Activities of Mick WALLACE related to 2019/2824(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
COP15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Kunming 2020) (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 24 #
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the global biodiversity crisis is inextricably linked with climate breakdown, meaning nature based solutions are the most effective joint solution for this joint crisis;
Amendment 33 #
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and fisheries as wells as on the dramatic disappearance of coral reefs; underlines the severity of the findings in the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, particularly that more than 99% of coral reefs are projected to decline under a 2°C scenario;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to ensure better integrateion of biodiversity into its climate policies and ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achievingkey part of the Union's climate mitigation and adaptation policy;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen, in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference; insists that this be a high priority for the new Commission and that the EU galvanises global ambition on biodiversity ahead of the COP15;
Amendment 170 #
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Underlines that, to date, many climate mitigation policies across the EU, particularly in the area of carbon sequestration through commercial forestry, have had an adverse effect on biodiversity; notes that these policies have also had social impacts, affecting local communities and people's relationships with the natural environment; stresses that nature based solutions are the most important tool for both climate adaptation and mitigation as well as promoting biodiversity, and that these solutions must promote healthy ecosystems respecting native species;
Amendment 174 #
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Underlines the adverse effects that intensive agriculture has on biodiversity, particularly the use of pesticides and herbicides, GMOs and monocultures, all of which adversely affect wildlife, the genetic diversity of plants, soil micro- organisms, birds, and insects, especially bees; notes that 1 in 10 bee species in Europe face extinction;
Amendment 181 #
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areas; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment of EU marine protected areas is needed; urges the Commission to increase Natura 2000 sites to cover at least 30% of the Union’s land, freshwater and marine areas;
Amendment 201 #
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the importance of education to raise awareness on biodiversity and the effects of intensive agriculture on the environment;