19 Amendments of Sylvie GODDYN related to 2018/2793(RSP)
Amendment 5 #
Recital A
A. whereas, while a lot of research as regards the reasons for pollinator decline has already been done, the implementation of these findings leaves a lot to be desired and has highlighted the urgency of the situation, the implementation of these findings has not yet led to significant plans or measures to prevent the loss of pollinators;
Amendment 13 #
Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately to protect pollinators, the presencuse of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reduceds in farming will have to be reduced drastically so as to protect pollinators from the presence of pesticide residues in their habitat;
Amendment 18 #
Recital C
C. whereas all neonicotinoid use has been linked to adverse ecological effects, including high risks tos and substances with the same mode of action have adverse and irreversible effects on the environment, on insects and on human beings, and whereas these pesticides directly harm both domestic and wild bees, which are responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide;
Amendment 22 #
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas street lighting, especially in rural areas, directly affects pollination;
Amendment 25 #
Recital D
D. whereas, in April 2018, the Union agreed to fully ban outdoor use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, known as neonicotinoids, but that the use of sulfoxaflor, acetamiprid and thiacloprid is still permitted;
Amendment 29 #
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas banning neonicotinoids does not mean that agricultural output will fall;
Amendment 44 #
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas it has been shown that the concentrations of pesticide residues in honey, and especially of neonicotinoids, which are known to be poisonous to humans, are increasing;
Amendment 52 #
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of adopting a holistic approach and of evaluating the impact of existing policy measures and identifying conflicting or damaging policies in order to effectively to tackle the decline of pollinators in the Union;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to protect the diversity of pollinator species in Europe; emphasises, in this regard, that the EU bears responsibility for pollinator mortality elsewhere in the world when it imports agricultural products that have been treated with pesticides;
Amendment 56 #
Subheading 2
Amendment 58 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide useresult in chemical pesticides being replaced by environmentally sound solutions that have regard to soil quality and biodiversity;
Amendment 68 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges Member States to rethink their use of street lighting in rural areas with a view to reducing it, as the presence of such infrastructure has a negative effect on pollination;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (128/2009/EC), non-chemical methods of pest control should be used as a priority, to replace pesticides, with a viewso as to protecting pollinators;
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides, and substances with the same mode of action, throughout the Union without derogation;
Amendment 89 #
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasa paradigm shift, whereby local, environmentally sound, non-intensive farming, productivity and to regulate intensive farming practices, in ordering for short supply chains, would be given priority over the current model of intensive farming based on the use of inputs and chemical pesticides on a massive scale, the new paradigm contributing to improvement in the habitat and forage space for bees;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for the EU institutions to set an example by installing beehives on their buildings and in the gardens and other areas surrounding them, an initiative which can be taken in cooperation with beekeepers and which will have the effect of raising awareness about pollinators among EU staff and in the public generally;
Amendment 111 #
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it appropriate to support and finance the development of low-riskenvironmentally sound, non-chemical pesticides that are harmless to pollinators;
Amendment 112 #
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that the keeping of Osmia bees, the solitary bees which appear as early as March in suitable climatic conditions, should be promoted, as their early appearance, when fruit trees are just coming into flower and before the re-establishment of domestic bee colonies, makes them extremely important as pollinators of numerous plant species;
Amendment 116 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on Member States to raise awarenesses in agricultural colleges about the issue of pollinator decline, about good practice that can be taught to future farmers and about possible synergies with beekeepers;