124 Amendments of Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ related to 2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory, while ensuring the food security and the economic viability of sectors concerned by this regulation. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order for the implementation of this regulation to be successful, socio- economic impact should be taken into account. A socio-economic impact assessment, evaluating the effect on ownership rights, the overall economy as well as the economic effect on affected sectors, food security, energy production and infrastructure developments, among others, should therefore be carried out before the draft national restoration plan is drafted and submitted, so findings from the impact assessment can be respected in the national restoration plan.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Geo-political developments have further underlined the need to safeguard the resilience of food systems.62 Evidence shows that restoring agro-ecosystems has positive impacts on food productivity in the long-term, and that the restoration of nature acts as an insurance policy to ensure the EU’s long-term sustainability and resilience. Securing biodiversity and maintaining food production are intrinsically linked. Prime examples of such synergies are the sustainable management of fishing stocks for fisheries and the benefit of soil fertility and pollinators in agriculture. However, those synergies can only be optimised if food producers, such as farmers and fishers, are continuously involved and consulted in relation to the development of relevant measures. _________________ 62 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Soils are an integral part of terrestrial ecosystems. The Commission’s 2021 Communication ‘EU Soil Strategy for 2030’64 outlines the need to restore degraded soils, remediate contaminated sites and enhance soil biodiversity. Member States should consider identified contamination sites in their restoration plans and consult with experts to determine the impact degraded and contaminated soil could have on restoration efforts, outlining potential remediation options. _________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. EU Soil Strategy for 2030 Reaping the benefits of healthy soils for people, food, nature and climate (COM/2021/699 final).
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A framework and guidance67 already exist to determine good condition of habitat types protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and to determine sufficient quality and quantity of the habitats of species falling within the scope of that Directive. Therefore should the definition of good condition be linked with the definition of a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat set out in Directive 92/43/EEC. Restoration targets for those habitat types and habitats of species can be set based on that framework and guidance. However, such restoration will not be enough to reverse biodiversity loss and recover all ecosystems. Therefore, additional obligations should be established based on specific indicators in order to enhance biodiversity at the scale of wider ecosystems. _________________ 67 DG Environment. 2017, “Reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive: Explanatory notes and guidelines for the period 2013-2018” and DG Environment 2013, “Interpretation manual of European Union habitats Eur 28”.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Directive 92/43/EEC aims to maintain and restore, at favourable conservation status, natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora of Union interest. However, it does not set a deadline for achieving that goal. Similarly, Directive 2009/147/EC does not establish a deadline for theDirective 2009/147/EC aims to recovery of bird populations in the Union.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Deadlines should therefore be established for putting in place restoration measures within and beyond Natura 2000 sites, in order to gradually improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union as well as to re-establish them until the favourable reference area needed to achieve favourable conservation status of those habitat types in the Union is reached. In order to give the necessary flexibility to Member States to put in place large scale restoration efforts, it is appropriate to group habitat types according to the ecosystem to which they belong and set the time-bound and quantified area-based targets for groups of habitat types. This will allow Member States to choose which habitats to restore first within the groupMember States should be further supported in taking measures to meet their obligations to improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union to achieve favourable conservation status of those habitat types in the Union, as is their obligation under existing nature legislation such as Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) It is important that Member States take measures with the aim to prevent that the areas covered by habitat types falling within the scope of this Regulation do not, deteriorate as compared to the current situation, considering the current restoration needs and the necessity not to further increase the restoration needs in the future. It is, however, appropriate to consider the possibility of force majeure, which may result in the deterioration of areas covered by those habitat types, as well as unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, or as a result of a plan or project, or needs of overriding public interest, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis, or of a plan or project authorised in accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Urban ecosystems represent around 22 % of the land surface of the Union, and constitute the area in which a majority of the citizens of the Union live. Urban green spaces include urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, tree-lined streets, urban meadows and urban hedges, vegetated rooftops and walls, and provide important habitats for biodiversity, in particular plants, birds and insects, including pollinators. They also provide vital ecosystem services, includingsuch as natural disaster risk reduction and control (e.g. floods, heat island effects), cooling, recreation, water and air filtration, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation, and they support and facilitate health and well-being by enabling stress alleviation and relaxation, physical activity, improved social interaction and community cohesiveness.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Actions to ensure that urban green spaces will no longer be at risk of being degraded need to be strongly enhanced. In order to ensure that urban green spaces continue to provide the necessary ecosystem services, their loss should be stopped and they should be restored and increased where possible, inter alia by better integrating green infrastructure and nature-based solutions into urban planning and by integrating green infrastructure, such as green roofs and green walls, in the design of buildings. Member States should ensure that, where the demographic pressure of a local administrative unit does not allow for the increasing of urban green spaces, there will be an increase in the surrounding cities, towns or suburbs.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and late, lateral, vertical and temporal connectivity of rivers as well as their riparian areas and floodplains, including through the removal of barriers with a view to supporting the achievement of favourable conservation status for rivers, lakes and alluvial habitats and species living in those habitats protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, and the achievement of one of the key objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, the restoration of at least 25 000 km of free- flowing rivers. When removing barriers, Member States should primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses, considering the ecological benefits of the barrier removal.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of agricultural ecosystems that would allow setting specific restoration targets for agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligationupport Member States in taking measures to improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligationprogress on the basis of existing indicators.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, includingsuch as grazing land, contiguous organic farmland, buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination-dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considerd as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high-diversity landscape features should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils.
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Restoration and rewetting79 of organic soils80 in agricultural use (i.e. under grassland and cropland use) constituting drained peatlands help achieve significant biodiversity benefits, an important reduction of green-house gas emissions and other environmental benefits, while at the same time contributing to a diverse agricultural landscape. Member States can choose from a wide range of restoration measures for drained peatlands in agricultural use spanning from converting cropland to permanent grassland and extensification measures accompanied by reduced drainage, to full rewetting with the opportunity of paludicultural use, or the establishment of peat-forming vegetation. The most significant climate benefits are created by restoring and rewetting cropland followed by the restoration of intensive grassland. To allow for a flexible implementation of the restoration target for drained peatlands under agricultural use Member States may count the restoration measures and rewetting of drained peatlands in areas of peat extraction sites as well as, to a certain extent, the restoration and rewetting of drained peatlands under other land uses (for example forest) as contributing to the achievement of the targets for drained peatlands under agricultural use. _________________ 79 Rewetting is the process of changing a drained soil into a wet soil. Chapter 1 of IPCC 2014, 2013 and Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands, Hiraishi, T., Krug, T., Tanabe, K., Srivastava, N., Baasansuren, J., Fukuda, M. and Troxler, T.G. (eds). 80 The term ‘organic soil’ is defined in IPCC 2006, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T. and Tanabe K. (eds).
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of forest ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types falling within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of forest ecosystems that would allow for the setting of specific restoration targets for forest ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in, the natural processes, the ecological integrity and the resilience of forest ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators, such as standing and lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, the common forest bird index82 , and the stock of organic carbon and the native tree species composition. Given the increasing vulnerability of forests to the impacts of climate change, in particular the increasing prevalence of forest fires, Member States should take into account the risk of forganic carbonest fires when deciding on and putting in place the necessary measures to comply with the given indicators. To this end, Member States should also include relevant provisions in their national disaster prevention strategies. _________________ 82 Common bird index (EU aggregate) - Products Datasets - Eurostat (europa.eu).
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The EU Biodiversity Strategy sets out the objective to plant at least three billion additional trees by 2030 in full respect of ecological principles, while the EU Forest Strategy includes a roadmoap for the achievement of this objective. Therefore, this objective should be fully integrated in this Regulation, since it brings benefits for the climate (as trees are a cost-efficient way of absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere), the environment (they provide essential habitats for numerous species and critical ecosystem services), the economy and human health.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure synergies between the different measures that have been, and are to be put in place to protect, conserve and restore nature in the Union, Member States should take into account, when preparing their national restoration plans: the conservation measures established for Natura 2000 sites and the prioritised action frameworks prepared in accordance with Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; marine strategies for achieving good environmental status for all Union marine regions prepared in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC; national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284; national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity,; marine spatial plans adopted under Directive 2014/89/EU82a; flood risk management plans in line with Directive 2007/60/EC 82b as well as conservation measures adopted in accordance with Regulation 1380/2013 and technical measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 . _________________ 82a Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 135). 82b Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks )OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27) 83 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In order to ensure coherence between the objectives of this Regulation and Directive (EU) 2018/200184 , Regulation (EU) 2018/199985 and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources86 , in particular, during the preparation of national restoration plans, Member States should take account of the potential for renewable energy projects to make contributions towards meeting nature restoration objectives, energy supply and storage, the possibility to fulfil the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the security of the Member State’s energy system. _________________ 84 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 85 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). 86 Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58).
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure synergies with restoration measures that have already been planned or put in place in Member States, the national restoration plans should recognise those restoration measures and take them into account. In light of the urgency signalled by the 2022 IPCC report for taking actions on restoration of degraded ecosystems, Member States should implement those measures in parallel with the preparation of the restoration plans. For reasons of fairness and to ensure swift action, Member States should be allowed to include in their national restoration plans those restoration measures implemented since the publication of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, provided that they meet the requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The European Environment Agency (the ‘EEA’) should support Member States in preparing the national restoration plans, as well as in monitoring progress towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations. The Commission should assess whether the national restoration plans are adequate for achieving those targets and obligations, and should issue recommendations when it finds that a Member State's national plan is inconsistent with the objectives set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) The Commission’s State of Nature Report from 2020 has shown that a substantial share of the information reported by Member States in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC90 and Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, in particular on the conservation status and trends of the habitats and species they protect, comes from partial surveys or is based only on expert judgment. That Report also showed that the status of several habitat types and species protected under Directive 92/43/EEC is still unknown. Filling in those knowledge gaps and investing in monitoring and surveillance are necessary in order to underpin robust and science- based national restoration plans. In order to increase the timeliness, effectiveness and coherence of various monitoring methods, the monitoring and surveillance should make best possible use of the results of Union-funded research and innovation projects, new technologies, such as in-situ monitoring and remote sensing using space data and, services delivered under the Union’s Space programme (EGNOS/Galileo and Copernicus) and other publicly or privately available sources. The EU missions ‘Restore Our Ocean and Waters’, ‘Adaptation to Climate Change’, and ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ will support the implementation of the restoration targets91 . _________________ 90 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 91 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on European Missions COM(2021) 609 final).
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) In order to ensure an effective implementation of this Regulation, the Commission should set up a Network together with the Member States to aggregate, process and disseminate knowledge, information and best practices at all governance levels. Moreover, the Commission should also support Member States upon request through the Technical Support Instrument95 , which provides tailor-made technical support to design and implement reforms. The technical support involves, for example, strengthening the administrative capacity, harmonising the legislative frameworks, and sharing relevant best practices. _________________ 95 Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. The Commission should also regularly assess the consistency of the national restoration plans with the restoration targets set out in this Regulation, and ask Member States to update their national restoration plans where necessary.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) In line with target 18 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the commitment in the 8th Environment Action Programme to 2030107 , Member States should phase outeliminate, phase out or reform environmentally harmful incentives, including subsidies, at national level, making. To that end, Member States should make the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting and financing tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing and applying standardised natural capital accounting practices. _________________ 107 [Reference to be added when the 8th EAP has been published].
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in order to specify the method for monitoring pollinators, to specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, of indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and of indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, to set out a uniform format for the national restoration plans, to set out the format, structure and detailed arrangements for reporting data and information electronically to the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council108 . _________________ 108 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land, freshwater and sea areas through the restoration of ecosystems, their natural processes and their ecological connectivity;
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) meeting the Union’s international commitments, including the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystem effective restoration measures on 30 % of the habitats and habitats of species in bad condition until 2030 and, by 2050, all habitats and habitats of species in need of restoration.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an ecosystem habitat towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainable and to its favourable reference area, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem as well as economic resilience;
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’ means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long- term maintenancea habitat or a habitat of species contributes towards achieving the status of favourable, as it defined in article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national or at cross border level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viabilitya good condition of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re-establishment of the habitat typewhile duly taking into account the socio economic effects as laid out in the national restoration plan;
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘sufficient quality of habitat’ means the quality of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range, in line with the definition of favourable conservation status of Article 1(i) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range, in line with the definition of favourable conservation status of Article 1(i) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas; green roofs and green walls - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110 ;, and enriched where relevant by other publicly or privately available earth observation data and services sources. _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘urban tree canopy cover’ means the total area of tree cover within cities and towns and suburbs, calculated on the basis of the Tree Cover Density data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and enriched where relevant by other publicly or privately available earth observation data and services sources.
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) 'free-flowing river' means a river not impaired by anthropogenic barriers that supports connectivity of water, sediment, nutrients, matter and organisms within the river system and with surrounding landscapes, in the longitudinal, lateral, vertical and temporal dimensions.
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)
(15 c) ‘public’ means one or more natural or legal persons and, in accordance with national legislation or practice, their associations, organisations or groups
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved. When designing the measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, Member States shall, to the largest extent possible, plan the measures so as current and future economic activity in the areas can take place and spatial planning is not disproportionately hampered, in order to address current and future challenges such as climate change, food security, affordable housing and infrastructure development.
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good conditionWhen putting in place the restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production, forestry or infrastructure development. For areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition, Member States need to take every measure to retrieve the necessary data, and only subsequently assess the condition of them and decide on measures needed.
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex I and, take into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types and promote nature-based solutions.
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of thetotal national area in good condition and the total amount of area with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 31, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorat2, and 3 does not decrease over time.
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall aim to ensure that the condition of the total areas, where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur do not deteriorat, corresponding to the national favourable reference areas of the habitat types listed in Annex I, do not decrease over time.
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate changeor nature degradation which are caused by climate change or nature disasters, storms, wildfires, pests, bugs and abiotic factors out of human control; or
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of private or public overriding public interest for which no less damaging and beneficial social efficient alternative solutions are available, to be determas defined oin a case by case basis.the national restoration plan; or
Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
(ca) measures to ensure food security; or
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c b (new)
(cb) renewable energy production and energy storage that is of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and securing the energy system of a Member State.
Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change:or nature degradations which are caused by climate change or nature disasters, storms, wildfires, pests, bugs and abiotic factors out of human control; or
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b a (new)
(ba) renewable energy production and energy storage that is of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and securing the energy system of a Member State.
Amendment 945 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) an increased connectivity between protected areas and between habitat types listed in Annex I
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re- establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved. When designing the measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, Member States shall, to the largest extent possible, plan the measures so that current and future economic activity in the areas can take place and spatial planning is not disproportionately hampered, in order to address current and future challenges such as climate change, food security, affordable housing and infrastructure development.
Amendment 1006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and take into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types and promote nature-based solutions.
Amendment 1012 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorattotal national area in good condition and the total amount of area with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 1, 2, and 3 do not decrease over time.
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) an increased connectivity between protected areas and between habitat types listed in Annex I.
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure, in close cooperation with regional authorities, aim to prevent that there is noa net loss of urban green space, at national level, and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a minimum of 10 % urban tree canopy cover in all cities and in towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters by 2050; and
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a net gain of urban green space that is integrated into existing and new official and new official buildings and infrastructure developments, including through renovations and renewals, in all cities and in towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters.
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 2 is justified if caused by a) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis; b) large-scale force majeure, including natural disasters.
Amendment 1249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland naviga or of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and securing the energy system of a Member State, inland navigation, food production, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 1275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to establish a method for barrier identification and assessment. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a method for monitoring pollinator populations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in, by [6 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] delegated acts to establish a method for monitoring pollinator populations in accordance with Article 21(2)0.
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3)while duly taking into account the effect on agricultural production and food security.
Amendment 1354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, while optimising synergies with agricultural production.
Amendment 1400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall, after considerably considering food security, put in place restoration measures. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 1468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. the non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in this article is justified if it is caused by: (a) force majeure; (b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are for example caused by climate change, third countries, non-preventable pests and diseases; or (c) a project of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available.
Amendment 1547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) native tree species composition
Amendment 1564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When restoration measures referred to in this Article apply to primary and old-growth forests, Member States shall strictly protect them.
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Planting of three billion additional trees 1. Member States shall, when putting in place the restoration measures referred to in Articles 4, 6, and 10, contribute to the Union objective of planting at least three billion additional trees by 2030. 2. Member States shall ensure that this objective is achieved respecting ecological principles, ensuring species diversity and prioritising native tree species and connectivity; and it shall be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation and the greening of urban areas.
Amendment 1582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall do a thorough and broad socio economic impact assessment, analysing how the targets and goals in article 4 to 10 would affect society. The results of the impact assessment will thereafter be of importance when Member States draft their national restoration plan and set their targets. The results should also be of importance when deciding upon conflicting objectives. The impact assessment shall analyse the following, but not exclusively: a) the impact on food security and agricultural production, b) the impact on the renewable energy production, supply and storage, the possibility to fulfil the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the security of the Member States energy system, c) the impact on a Member States military and civil defence capability, d) the impact on planned urban expansion as well as on large infrastructure developments such as rail- and highway constructions, e) the impact on land use change, ownership- and tenure rights and reimbursement cost, f) the impact on the overall economy, development of workforce, the rural economy, especially on sectors such as agricultural, forestry, fisheries, construction and energy production, and g) historical changes in cultural geography.
Amendment 1589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, highly respecting the result of the socio economic impact assessment and taking into account the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member states shall quantify the area that needs to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 and 5 taking into account the condition of the habitat types referred to in Articles 4(1), 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) and the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(3) that are present on their territory. The quantification shall be based on the socio- economic impact assessment and, amongst others, on the following information:
Amendment 1609 #
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years, gains and nature restoration efforts since the entry into force of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and the projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 1653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, in collaboration with relevant actors, set, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and considered appropriate in 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9) on the socio economic impact assessment.
Amendment 1674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall identify synergies and potential conflicts with food production and ensuring food security, as well as synergies and potential conflicts with climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and disaster prevention and prioritise restoration measures accordingly. Member States shall also take into account:
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go- to areas, as well as with existing and planned renewable energy production. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged.
Amendment 1700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a (new)
(-a) the socio economic impact assessment;
Amendment 1701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a a (new)
(-aa) national and regional food strategies, national and regional forest strategies and national industrial decarbonisation roadmaps;
Amendment 1719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
(ga) marine spatial plans adopted under Directive 2014/89/EU;
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
(gb) flood risk management plans in accordance with Directive 2007/60/EC.
Amendment 1733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, make use of the different examples of restoration measures listed in Annex VII, depending on specific national, regional and local conditions, and the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, aim at optimisto balancing the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities, while fully respecting ownership rights.
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective, that landowners are consulted and that their views and ownership rights is respected, and that local and regional political authorities are well represented in the process and that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1775 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Access to information and public participation 1. Member States shall ensure that all relevant information related to the preparation, review and implementation of the national restoration plans is publicly and freely available. To that end, Member States shall ensure that the following information is available and easily accessible to the public on the relevant websites, free of charge and without restricting access to registered users: (a) the draft national restoration plans referred to in Article 13; (b) the recommendations of the Commission referred to in Article 14(4); (c) the final restoration plan referred to in Article 14(6); (d) any updates and revisions of national restoration plans referred to in Article 15(2) and (3); (e) the data generated by the monitoring referred to Article 17(7); and (f) the data, information, technical overviews and reports referred to in Article 18(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6). 2. Without prejudice to Article 11(11) and any other relevant Union law requirement, Member States shall ensure that the public affected as well as local and regional public authorities are informed and are given early, adequate, timely and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation, review and implementation of the national restoration plans. Member States shall establish reasonable timeframes that allow sufficient time for the public affected to be informed and to participate effectively and fairly in all relevant phases of the preparation, review and implementation of the national restoration plans. In particular, Member States shall inform the public affected by the restoration measures either electronically, by way of public notice, or by other appropriate means, of the practical arrangements for participation, including: (i) the administrative entity from which the relevant information may be obtained; (ii) the administrative entity to which comments, opinions or questions may be submitted; and (iii) the reasonable time-frames as referred to in the first subparagraph. 3. Member States shall engage with public authorities, at regional and local level, local communities and stakeholders concerned in all phases of the preparation, review and implementation of the national restoration plans as set out in Chapter III. 4. Consultations carried out in accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC shall be deemed to comply with the obligations on access to information and public participation under this Regulation.
Amendment 1787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantification of the areas to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 to 10a based on the preparatory work undertaken in accordance with Article 11 and geographically referenced maps of those areas;
Amendment 1795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the restoration measures planned, or put in place, for achieving the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a and a specification regarding which of those restoration measures are planned, or put in place, within the Natura 2000 network established in accordance with Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures that aim to ensure that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in thetotal national areas in which good condition has been reached and that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6)and the total national amount of area with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(6) and 5(6) do not decrease over time;
Amendment 1804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to ensure that the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance withaken and planned for the implementation of Article 4(7) and Article 5(7);
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the timing for putting in place the restoration measures in accordance with Articles 4 to 10a;
Amendment 1822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the monitoring of the areas subject to restoration in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, the process for assessing the effectiveness of the restoration measures put in place in accordance with Articles 4 to 10a and for revising those measures where needed to ensure that the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a are met;
Amendment 1825 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) an indication of the provisions for ensuring the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of the restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10a;
Amendment 1830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation and food production associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits of those measures;
Amendment 1832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point -i (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point -i (new)
(-i) the socio-economic impact assessment described in article 11;
Amendment 1834 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point iii
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point iii
(iii) synergies with national adaptation strategies or plans and national disaster risk assessment reports, including forest fire prevention and management;
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation, monitoring and management of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, including compensation schemes; and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
(la) a description of existing and possible additional programmes which contribute to the development of business models that contribute to the goals of this regulation, including for the fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture sectors;
Amendment 1853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) an indication of the subsidies which negatively affect the achievement of the targets and the fulfilment of the obligations set out in this Regulation, including an indication of the measures planned or put in place to eliminate, phase out or reform these subsidies;
Amendment 1862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities, landowners and stakeholders have been considered and how property rights have been respected;
Amendment 1866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) a dedicated section indicating how observrecommendations from the Commission on the draft national restoration plan referred to in Article 14(4) have been taken into account in accordance with Article 14(5). If the Member State concerned does not address an observ recommendation from the Commission or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide its reasons.;
Amendment 1892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission may grant, upon the request of a Member State, extension of the time limit for submission of the draft national restoration plan. Such a request shall duly justify the delay and clearly outline what the additional time is needed for. The approval of such a request shall neither hamper the effectiveness of the Commission to assess the synergies between different Member States' national restoration plans nor risk the achievement of the targets set in this Regulation.
Amendment 1911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features, and the objective referred to in Article 10a of planting at least three billion additional trees by 2030.
Amendment 1920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of the assessment of the draft national restoration plans, the Commission shall be assisted by relevant experts or the EEA.
Amendment 1923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address duly motivated and detailed observations to Member States within six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan.
Amendment 1928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observrecommendations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide its reasons.
Amendment 1940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall finalise, publish and submit to the Commission the national restoration plan within six months from the date of receipt of observrecommendations from the Commission.
Amendment 1944 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall review their national restoration plan at least once every 10 years, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions, including those due to climate change. The Member States shall in particular review the favourable reference areas needed to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, taking into account the best available scientific knowledge and challenges in spatial planning.
Amendment 1959 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. When it becomes apparent that the measures set out in the national restoration plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a, based on the monitoring in accordance with Article 17, Member States shall revise the national restoration plan and include supplementary measures, which shall be subject to recommendations from the Commission.
Amendment 1967 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission, after having an extensive dialogue with the Member State concerned, considers that the progress made by athat Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, affected businesses and landowners, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficientlegitimate interest or that maintain the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 1996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 2031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the progress towards the planting of three billion additional trees referred to in Article 10a,
Amendment 2043 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), of this Article, concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity and, the stock of organic carbon and the native tree species composition, shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC and Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/CE.
Amendment 2053 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. Member State monitoring systems shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and shall maximise the access and use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services and, where appropriate, other publicly or privately available data sources), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.
Amendment 2060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts to:
Amendment 2070 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The methods and frameworks shall not preclude Member States from taking into account their particular physiographic and environmental characteristics.
Amendment 2071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall electronically report to the Commission the area subject to restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10a and the barriers referred to in Article 7 that have been removed, on an annual basis starting from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 2079 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the progress in implementing the national restoration plan, in putting in place the restoration measures and progress in achieving the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a;
Amendment 2093 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The EEA shall provide to the Commission an annual technical overview of the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(7). These overviews shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 2098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The EEA shall provide to the Commission a Union-wide technical report on the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. It may also use information reported under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and Article 18 of Directive 2008/56/EC. The report shall be provided by June 2032 and subsequent reports shall be provided every three years thereafter. The report shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 2105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter IV a (new)
Chapter IV a (new)
Amendment 2177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to increase the amount of private funding that goes to restoration measures, the Commission shall, in close cooperation with Member States and relevant stakeholder, develop and present a legislative proposal to a framework for certification of restoration measures. This framework should be presented two years after this regulation has entered in to force with the objective to create a market for restoration measures.