8 Amendments of Francesca DONATO related to 2019/2156(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; r. Recognises the multifunctionality of forests and the need to encourage new practices introduced by European farmers in recent years such as hedge-planting and the use of agroforestry techniques;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that, in contrast to the generally-accepted view, agriculture in Europe is not expanding to the detriment of forests. Also notes that Europe is the only continent where the surface area of forest is increasing, with some 180 million hectares at the moment;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is appalled that, at the same time, forests in Asia and South America are shrinking at an alarming rate. Calls for this situation to be taken into account in our trade relations with countries in these geographical regions, with no agricultural products stemming directly from deforestation in non-EU countries being allowed onto the European market, particularly protein crops and products derived from livestock farming;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change, environmental and biological disturbances;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to promotioritise the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a geographical-labelling and certification system - or maintaining existing national systems - for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the ineffectiveness of current programmes to encourage the growth of protein crops in Europe. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an effective EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EUt the same time as guaranteeing secure and economically-viable supplies for European livestock farmers;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy frameworkthe context of multilateral cooperation among Member States, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;