Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2022/0142M(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Paris Climate Agreement;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
— Having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
O a. Whereas widespread illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon constitutes a serious concern that should be addressed in the VPA;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the full implementation and enforcement of the VPA will be a long process which will require the adoption of a whole set of legislation and adequate administrative capacity and expertise to ensure its implementation and enforcement;;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that sustainable and inclusive forest management and governance is essential to achieve the objectives set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement; underlines the risks posed by Guyana’s expanding oil, gas and mining industries; notes with concern the lack of coherence between regulation in the forest sector and that in the mining sector;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the implementation and monitoring stage requires genuine consultations and multi- stakeholder involvement, including the meaningful participation of civil society and local and indigenous communities in decision- making guaranteeing the respect of land tenure rights and the Free, Prior and Informed Consent principle; recalls the need to enhance transparency and ensure the effective public disclosure of information and the timely sharing of documents with local and indigenous peoples;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the success of the FLEGT VPA also depends on tackling fraud and corruption throughout the timber supply chain; urges the Government of Guyana to reinforce data collection to improve the implementation of the traceability system, and to continue to work to stop widespread corruption and address other factors fuelling illegal logging and forest degradation, with particular regard to customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector by protecting environmental human right defenders and whistle-blowers and ensuring effective remedies for human rights violations; in this context, welcomes the ratification of the Escazú Agreement by Guyana and stresses the need to guarantee full recognition of land tenure rights of local communities and indigenous peoples, notably Amerindian communities, and the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of Indigenous People and Local Communities, including in the context of mining; recalls that the FPIC is a pre- condition before the purchase or the use of customary forest lands, as recognised in international human rights law, namely ILO Convention N°169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and the standards set out in the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses the need to address the regional dimension of illegal logging and the transport, processing and trade of illegal timber throughout the supply chain; calls for this regional dimension, in particular in relation to the Brazilian Amazon, to be included in the VPA evaluation process in the form of an assessment of the link between the existence of weaker enforcement mechanisms in neighbouring countries and the increase of exports from such countries to the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the EU to ensure the coherence of the VPA with all its policies, including in the fields of development, the environment, agriculture and trade;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Asks the Commission to report to the Parliament annually on progress made by Guyana in implementing the VPA, including against the requirements of this resolution, as well as on the activities of the Joint Implementation Committee, with a view to enabling an informed decision once the delegated act authorising the acceptance of FLEGT licences is proposed