74 Amendments of Dolors MONTSERRAT related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to its report on the European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0257
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0441
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Parliament has declared a climate and environmental emergency and approved an ambitious Climate Law report; whereas biodiversity loss and climate change represent equal threats to life on our planeapproved an ambitious Climate Law report;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas agriculture supports 9.6 million jobs in Europe, Natura 2000 has been estimated to support 52 000 direct and indirect jobs in conservation management, and 3.1 million (a quarter) of tourism jobs have links to protected areas;1a _________________ 1aIEEP(2017). Natura 2000 and Jobs Scoping Study. Executive summary.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the security of supply of food and the production of renewable energy has to be ensured when setting new targets on the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas Europe accounts for more protected areas than any other region of the world and the last decades saw a great increase in both the number of protected areas and the total surface area that has received protected status;1a _________________ 1aEuropean Environment Agency (2012). Protected Areas in Europe – an Overview.
Amendment 143 #
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 for a realistic and balanced approach in the implementation of the Strategy in which all three dimensions (Society, Environment and Economy) of sustainability are acknowledged;
Amendment 169 #
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; indicates, that in Europe climate change is the main driver behind biodiversity loss;1a _________________ 1a Dullinger, I., Gattringer, A., Wessely, J., Moser, D., Plutzar, C., Willner, W., Egger, C., Gaube, V., Haberl, H., Mayer, A., Bohner, A., Gilli, C., Pascher, K. Essl, F. & Dullinger, S. 2020: A socio- ecological model for predicting impacts of land-use and climate change on regional plant diversity. Global Change Biology.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for a well- balanced Biodiversity Strategy taking into account both environmental, economic and health aspects;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that while the Union has neither fully met the 2020 biodiversity strategy objectives nor the global Aichi Biodiversity Targets, good progress has been achieved in protecting and sustainably using biodiversity both in marine and terrestrial areas1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/press/sustai nable-fisheries-commission-takes-stock- progress-implementation-eus-common- fisheries_en
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recognises the efforts made until now by the EU Member States and by different sectors and stakeholders, especially in agriculture and forestry; highlights the fact that sustainable and effective management of natural processes is of the utmost importance for maintaining biodiversity, particularly in relation to the negative impact of climate change; acknowledges that the EU already has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world;
Amendment 196 #
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 in the lifestyle of the whole society are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed; highlights how the pandemic has also demonstrated the importance of a resilient food system to ensure that European citizens have access to safe, affordable and high quality products even under challenging conditions and this should not be taken for granted;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to carry out holistic and cumulative impact assessments of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry in and outside of the EU, and on food security and prices;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marineNotes the targets of protecting a maximum of 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas; believes that these targets should be set at Union level and should be achieved through a bottom-up approach through Member States’ designations while taking into account the different characteristics of each Member State such as size, share of natural areas and sustainable forest management as well as the national and local circumstances, voluntary approaches and interrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forestnationally recognised definitions to ensure consistency of collected data; notes the target of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary forests and other carbon-rich ecosystems and extensive agricultural land; while the references to strictly protected areas and primary forests require further clarification regarding their definitions; stresses that these should be binding and implemented byat Member States’ level in accordance with science-based and site-specific criteria ands well as biodiversity needand climate needs; expresses strong support for these targets to be part of a clear international framework to ensure a level playing field; highlights the need of additional financial support for land owners of protected areas; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented and proper compensation for impacted stakeholders provided;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that for the successful conservation of protected areas, including strictly protected areas, decision-making at the site level together with the Member States should be promoted, taking into account regional characteristics within the EU and the international obligations resulting from the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to be agreed at the upcoming 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls the European Parliament Resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy and reiterates its call to the Commission to fully implement the Habitats Directive by developing 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;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that urban areas accounted for 22.5%of the EU’s total land area in 2014, of which cities represented 4%1a and suburbs and towns 13%, together covering one sixth of the land area, and are expected to grow; calls for a proportional share of at least one sixth of protected areas to be realised in urban areas, as this is not only crucial to contribute to the overall protection targets, but also for improving air quality, providing opportunities for recreation, and increasing overall well-being; _________________ 1aOECD: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSet Code=BUILT_UP and Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Territorial_typologie s_manual_-_degree_of_urbanisation
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission to set targets for using renaturation in urban areas as an opportunity;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, to clarify and harmonise the definitions and terminology, concepts and statistics in use (e.g. intact forests) and to ensure the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Emphasises that it is important that the EU and global biodiversity strategies have the same level of ambition, especially when it comes to the level of protection; underlines that the updated zero draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, which takes into account the outcomes of the second meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, doesn’t include a reference to strict protection; therefore, calls the Commission to ensure that any land protection target is flexible enough to allow implementation to take into account the precise conditions and opportunities of each country and rights of land and forest owners, with strict protection being a voluntary option for land and forest owners;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Emphasises the importance of peatlands, which are the largest (fossil) carbon reservoirs on earth, although they occupy only 3% of the land surface; calls for species' protection and climate reasons, that the protection of peatlands and wetland habitats should be given a particularly high priority;
Amendment 331 #
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 an EU-wide restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and sdegraded ecosystems, while taking into account the different characteristics of each Member State, such as its size and the percentage of its territory comprising natural areas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target,objective, other carbon- rich ecosystem- specific targets should be setopportunities for restauration could be considered, 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 allowede need to prioritise positive incentives and voluntary bottom- up participatory process in order to increase the acceptance, motivation and commitment to biodiversity protection and restoration, and thus, calls for a careful approach towards any new legally binding instruments;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to safeguard the genetic diversity of wild species through in situ and ex situ conservation measures and to apply these measures in an integrated manner, following the One Plan Approach;
Amendment 396 #
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: in the European Union: climate change and invasive alien species; pollution; changes in land and sea use; and direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollunotes that these five drivers stem from a combination of current production; and invasive alien speciconsumption patterns, population dynamics, trade, technological innovations and governance models;1a _________________ 1aIPBES (2020), The global assessment report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services;
Amendment 471 #
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 also present an EU-level strategy on desertification and land degradation;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on Member States to encourage more conservation farming where possible, which reduces soil management practices to a minimum, through the use of innovative technologies such as ‘no-till-drills’, in order to help restore and build soil organic matter, soil moisture, carbon storage in the uppermost soil layers and prevent soil erosion overall;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set specific ambitious targets on urban biodiversity, nature-based solutions and green infrastructure and to develop a Trans-European Network forinclude Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked toin the Trans-European Nature Network (TEN-N);
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of urban green areas and green infrastructures for the physical and mental well-being of the population, especially the most vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly, and for the adequate education of future generations in healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 523 #
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 thatprovided it is market driven, and ensuring that, through the voluntary approach, at least 10 % of agricultural land consists ofat EU level is under high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislationbiodiversity-benefitting productive features and management practices; considers it imperative that farmers receive financial and other support, and training in the transition towards agroecological practicesmore sustainable practices, and appropriate market remuneration will be set for this way of production;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures to help Member States tackling the problem of coexistence of livestock farming with large carnivores; recalls the need to have clear guidelines to implement measures that comply with the Directive92/43/EU on Habitats and address the problem of wolf hybridisation;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that many Member States already follow as many ecological practices as possible; underlines that it must be taken into account that not all farmers have the possibility to switch to organic farming; mentions that conventional farming can also contribute to increasing biodiversity;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that all commercial 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 which should be avoided and reduced, as far as possible;
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that the achievement of a protection objective through a conservation figure (percentage) has lower importance, than the quality of protection zones that are established, which really cover an area with an ecological value;
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists 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 and bottom-trawlingnon- selective fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the great potential that the Blue Economy can also bring to the conservation and recovery of marine resources, especially for the benefit of communities living in and around marine protected areas, and the leading role that Europe can play in the world in this sector, in accordance with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda;
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines thate importance of the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully aligned with the as a holistic strategy on forest related matters, which should be fully aligned and coherent with the targets of the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for the inclusion in, including the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, which should also be incorportake into account the specific situation in the Member Stateds into the Forest Strategy consultation with national authorities;
Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation and the greening of urban areassustainable afforestation, the implementation of agroforestry, climate adapted reforestation and the greening of urban areas, acknowledging Member States’ legal competences concerning the implementation in the fields of forestry as well as urban and spatial planning; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 697 #
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 chainReiterates its call to the Commission to present an impact assessed proposal to take action favouring the restoration of forests globally and for sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, while ensuring competitiveness of EU based businesses, especially SMEs;
Amendment 708 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets in this context the decisions taken by third countries that go in the wrong direction of the EU Biodiversity objectives for 2030 such as the Brazilian decision in 2019 to allow sugarcane cultivation in the Amazon region; calls for sanctions in case of such decisions;
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to adopt effective actions for climate adaptation to prevent and fight forest fires and compensate their negative effects on the rural economy, biodiversity and the provision of ecosystems services; underlines the need to develop science- based fire management to tackle the effects of climate change in forests and recognises the capacity of agroforestry to increase biomass productivity, reduce the costs of forest maintenance and prevent forest fires;
Amendment 752 #
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 thatBelieves that the European Green Deal should be the framework to improves coherence and interconnections for future actions, and integrates commitments under the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 755 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that sustainably managed forests and resulting wood- based products are essential in achieving the UN SDGs and European Green Deal targets and in tackling climate change by strengthening carbon stocks in forests and wood-products and by facilitating material substitution; Emphasises that to ensure consistency, these benefits should be horizontally recognised in EU's forest- related policies, including those on biodiversity;
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Greening urban and peri-urban areas
Amendment 779 #
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 binding; acknowledges that these targets could have a significant negative impact on the sustainability of the sector, farmers’ income, and food security, and should therefore be subject to an impact assessment prior to setting any targeted reduction; 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 reasoso that the derogation meets the actual needs of agricultural operators to deal with the most risky pathogens;
Amendment 793 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to establish a plan for the compensation of the loss of income of farmers, which may result due to the biodiversity targets set and the interlinked decline in production;
Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the inclusion of urban and peri-urban areas; stresses that the simple development of Urban Greening Plans for cities is too unambitious compared to the clearly formulated targets for the agricultural sector; calls on the Commission to formulate ambitious and binding targets for urban areas such as a reduction of mowing of urban green spaces as well as on cutting hedges and trees during the bird breeding and rearing season, minimum share of green roofs on new buildings and the reduction of the use of plant protection products and fertilisers on areas that are not used for food production, etc.;
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines that European farmers play a crucial role in the protection of nature and make important contributions to biodiversity;
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Is convinced that the Biodiversity Strategy needs to work with farmers to further increase contributions to biodiversity based on specific support for farmers from the MFF;
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses that the Biodiversity Strategy should fully take into account the upcoming agreement on the CAP Strategic Plans and avoid additional legal burdens and uncertainty for farmers after the agreement of the new CAP;
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal product and production standards and effective controls of the agricultural products imported from third countries with a view to ensuring a level playing field for European food production and a high level of protection and underlines that the supply with high- quality foodstuff from EU farmers must be an overall target;
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18g. Stresses the decrease of biodiversity due to light pollution; calls on the Commission to set up a strategy against light pollution;
Amendment 826 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 h (new)
Paragraph 18 h (new)
18 h. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU-plan on planting useful trees in cities and urban areas; proposes that every second new planted tree should be contributing in being useful (e.g. fruit trees), which can furthermore contribute to increasing biodiversity in cities;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 i (new)
Paragraph 18 i (new)
18 i. Calls on the Commission to include public lawn and public green spaces in cities and urban areas similar to the proposed strictly protected areas targets, to help to increase biodiversity and the protection of pollinators in these areas;
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 j (new)
Paragraph 18 j (new)
18 j. Calls on the Commission to prepare an action plan on soil sealing of parking spots within cities and urban areas;
Amendment 859 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to promote the updating of studies on exposure to electromagnetic fields generated by energy and telecommunications infrastructures, in line with the latest technological developments, and to work with stakeholders to improve the quality and availability of relevant scientific evidence in the fields of biodiversity;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Species conservation prioritisation
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the list 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; calls on specific risk management measures to be set up at EU level so as to obtain a common toolbox to effectively control newly identified threats;
Amendment 882 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that the correct implementation of the Nature Directives falls not only on Member States but also on the Commission, and in particular as regards the need for an assessment procedure under the Habitats Directive to enable the protection status of species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status is reached;
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Expresses concern that IAS already pose a severe threat to food security, the environment and livelihoods, irreversibly damaging protected areas including the biodiversity they harbour and this is being exacerbated by climate change; acknowledges that plant protection products play a critical role by providing a rapid response to defend areas from existing and newly introduced IAS;
Amendment 904 #
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 and to cooperate closely with the co-legislators in developing the tracking methodology; 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 given the existence of the dedicated LIFE Programme for nature and biodiversity; welcomes the agreement to mainstream spending onfor biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwartargets by 7.5% from 2024 and 10% from 2026 onwards; calls for a significant share of this funding to support farmers in reaching the biodiversity targets; calls on the Commission to develop a “biodiversity business case” so that the active preservation of biodiversity done by farmers or land owners will also be funded by private funds;
Amendment 942 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmfulcounterproductive to the EU - environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latestpolicy; reiterates its calls for theax reforientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxationms supporting the transition to a sustainable economy;
Amendment 969 #
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 2022Welcomes the creation of a comprehensive biodiversity governance framework, based on co-responsibility and co-ownership by all relevant actors, to map obligations and commitments and set out a roadmap to guide their implementation, and which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; underlines the need to conduct a thorough impact assessment of the progress and suitability of this governance framework in 2023 before considering further updates and the need for an enhanced approach;
Amendment 1001 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission for a strategy on supporting local value chains as key element for reaching the proposed targets; stresses that small-scaled agriculture requires additional support for realising the proposed targets;
Amendment 1011 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
Research, innovation and education
Amendment 1013 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity within Union youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focussed on restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmesexchange of knowledge and professionals in the field of restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls to consider establishing a specific mission for biodiversity research and future research programmes to contribute to achieving the overall MFF biodiversity target; points out the importance of showing society the additional efforts required in biodiversity-friendly production methods and the accompanying necessity of additional (private and/or public) funding;
Amendment 1026 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for more research on the social and economic impacts of biodiversity conservation policies, in order to design policies that support rural and coastal communities of farmers, livestock breeders, fishermen and artisans living in and all around the protected areas, to ensure their survival and a new sustainable transformative development according to the recovery of biodiversity;
Amendment 1027 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate agricultural innovation and the access to these technologies for European farmers in the pursuit of further protecting biodiversity by incentivising technologies, including biopesticides and digital tools with a proportionate and evidence-based regulatory framework which can support the need for monitoring and decision-making;
Amendment 1067 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to continue encouraging and supporting international initiatives to restore biodiversity, and degraded land around the world, such as the African Union-led Great Green Wall project, which has given back to people in the Sub-Saharan area, from Senegal to Ethiopia, a great extension of recuperated land to cultivate while restoring biodiversity;
Amendment 1068 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Supports global negotiations that promote a global level playing field for the sustainable EU bioeconomy and help avoiding leakage effects to regions with less stringent environmental regulation, thus promoting employment in the EU, as well as competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy of European industries;
Amendment 1177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, farmland availability and prices and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports;
Amendment 1187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Underlines that the correct implementation of nature legislation not only falls on Member States but also with 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, in accordance with Article 19 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora;
Amendment 1197 #
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; emphasises the importance of thorough and comprehensive impact assessments of the overall Strategy and any legislative action related to the Strategy; stresses the need to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens in the implementation of the Strategy;