66 Amendments of Pietro FIOCCHI related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people, and the economy1a, _________________ 1aTexts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0441 (2017/2819(RSP))
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU’s Green Deal strategy seeks to ensure decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU’s Green Deal strategy seeks to ensure decent living conditions for farmers, livestock farmers, fishermen, hunters and their families, and taking into account the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 relating to primary food producers;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its level of ambition; recognises, however, the need to set balanced targets in each Member State, given the diversity of farming and forestry practices and the efforts made to date to observe the principles of economic, environmental and social sustainability;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the conclusions of the IPBES report of 2019, according to which nature is declining at a rate unprecedented in human history and around 1 million species are threatened with extinction; strongly regrets that the Union has neither fully met the 2020 biodiversity strategy objectives nor the global Aichi Biodiversity Targets;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the conclusions of the IPBES report of 2019, according to which nature is declining at a rate unprecedented in human history and around 1 millionnumerous species are threatened with extinction; strongly regrets that the Union has neither fully met the 2020 biodiversity strategy objectives nor the global Aichi Biodiversity Targets;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the efforts made to date by EU Member States and by the various sectors involved and stakeholders, in particular in the agriculture and forestry sector; emphasises that sustainable and effective management of natural processes is of the utmost importance for maintaining biodiversity, in particular in relation to the negative impact of climate change; recognises that the EU already has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with a holistic and systematic approach to EU food policy, with the changes needed;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed in line with the principle of proportionality;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformativefar-reaching changes are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 %implementation targets of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and ofor strictlyer protecting at least 10 % of these areason of the areas recognised by Member States as more fragile and at risk, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be bindingased on scientifically detectable data, proportionate, balanced and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and specific biodiversity needs, in line with the principle of subsidiarity and taking into account the various sustainable economic activities compatible with existing protected areas; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented, involving proper management that intelligently combines conservation targets with sustainable use and promotion of the corresponding environmental and economic benefits;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support forNotes 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; stresses that these should be bindingased on scientific, proportional and calibrated data and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and local biodiversity needs and with the principle of subsidiarity, also taking into account the different types of agriculture that characterise the protected areas; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented to allow the continuation of economic activities;
Amendment 260 #
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, includingwith a priority for primary and old- growth forests, and other carbon-rich ecosystems; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based and site-specific criteria ands well as biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear site-specific conservation plans implemented;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that the criteria and definitions for strictly protected areas should recognise that each Member State has different local and regional characteristics, and that decision-making should be in accordance with the site- specific conservation objectives of each protected area;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that for a successful conservation of protected areas, including strictly protected areas, decision-making at the site level should be promoted to ensure community conservation can be incentivised, while taking into account the international obligations from the post- 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at the upcoming 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recalls its resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people, and the economy1a and reiterates its call on the Commission to develop an assessment procedure to enable the protection status of species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status is reached; _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0441
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory, which should be based on scientific assessments; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-specific targets should be set for ecosystems, 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 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory in line with site-specific conservation objectives; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on old-growth forest and other carbon-rich 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 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the Biodiversity Strategy’s actions must adequately tackle all five main direct drivers of change in nature: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasive alien species; invasive species, including alien, introduced, naturalised or any type of non-native species; notes that it is essential for the protection and restoration of native biodiversity to ensure the balance of animal species, particularly those that are now overabundant as a result of strict protection in past decades, leading to excellent reproduction and exponential increases of individuals, but today posing problems of damage to fish stocks, crops, livestock farms, as well as safety problems affecting the mobility of persons; underlines, too, that invasive species pose a danger to, and are detrimental to, native species that are often less resilient and more fragile; notes that proper control of overabundance of animal species can be achieved through ethical and sustainable hunting, including within protected areas, as a useful instrument for control and balance instrument, helping to prevent one species from competing with or prevailing over another, especially invasive alien species in relation to native species;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the Biodiversity Strategy’s actions must adequately tackle all five main direct drivers of change in nature: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasive alien speciesinvasive species, including alien, introduced, naturalised or any type of non-native species; notes that it is essential for the protection and restoration of native biodiversity to ensure the balance of animal species, particularly those that are now overabundant as a result of strict protection in past decades, leading to excellent reproduction and exponential increases of individuals, but today posing problems of damage to fish stocks, crops, livestock farms, as well as safety problems affecting the mobility of persons; underlines, too, that invasive species pose a danger to, and are detrimental to, native species that are often less resilient and more fragile;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the Biodiversity Strategy’s actions must adequately tackle all five main direct drivers of change in nature: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasive alien species; calls for the balance between wild and domestic species to be guaranteed, thereby ensuring decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families, while protecting their businesses from economic damage and safeguarding biodiversity, of which human beings and their activities are a part;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; recognises the key role that agriculture already plays in soil carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal that includes adequate financial resources to compensate farmers for any increased costs or loss of income they incur in pursuing the decontamination target and to ensure greater ambition in relation to carbon sequestration and the use of biodegradable products in the soil;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; recognises the positive role that agriculture and forestry can play through good practices in managing and safeguarding biodiversity; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination targetbased on scientific data and economic, environmental and social impact assessments;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target;the loss of Europe's build heritage1a, which provides an important refuge for many species has contributed to a biodiversity loss; calls on the Commission to take this key factor in consideration in other sectoral policies; stresses that soil biodiversity is a key indicator of ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation; calls on the Commission to propose a specific decontamination target; _________________ 1a In the past, old houses and buildings with traditional attics, old churches, cows' and other animals' sheds, offered a refuge to small animals and birds.
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present an EU-level strategy on desertification and land degradation, strengthening as far as possible the measures on prevention and on the monitoring of areas most exposed to soil degradation, such as those affected by abandonment, hydrogeological instability or coastal erosion;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; emphasises the importance of the multifunctionality of agriculture for soil conservation and calls on the Commission, therefore,o support such practices; calls on the Commission to present an EU- level strategy on desertification and land degradation;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present an EU-level strategy on desertification and land degradation and the abandonment of agricultural land;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present an EU-level strategy onto curb desertification and land degradation;
Amendment 504 #
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, 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, with a view to responding to market demands, and to the objectives set out in this strategy, by expanding the supply of local organic products and reducing import volumes; invites the Commission to take the necessary action to support demand for organic products, maintaining a market balance in the face of the inevitable increase in supply; calls for the Action Plan and the new EU regulations to be integrated with European strategies and to help define a clear horizon for organic farming in the future;
Amendment 517 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 519 #
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, 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 and based on reliable scientific data and comprehensive impact assessments, which take into account economic impacts alongside impacts on food security and food safety; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 527 #
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 termthe need to have targets of reducing areas under highly- intensive/industrial agriculture and significantly reducing the use of agricultural land for purposes other than the production of food and feed, 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 receivethat Member States should consider to offer farmers support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that all fishing activities must be subject to maximum sustainable yield levels, with zero tolerance of illegal fishing practices and the elimination of by- catches of sensitive species; calls for strategic management that includes, on the one hand, raising awareness among operators so as to create the right conditions for a new culture of waste management both at sea and in ports and, on the other hand, developing projects to incentivise operators in the fishing industry to collect maritime waste, by recognising the strategic role that they already play and can continue to play in making our seas cleaner;
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. InsRecognistes that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration and that no activity in these areas should undermine this goal; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments e scope for allowing developments in sustainable economic activity in protected areas and bottom- trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration, based on site-specific needs, and that no activityies in these areas should not undermine this goal; calls on the Commission to avoidput policies in place to prevent future marine renewable energy developments and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that extensive use of freshwater and seawater aquaculture in order to maintain wetlands both inland and in coastal areas would serve to boost biodiversity;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation-free value chains; calls for future policies that highlight the strategic role of forests and related supply chains and for strenuous efforts to promote research and innovation in these sectors;
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation-free value chains;
Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2°C scenario; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU, while ensuring that the potential of biogenic resources is fully harnessed so as to ensure the gradual elimination of fossil fuels in order to meet the objective of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 725 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2°C scenario; highlights, therefore,Highlights the need to prioritise nature-based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU, in line with the principle of proportionality;
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity, including soil, that improves coherence and interconnections for future actions, and integrates commitments under the post- 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Species conservation prioritisation
Amendment 772 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomRecognises the Commission’s targetEU- wide goals of reducing, by 2030, the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made bindingpesticides and fertilisers in order not only to reduce nutrients losses, but also to reduce contamination of waters and soil with for example nitrates, which, inter alia, causes algae spread in rivers, lakes, ponds, etc., thus severely compromising biodiversity; considers that this should be accomplished by binding and proportionate targets tailored to individual Member States’ practices; is of the opinion that nitrates present in the soil are best fixed by inter-crops (e.g. after wheat harvest, mustard is sown); therefore warns against leaving agricultural land completely abandoned (set-aside) due to increased risk of nitrates infiltration in waters and soil; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 775 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasonsreduction should be quantified following a cumulative economic impact assessment, putting farmers in a position where they are able to use fewer products, or optimise their use, through greater investment and greater development in the areas of research, innovation and tools and precision agriculture techniques; calls for clarity on the ever-growing world of new plant-breeding techniques (NBTs) in order to regulate their areas of application and prospective use, and thereby provide the necessary legal basis for their development in the field;
Amendment 785 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made bindingset on the basis of impact assessments and scientific data so that they can also be implemented in line with the requirements of the common agricultural policy; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for agricultural reasons and assessed on the basis of health and environmental reasonfactors;
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for pesticides and chemicals to be replaced within timeframes subject to the availability of alternative tools for the protection of plants and animals; stresses that these tools need to be available and that, if removed, must in all cases be replaced with tools that are equally as effective and cost-efficient;
Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly rRegrets the decline of pollinators, which are a kecan serve as one of many indicators of the health of the environment; reiterates the position expressed in its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative5 and calls for an urgent revision of the initiative; _________________ 5 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0104.
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy are fully reflected in the future Zero Pollution Action Plan, which should also address noise pollution in the marine environment and light pollution;
Amendment 861 #
20b. Notes that the correct implementation of the Nature Directives falls not only on Member States but also on the Commission, including the need for an assessment procedure, to enable the protection status of species in particular regions, to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status is reached; without jeopardising the conservation objectives and requirements set within the Nature Directives, recognises that the flexibility of implementation approaches, which takes into account specific national circumstances, contributes to the reduction and progressive elimination of unnecessary conflicts and problems between nature protection and socioeconomic activities;
Amendment 888 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Reaffirms that due consideration should be given to the implementation cost for Member States, the cost of inaction, the cost-effectiveness and the socioeconomic aspects when adopting or updating the list of Union concern;
Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses that the current legislative framework under the invasive alien species regulation provides for a comprehensive and flexible approach through an array of instruments to address invasive alien species, including permits, authorisation, and enhanced regional cooperation;
Amendment 908 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards; calls on the Commission to draw up a legislative proposal that includes sufficient financial resources to compensate farmers for the increased costs and/or loss of income due to new practices designed to pursue the objectives of the biodiversity strategy;
Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the EUR 20 billion per yearresources needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 %earmark a proportion of annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards, by creating a specific budget line and without in any event compromising the financial resources earmarked for other policies, notably all the instruments of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 918 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, if necessary, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 939 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of allthe various subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation; , where possible, using timeframes to be defined on the basis of scientific evidence and subject to the availability of European alternatives in the different areas of application; emphasises that this assessment should be without prejudice to other Union policies;
Amendment 940 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation; warns against increased taxation burden on Member States and EU's citizens;
Amendment 944 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latthat takes into account the social and economic sustainability of the production activitiest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 963 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 966 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need for a legally binding biodiversity governance framework, similar to the Climate Law, which steers a path to 2050 through a set of binding objectives, including targets for 2030 and the COP15 commitments, and which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; calls on the Commission to submit a legal proposal to this end in 2022;
Amendment 1017 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity conservation in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) within Union youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes;
Amendment 1073 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that it is essential to put environmental and social sustainability at the core of future EU trade policy and every bilateral trade agreement in order to give substance to the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 1139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Amendment 1170 #
30. Urges Member States to fully comply with the obligations set out in existing EU nature legislation and calls on the Commission to swiftly pursue infringement procedures to remedy allpriority cases of non-compliance particularly affecting habitats and to allocate sufficient resources in order to overcome the current delays;
Amendment 1175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines that correct implementation of the nature directives not only falls on Member States but also with the European Commission including the need for an assessment procedure to enable the protection status of species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status is reached, in accordance with Article 19 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora;
Amendment 1201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the successful implementation of the strategy depends on the involvement of all actors and sectors; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition, which would include fishermen, farmers, hunters, breeders, foresters and landowners;
Amendment 1203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the successful implementation of the strategy depends on the involvement of all actors and sectors directly concerned and requires local and regional acceptance; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition;