures undertaken in the context of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework;
Amendment 1716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
(ga) maritime spatial plans, prepared in accordance with Directive 2014/89/EU;
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
(gb) the 2030 EU biodiversity strategy target to legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU’s land area and 30% of the EU’s sea area and to strictly protect at least a third of the EU’s protected areas, including all remaining EU primary and old-growth forests.
Amendment 1727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g c (new)
(gc) Flood Risk Management Plans in line with Directive 2007/60/EC.
Amendment 1738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, primarily aim at optimising the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems, identifying synergies with their social and economic functions, as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and, communities and indigenous peoples.
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 10
Article 11 – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall, where possible, foster synergies with the national restoration plans of other Member States, in particular for ecosystems that span across borders and including through the processes and cooperation foreseen in Directive 2014/89/EU. Member States shall cooperate in the preparation of national restoration plans on aspects that relate to marine ecosystems and fisheries with the other Member States having a direct management interest.
Amendment 1754 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, transparent, inclusive and effective and that the public isand relevant stakeholders are fully informed, and have access to all relevant information, including to early drafts of the restoration plans and are given early and effective opportunities to participate in stages of its elaboration. Local and regional authorities shall be properly involved in the preparation of the plan. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, seek to address administrative barriers and knowledge gaps that delay or impede the achievement of the targets set in Articles 1 and 4-10.
Amendment 1783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantification of the areas to be restored to reach the area-based restoration targets set out in Articles 4 to10, 5, 7(3), 9(1), 9(2a), 9a and 10(1) as well as the overall contribution to the objective in Article 1(2) based on the preparatory work undertaken in accordance with Article 11 and geographically referenced maps of those areas;
Amendment 1815 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the inventory of barriers and the barriers identified for removal in accordance with Article 7(1), the plan for their removal in accordance with Article 7(2) and an estimate of the length of free- flowing rivers to be achieved by the removal of those barriers by 2030 and by 20540, and any other measures to re- establish the natural functions of floodplains in accordance with Article 7(3);
Amendment 1845 #
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the estimated staff capacity for the implementation, monitoring and management of restoration measures, the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) an indicadescription of the subsidies which may negatively affect the achievement of the targets and the fulfilment of the obligations set out in this Regulation, as well as a list and timeline of measures planned or put in place to phase out, redirect or reform these subsidies, in accordance with the Union wide methodology on phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies under the 8th EAP;
Amendment 1858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including the identification of governance bodies involved and their role in the preparation and establishment of the plan, and information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered;
Amendment 1869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(oa) an indication of the measures planned or put in place to mitigate the impact on the restoration areas from the situations listed in Articles 4(8), 4(9), 5(8) and 5(9), and, for the purposes of Articles 4(9) and 5(9), the compensatory measures taken to ensure overall coherence of the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 1879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The national restoration plans shall, where applicable, include the conservation measures that a Member State intends to adopt under the common fisheries policy, includingas well as the conservation measures in joint recommendations that a Member State intends to initiasubmitted in accordance with the procedure set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and any relevant information on those measures. Member States shall consult with the other Member States having a direct management interest and may submit joint recommendations together with their draft or final restoration plan. For the purpose of this paragraph, the relevant information on those measures shall include the risk for the initiating Member States of not meeting their targets and of not respecting their obligations set out in Article 5 in the case of Member States having a direct management interest not succeeding in agreeing in a timely manner to a joint recommendation, or if the Commission does not adopt those measures accordingly.
Amendment 1888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may include restoration measures planned or implemented since the publication of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 on 22 May 2020 in their national restoration plans, provided they meet the requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 1894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 2418 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall make these draft plans publicly available.
Amendment 1900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the draft national restoration plans within sixfour months of the date of receipt. When carrying out that assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030based on the information submitted by the Member States under Article 12(2), and the 2030specific objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area, at farm level, with high-diversity landscape features The Commission shall also evaluate the alignment of the national restoration plans of different Member States for ecosystems that span across borders, including for marine ecosystems as well as the capacity of the plans to meet the objectives of Directive 2008/56/EC, where applicable.
Amendment 1922 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall address observ, where applicable, recommendations to Member States within sixfour months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan and make these recommendations public without delay.
Amendment 1932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observations from the Commission in its finaland amend their national restoration plan accordingly.
Amendment 1938 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall finalise, publish and submit to the Commission the national restoration plan within sixthree months from the date of receipt of observations from the Commission. The Commission shall reject national restoration plans that are inadequate to meet the targets set out in Articles 4 - 10 as well as the Member State’s contribution to Article 1(2) in line with their obligation under Article 1(3). Member States shall then re-submit their national restoration plan to the Commission within three months from the rejection, improving their plan to address the grounds of rejection.
Amendment 1948 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall review and update their national restoration plan at least once every 105 years, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans and the achievement of the targets set out in this Regulation, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions due to climate change.
Amendment 1969 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission considers that the progress made by a Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the overarching objective of Article 1(2), the Commission mayshall request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within sixfour months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1980 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficient interest or that maintain the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities and to comply with the legal obligations stated in this legislation, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 1990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice and in conformity with the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 1992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not exclude the possibility of being able to have recourse to a preliminary review procedure before an administrative authority and shall not affect the requirement to exhaust administrative review procedures prior to having recourse to judicial review procedures, where such a requirement exists under national law.
Amendment 1995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Review procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fair, equitable, timely and free of charge or not prohibitively expensive, and shall provide adequate and effective remedies, including injunctive relief where necessary.
Amendment 1997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a Public participation, access to public information and public awareness 1. Without prejudice to any other Union law requirements, Member States shall ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation, review and implementation of national restoration plans. 2. Member States shall ensure that the public is fully and comprehensively informed. Member States shall set and communicate reasonable and clear timeframes allowing sufficient time for the public to be informed, to participate and express its views, including on the possibility to submit observations. To that end, Member States shall set up a dedicated website in which they publish in a timely manner the draft national restoration plan referred to in Article 14, the recommendations of the Commission referred to in Article 14(4), the final restoration plan referred to in Article 14(6), any updates and revisions of national restoration plans referred to in Article 15(2) and (3), the data generated by the monitoring referred to Article 17(7), as well as the data, information, technical overviews and reports referred to in Article 18(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6). 3. The Commission and Member States shall put in place the necessary measures to engage local communities and authorities, civil society organisations, human right and environmental defenders, academia, farmers, fishermen, foresters and landowners associations, the business community, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public, and to foster dialogue and the diffusion of science-based 4. Member States shall promote campaigns to raise public awareness of the importance of biodiversity and nature restoration and engage with current and future generations through programmes and concrete projects and through education and general information.
Amendment 2002 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the condition and trend in condition of the habitat types and the quality and quantity and the trend in quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4 and 5 in the areas subject to restoration measures on the basis of the monitoring referred to in Article 12(2), point (h);
Amendment 2003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the trend in the population of the species referred to in Article 5(3);
Amendment 2004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) the qualitiative descriptors used for determining good environmental status as referred to in Directive 2008/56/EC;
Amendment 2005 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the area of urban green and blue space and, tree canopy cover in cities and towns and suburbs, urban biodiversity and areas of vegetated rooftops and walls as referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 2011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) quality and number of standing waterbodies.
Amendment 2012 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the measures necessary, as well as those taken, to improve the natural functions of the related floodplains referred to in Article 7, and the extent of floodplains restored;
Amendment 2013 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) migration corridors, including for diadromous migratory species between their habitats in marine ecosystems and their freshwater habitats;
Amendment 2014 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
(bd) the number, type and location of removed barriers to longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity of surface waters respectively as well as the resulting length of free-flowing rivers stretches;
Amendment 2020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the area and condition of the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II, and those covered by Directive 2008/56/EC, across their territory;
Amendment 2028 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the percentage of organic soils constituting drained peatlands that has been restored and rewetted, referred to in Article 9a.
Amendment 2037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, pointsall points in paragraph 1 apart from (be), (cf), (d),g) and (eh) shall start on [OP please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 2038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), of this Article, and (e) concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape fanding deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity, tree genetic diversity, species composition meatsures, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-agedd by number of species types from the European forest types tree species matrix and area of struicture, the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon,ly protected old-growth native/primary forests and mature stands as well as all other points in paragraph 1 apart from those listed in paragraph 2 shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird indexspecies index, the quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon and average peak temperature, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 2056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts, within 1 year from the entry into force of this Regulation, delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to:
Amendment 2062 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV and in Article 9;
Amendment 2065 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI and in Article 10;
Amendment 2073 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In accordance with Article 19, the Commission shall carry out a regular review, at least every 5 years, of the set of indicators, to incorporate novel indicators based on the best scientific knowledge available. This process should involve member states and society, particularly representatives from the scientific community such as the EEA and other independent scientific bodies.
Amendment 2081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) (c) the location and extent of the areas subject to restoration measures referred to in Article 4, Article 5, Art 7(3), 9(1), 9(2a) and Article 9(4)a, including a geographically referenced map of those areas;
Amendment 2083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the updated inventory of barriers and the complementary measures planned to restore migration corridors for migratory species referred to in Article 7(1);
Amendment 2086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) information on the progress accomplished towards agreeing with other relevant Member States on joint recommendations referred to in Article 12(3).
Amendment 2087 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The first reports shall be submitted in June 203129, covering the period up to 2030that date.
Amendment 2090 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall, in cooperation with the European Environment Agency, draw up reports on the progress towards the attainment of the targets laid down in Articles 1 and 4 to 10, at the latest one year before each deadline laid down therein. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following: (a) an estimation of the attainment of the targets by each Member State; (b) a list of Member States at risk of not attaining the targets within the respective deadlines, accompanied by appropriate recommendations for the Member States concerned; (c) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union which could provide guidance for progressing towards attaining the targets.
Amendment 2094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The EEA shall provide to the Commission an annual technical overview of the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(7). These overviews shall be made public.
Amendment 2097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The EEA shall provide to the Commission a Union-wide technical report on the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. It may also use information reported under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and Article 18 of Directive 2008/56/EC. The report shall be provided by June 20320 and subsequent reports shall be provided every three years thereafter. The reports shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 2100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall, as from 2029, report to the European Parliament and to the Council every three years on the implementation of this Regulation. This report shall include the progress made towards achieving the targets set in this regulation and highlight which Member States are at risk of not achieving the targets on time.
Amendment 2104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Funding and compensation 1. When implementing the obligations set out in this Regulation, Member States shall make use of local, regional and national funds, and available Union funds, to finance restoration actions. 2. In view of the revision of the multiannual financial Framework and of the preparation of a multiannual financial framework for the next programming period, the Commission shall carry out an assessment of the gap between restoration funding needs and the available Union funding necessary for supporting Member States in the implementation of the obligations set out in this Regulation. Based on that assessment, the Commission shall evaluate and identify potential solutions to bridge this gap in the Union budget, such as a reallocation of funds from other Union funds and the establishment of a dedicated nature restoration fund, pursuant to the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 3. As part of the assessment carried out under paragraph 2, the Commission shall evaluate whether additional funding on Union level is necessary in order increase Member States administrative capacity necessary for the preparation and implementation of national restoration plans. This assessment shall put a special focus on possibilities to increase the funding for existing programmes, e.g. under Article 11 (2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/783 (the LIFE programme), which could support such capacity- building measures. 4. Member States, the Commission and the European Investment Bank shall improve enabling conditions and facilitate the use of innovative financing mechanisms and promote the mobilisation of private capital for restoration actions. 5. Member States shall use appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure that the polluter pays principle is adequately used in financing restoration measures. 6. Member states shall ensure that land- users, land-owners and small scale fisheries that are negatively affected by restoration measures are adequately compensated.
Amendment 2117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex I in order to adapt expand the groups of habitat types, in accordance with the latest scientific evidence, with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation set out in Article 1 and the targets set out in Article 4.
Amendment 2127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex II in order to adaptexpand the list of habitat types and the groups of habitat types, in accordance with the latest scientific evidence, with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 5.
Amendment 2134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex III in order to adaptexpand the list of marine species referred to in Article 5 in accordance with the latest scientific evidence, with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 5(3).
Amendment 2141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex IV, in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for agricultural ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 9.
Amendment 2150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex V in order to update the list of species used for the common farmland bird index in the Member States with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 9(2).
Amendment 2153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex VI in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for forest ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 10.
Amendment 2161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Implementation of measures to restore marine ecosystems 1. Member States, whose national restoration plan include conservation measures under the Common Fisheries Policy that require the submission of joint recommendations, shall submit the said joint recommendations, together with the other Member States having a direct management interest, at the latest six months after the final submission of their national restoration plan referred to in Article 14(6). 2. In the event that the joint recommendation for a measure included in a national restoration plan has not been submitted by in due time, the Commission, by derogation to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall adopt the intended measures by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 20.
Amendment 2164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 198(2), Article 17(9), points (a), (b) and (c), Article 19 and Article 19a shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from [OP please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 2166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 198(2), Article 17(9), points (a), (b) and (c), Article 19 and Article 19a may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 2168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 198(2), Article 17(9), points (a), (b) and (c), Article 19 and Article 19a shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 2176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall evaluate the application of this Regulation by 31 December 20350.
Amendment 2180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of Regions. Where the Commission finds it appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of relevant provisions of this Regulation, taking into account the need to establish additional restoration targets, including updated targets for 2040, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, and the most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 2195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a (new)
Annex III – point 25 a (new)
(25a) Blue shark (Prionace glauca)
Amendment 2198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 b (new)
Annex III – point 25 b (new)
(25b) Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
Amendment 2200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 c (new)
Annex III – point 25 c (new)
(25c) Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Amendment 2203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 d (new)
Annex III – point 25 d (new)
(25d) Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
Amendment 2207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 e (new)
Annex III – point 25 e (new)
(25e) Common Eagle Ray (Myliobatis Aquila)
Amendment 2210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 f (new)
Annex III – point 25 f (new)
(25f) Lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)
Amendment 2212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 g (new)
Annex III – point 25 g (new)
(25j) Mediterranean sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus)
Amendment 2215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 h (new)
Annex III – point 25 h (new)
(25h) Caplin (Mallotus villosus)
Amendment 2218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 i (new)
Annex III – point 25 i (new)
(25i) European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Amendment 2223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 j (new)
Annex III – point 25 j (new)
(25j) Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Amendment 2226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 k (new)
Annex III – point 25 k (new)
(25k) European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
Amendment 2229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 l (new)
Annex III – point 25 l (new)
(25l) Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
Amendment 2232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 m (new)
Annex III – point 25 m (new)
(25m) Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.)
Amendment 2235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 n (new)
Annex III – point 25 n (new)
(25n) Giant tun (Tonna galea)
Amendment 2236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 o (new)
Annex III – point 25 o (new)
(25o) Oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Amendment 2239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 p (new)
Annex III – point 25 p (new)
(25p) Bigeye thresher shark (Alopias supercillosus)
Amendment 2241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 q (new)
Annex III – point 25 q (new)
(25q) Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)
Amendment 2243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 r (new)
Annex III – point 25 r (new)
(25r) European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus)
Amendment 2245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 s (new)
Annex III – point 25 s (new)
(25s) European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Amendment 2247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 t (new)
Annex III – point 25 t (new)
(25t) European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Amendment 2249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 u (new)
Annex III – point 25 u (new)
(25u) Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)
Amendment 2251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 v (new)
Annex III – point 25 v (new)
(25v) Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Amendment 2253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 w (new)
Annex III – point 25 w (new)
(25w) Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
Amendment 2255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 x (new)
Annex III – point 25 x (new)
(25x) Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)
Amendment 2257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 y (new)
Annex III – point 25 y (new)
(25y) Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
Amendment 2259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 z (new)
Annex III – point 25 z (new)
(25z) Triton’s trumpet (Charonia spp.)
Amendment 2261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a a (new)
Annex III – point 25 a a (new)
(25aa) all sturgeons (Acipenseridae species) native to EU marine and coastal waters
Amendment 2262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a b (new)
Annex III – point 25 a b (new)
(25ab) sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
Amendment 2263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a c (new)
Annex III – point 25 a c (new)
(25ac) smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)
Amendment 2264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a d (new)
Annex III – point 25 a d (new)
(25ad) spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela)
Amendment 2265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a e (new)
Annex III – point 25 a e (new)
(25ae) bull ray (Pteromylaeus bovinus)
Amendment 2266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a f (new)
Annex III – point 25 a f (new)
(25af) common skate (Dipturus batis)
Amendment 2267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a g (new)
Annex III – point 25 a g (new)
(25ag) Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis)
Amendment 2268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a h (new)
Annex III – point 25 a h (new)
(25ah) bottlenose skate (Rostroraja alba)
Amendment 2269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a i (new)
Annex III – point 25 a i (new)
(25ai) sawback angelshark (Squatina aculeata)
Amendment 2270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a j (new)
Annex III – point 25 a j (new)
(25aj) gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus)
Amendment 2271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a k (new)
Annex III – point 25 a k (new)
(25ak) smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata)
Amendment 2272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a l (new)
Annex III – point 25 a l (new)
(25al) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximum)
Amendment 2273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 25 a m (new)
Annex III – point 25 a m (new)
(25am)rough ray (Raja radula)
Amendment 2278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV row 3Text proposed by the Commission
Annex IV row 3Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2285 #
Amendment 2298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 6Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 6Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 7Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 7Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 7 a (new)Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 7 a (new)Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 7 b (new)Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 7 b (new)Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 7 c (new)Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 7 c (new)Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14
Annex VII – point 14
(14) Enhance the development of old- growth native forests and mature stands (e.g. by abandonment of harvesting in strictly protected no-take zones).
Amendment 2320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14 a (new)
Annex VII – point 14 a (new)
(14a) Reduce forest vulnerability by means of landscape-scale interventions (e.g. by reducing tree density, ensuring presence of forest openings and gaps and favouring heterogeneous forest structure).
Amendment 2321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14 b (new)
Annex VII – point 14 b (new)
(14b) Apply proforestation, the practice of growing existing forests intact to their ecological potential, which is highly beneficial for both biodiversity and climate mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 2331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 22 a (new)
Annex VII – point 22 a (new)
(22a) Buffer sensitive ecosystems against eutrophication, desiccation and other pressures.
Amendment 2335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 24 a (new)
Annex VII – point 24 a (new)
(24a) Adopt spatial closures to protect the most sensitive waters against the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, for example by prohibiting coastal zones to all destructive fishing gear and thus creating large restoration areas with preferential access to artisanal fisher.
Amendment 2341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 28
Annex VII – point 28
(28) Reduce various forms of marine pollution, such as nutrient loading, noise pollution and plastic wasteplastic waste and underwater noise pollution , both impulsive and continuous.
Amendment 2342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 28 a (new)
Annex VII – point 28 a (new)
(28a) Reduce continuous underwater noise pollution from shipping by mandating reduced vessel speeds, and prevent or reduce impulsive noise pollution through effective mitigation measures that minimise sound levels at source.