48 Amendments of Aurélia BEIGNEUX related to 2022/2002(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe – 2020 report’,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: ‘Mare plasticum’,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
— having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas densification cuts people off from nature in general and exposes them to many nuisances (air pollution, noise, etc.);
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; whereas each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms living within them but also provide services of benefit to humans; whereas these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas debate within the European Parliament must be focused, in terms of SDGs, on the European continent, and must subsequently take into account the concerns of non-EU countries;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas soil is an essential, complex, multifunctional and living ecosystem of crucial environmental and socio-economic importance which performs many key functions and delivers services vital to human activities and the survival of ecosystems;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas soil organic matter performs many environmental functions; whereas it constitutes a temporary reservoir of organic carbon, which can act as a source of carbon capture or carbon sink;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas the stock of organic carbon in agricultural soils has decreased;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)
Recital B i (new)
Bi. whereas the disparity of soils results in differing sensitivity to environmental pressures, and whereas methods of approach must therefore take into account both the technical and historical aspects of a given territory;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B j (new)
Recital B j (new)
Bj. whereas soil plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool as it hosts 25% of the world’s biodiversity, provides key ecosystem services such as the provision of food, provides raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation and pest control, serves as a platform for human activity and helps to prevent floods and droughts;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B k (new)
Recital B k (new)
Bk. whereas erosion is a natural phenomenon which can create mudflows having sometimes disastrous consequences, with the emergence of deep gullies leading to the loss of the soil’s fertile surface layer, and whereas, in the long term, erosion can lead to soil degradation and the loss of cultivable land;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B l (new)
Recital B l (new)
Bl. whereas erosion is both a national and a European concern: 17% of Europe’s territory is affected by erosion, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA);
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B m (new)
Recital B m (new)
Bm. whereas, across Europe, a little over a fifth of soils are susceptible to wind erosion, of which 3% (or 13 million hectares) are highly susceptible;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B n (new)
Recital B n (new)
Bn. whereas no Member State is spared from coastal erosion, and whereas this coastline retreat leads to soil erosion on Europe’s coasts;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B o (new)
Recital B o (new)
Bo. whereas soils play a role in the beauty of our European landscapes, along with forest areas, coastlines, mountainous areas and all of Europe’s ecosystems;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B p (new)
Recital B p (new)
Bp. whereas voluntary national initiatives and existing national measures are important for achieving the objective of greater soil protection pursued by SDG 15;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B q (new)
Recital B q (new)
Bq. whereas soil and land degradation necessarily has a cross-border dimension linked, for example, to climate change and pollution; whereas it therefore requires a response at European level, with agreements between bordering Member States to achieve one of SDG 15’s targets;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B r (new)
Recital B r (new)
Br. whereas the outermost regions (ORs) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have specific soils, such as soil which has developed on an old volcanic base, and consequently they have their own specific characteristics;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
1a. Repeats its demand for the restoration of degraded land and soil, particularly where land is affected by desertification, drought and flooding, and for efforts to ensure that the impact on European soil is, as far as possible, limited;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Confirms that, in order to bring nature into our lives, the environment must be at the heart of the numerous European projects, and not the reverse;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for a halt to the construction of wind parks, which disturb marine and terrestrial ecosystems; emphasises that this infrastructure permanently alters some species and still presents recycling and replacement difficulties; emphasises that this infrastructure conflicts with some SDGs;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for an in-depth study of protected areas throughout Europe as it is essential to conduct a recent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and application of current protected terrestrial areas in order to prepare for possible new protected areas;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for urgent steps to be taken to reduce the degradation of the natural environment; calls for biodiversity loss to be halted; calls for protection for threatened species, preventing their extinction;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Points out that, despite the ban on the international ivory trade, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have reached unprecedented levels; notes that between 20 000 and 30 000 African elephants are illegally hunted every year; stresses that, in 2015, more than 40 tonnes of ivory were seized;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and calls for similar restrictions for all other endangered species, such as tigers, together with all species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that an IUCN report reveals that some 229 000 tonnes of plastic waste are discharged into the Mediterranean every year, which is the equivalent of more than 500 shipping containers per day;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Notes that for primary microplastics, i.e. those that mix with ocean water in the form of small particles and not in the form of the degradation of large waste, the discharge of plastic into the Mediterranean is estimated at 13 000 tonnes per year;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Notes that with the current status quo, pollution in the Mediterranean is likely to increase to 500 000 tonnes per year by 2040;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 k (new)
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1k. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Commission to lead negotiations with the sovereign Member States with a view to reaching an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for the SDGs;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the importance of improved cooperation between Member States in order to achieve SDG 14’s target on combating illegal fishing;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immense value of Member States and certain civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity 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 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity, in particular;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States with one or more coastlines to introduce measures for harmonised data collection, information exchange and best practice on coastline retreat across the Union;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; notes that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they form a threat to almost one third of threatened land-based species and are involved in half of known extinctions;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Regrets that the list of invasive alien species of Union concern represents less than 6% of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; notes that their pollen can be particularly allergenic to some, as in the case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10% of the French population is sensitive; notes that, for others, sap coming into contact with the skin can cause burns: this is the case for giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes take sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of ultra-peripheral regions (UPR);
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad consultation process with Member States, as well as a public participatory consultation process;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the urgency of requiringcollaborating with financial institutions toso that they can define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RegretsEmphasises the fact that the EU still has no plan to finance the SDGs; exhortscalls on the Commission to urgently come up with such a plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budget; _________________ 11 OECD, ‘Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet’, Paris, 2020.