31 Amendments of Francesca DONATO related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; 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, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports; stresses, in this respect, that trade agreements such as the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement or the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement, whether currently in force or under negotiation, are contrary to the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; highlights the importance of pasture systems that preserve many millions of hectares of grassland and hedges and that are key sources of biodiversity; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to carry out holistic and cumulative assessments of the impact of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry within and outside the EU, on food safety and on prices;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the efforts made to date by the EU Member States and by the various sectors involved and stakeholders, in particular in the agriculture and forestry sector; emphasises that sustainable and effective management of natural processes is of the utmost importance for maintaining biodiversity, and that, in particular, greater efforts should be made to link different urban, agricultural and protected areas that support biodiversity in relation to the negative impact of climate change; recognises that the EU already has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world;
Amendment 206 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming, family livestock production and pasturing as a strong components on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food productionsuch systems must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organicsustainable food, ensuring both the stability of the organicagricultural products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 221 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancing farm productivity; draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the obvious fact that the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, like many other trade agreements aimed at making it easier to import into the EU food produced under conditions resulting in major deforestation, will have the effect of automatically increasing the EU’s ‘imported deforestation’, in clear contradiction with the Biodiversity Strategy and the Green Deal ambitions;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support forNotes the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forest; stresses that impact assessments should evaluate the effects of increasing the protected areas, including losses; stresses that theseis target should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needs, socio-economic aspects, and respect for the property rights of farmland and forest owners; underlines that, in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation and management plans implemented, together with adequate compensation for the effects suffered by stakeholders;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that the protection and restoration of rural areas and the protection of wild animal species must be consistent with local economic development, providing for sustainable management policies based on containment and careful monitoring of the spread of wildlife in the areas concerned;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that it is important for the EU and the global biodiversity strategies to have the same level of ambition, particularly with regard to the level of protection; emphasises that the updated zero draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, which takes into account the results of the second meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, does not include a reference to strict protection; calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that any soil protection targets are sufficiently flexible to allow their implementation to take account of the specific conditions and opportunities in each country and the rights of land and forest owners, with strict protection being a voluntary option for land and forest owners;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need to clarify the definitions of the different elements of the strategy in consultation with Member States and stakeholders, in particular in the areas of agriculture, fisheries and forestry;
Amendment 329 #
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 a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout all of their territory and based on thorough and convincing impact assessments; considers that in addition to an overall target for restoration target, ecosystem- specific targetopportunities should be setconsidered, 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 allowed; stresses the need to prioritise positive incentives and the voluntary participatory bottom-up process with a view to increasing acceptance, motivation and commitment to protecting and restoring biodiversity; calls, therefore, for a very careful approach to any new legally binding instruments;
Amendment 393 #
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: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasive alien species; stresses that climate change has been assessed globally, with differences emerging between regions, and that its impact on nature is already being felt by ecosystems and by the genetic base of their component species; notes that this impact is expected to increase over the coming decades, in some cases outweighing the impact of changes in the use of the land and sea and other factors; emphasises that acting early in these areas is a priority;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common frameworka new soil strategy for the protection and sustainable use of soil, that includes a specific decontamination targeto be implemented in a manner consistent with other policies;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 479 #
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 for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked to the Trans- European Nature Network (TEN-N); calls, in particular, on the Commission to share the administration of these TEN-G and TEN-N areas with local communities and with forestry, agriculture and research operators and all other stakeholders, by setting up intermediate management structures to encourage shared approaches for adopting effective, participatory, transparent and consistent long-term solutions that tackle biodiversity loss in a tangible manner;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % ofNotes the 2030 targets and is in favour of increasing agricultural land undefor organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuring that at least 10 % ofproduction or for other agroecological practices that are in line with market developments, and of devoting, by way of a voluntary approach, agricultural land consists ofat EU level to high- diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive financial and other support and training in the transition towards agroecological practicesmore sustainable practices, including by establishing appropriate compensation for products grown in this way;
Amendment 605 #
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; cCalls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 641 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully alignedconsistent with the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, which should also be incorporated into the Forest Strategy;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 669 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on prosustainable forestation, sustainableclimate-adapted reforestation and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives, and to guarantee the necessary biological connections between the different areas (urban, rural and protected) in the territories concerned;
Amendment 702 #
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 chains;
Amendment 786 #
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 %,up to 50 %, reducing the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for agricultural reasons and assessed on the basis of health and environmental factorand limiting nutrient losses by 2030, in view of the need to safeguard the production potential of EU farms;
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that, in order to achieve the stated objectives, it is essential to find alternative solutions to ensure that farmers have access to a range of suitable, safe, effective and affordable tools, as well as access to the latest information and technology and the best advisory services; calls on the Commission, in particular, to encourage and promote alternative solutions to pesticides and fertilisers, ensuring sufficient investment for their research and development; calls on the Commission, moreover, to revise the legislation to allow swift adjustments to be made when authorising alternative products in order to get them onto the market quickly;
Amendment 829 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 839 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a new proposal to develop pollinators’ habitats, harnessing the ecosystem services provided by the relevant sectoral operators and the benefits that they bring, by providing farmers with appropriate advice that, in exchange for fair compensation, allows plant species to be planted to boost pollinators’ health and crop diversification on farmland to improve the pollination service and preserve biodiversity;
Amendment 872 #
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 l, by 2030 at the latest, white lists that are mandatory and that apply to all Member Statest;
Amendment 915 #
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; 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 spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation so that the circulation and provision of foodstuffs are not negatively affected; calls on the Commission to consider forms of compensation in response to the potential economic losses incurred;
Amendment 971 #
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 establish which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators that factors in the actual achievement of the targets over a longer period of time in line with natural cycles, a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; calls on the Commission to submit a legal proposal to this end in 2022s opposed to binding targets set using human-centred choices and legal instruments;
Amendment 1122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of involving local fishing communities based far and wide across the Member States in recovering and tackling plastic littering in the seas in order to meet this objective, in exchange for fair compensation for operators;
Amendment 1198 #
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, especially those most affected; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition; stresses the importance of carrying out complete and in-depth impact assessments of the general strategy and any related legislative initiatives; stresses the need to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens when implementing the strategy;