10 Amendments of Álvaro AMARO related to 2019/2157(INI)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas European forests and their situations differ and therefore need to be handled differently, but always with a view to improving their economic, social and environmental functions.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU, that 60% of European forest is privately owned and ownership is fragmented and largely small-scale, and that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the important role that forests play in the creation of green jobs and in growth in rural areas, including for farming, ecotourism, hunting, recreation and health services;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the EU Forest Strategy should act as a bridge between national forest policies and EU objectives relating to forests, recognising both the need to respect national competences which can be shared, in the networking of sectors with a direct or indirect connection to forestry, and the need to contribute to wider EU objectives;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in education, research and innovation; stresses the crucial role of wood-based materials in substituting fossil- based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance to rural society of agroforestry systems, which are very low density and barely economically viable, taking into account that annual income is complemented by other activities, such as livestock farming, tourism and hunting, which need to receive enough financing to prevent desertification and overexploitation;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as fires, droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, and erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to develop risk-prevention tools with a view to being better prepared and better preventing such events, by making forests more resilient, for example through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored. In that context, it is worth stressing the need to ensure coherence between this strategy and the European civil protection mechanism; calls for a response component for climate change- related common challenges to be introduced;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the role of biodiversity in ensuring that forest ecosystems remain healthy and resilient; highlights the importance of the Natura 2000 sites; notes, however, that sufficient financial resources are needed to manage such areas; encourages the Commission to provide stronger support for investments in the sustainable management of forests, restoration and reforestation of degraded landscapes and ecosystems;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU-widcontinue developing the Forest Information System for Europe at EU level, under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Ddirectorates-Ggeneral; takes the view that this instrument should be coordinated within the framework of the EU’s forest strategy; stresses the importance of science-based, balanced information with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the importance of forestry-related decisions being taken in partnership with forest owners;