4 Amendments of Dominik TARCZYŃSKI related to 2022/0142M(NLE)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the volume of timber traded between Guyana and the EU is modest, with just 8 % of timber exports from Guyana going to Europe in 2018 and only around half of those going to the EU; whereas the VPA would open up more opportunities for Guyana to export to the EU and new markets, which would increase its development opportunities;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Guyana employs more than 20 000 people in the forestry sector, mainly in rural areas; whereas the VPA would increase the potential of the forestry sector by creating new jobs and contribute to the country’s economic growth;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the VPA between the EU and Guyana, which will ensure that only legally logged timber will be imported into the EU from Guyana, promote sustainable forest management practices and sustainable trade in legally produced timber, and improve forest governance, law enforcement (including labour and occupational, health and safety obligations), human rights, transparency, accountability and institutional resilience in Guyana, and at the same time help to improve trade relations between Guyana and the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for gender analysis to be mainstreamed into all activities and projects linked to the implementation of the VPA; calls for quantitative and qualitative gender-disaggregated analysis of land tenure, ownership of assets and financial inclusion in sectors impacted by trade; calls on the Commission to support these endeavours with technical and human resources;