12 Amendments of Teuvo HAKKARAINEN related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 8 October 2020 on the European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0257.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the use of forests and forestry fall within the competence of the Member States, and the EU must not establish a transnational administrative framework for guidance on matters that are the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that EU policies should not compromise food safety in the EU, increase consumer prices for food or replace own production and jobs with imports from countries with lower environmental standards;
Amendment 198 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers; notes, however, that organic farming has been found to be inefficient, and that its impact on waters and the climate in terms of every tonne of pollutant produced is greater than that of intensive farming;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests, if ecologically, socially and economically possible; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needs; stresses that, in addition to increasing the number of protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, instead of area- related targets, Member States should establish and monitor the fulfilment of qualitative criteria in protected areas, so that the end results are as good as possible from a qualitative point of view, i.e. in terms of biodiversity;
Amendment 293 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the European Union to set the same requirements for EU imports, in terms of the reduction in the use of chemical pesticides and plant protection products and tools, as for products from within the EU, so that European farmers are not at a disadvantage;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesTakes a neutral view of the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a general restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territortaking into account the three pillars of sustainability, the special conditions in the Member States and their sovereign competence in the matter of forestry policy; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, if the same requirement is set for EU imports, so that European farmers are not placed at a disadvantage, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high- diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration, which should also cover sustainable forestry, and that no activity in these areas should undermine this goal; insists, however, that tourism, hunting and any other recreational use of forests should also be permitted in strictly protected areas; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the definitions and criteria for the sustainable use of forests and their restoration must be established while respecting the Forest Europe process and only made legally binding if voluntary action brings no result;
Amendment 739 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the critical role of the bioeconomy in tackling climate change in an economically and socially sustainable way;