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6 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2019/2156(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers inat farmers are at the heart of food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests and stresses that recognition of this multifunctionality is crucial for proper management of our forest heritage and that economic, social and environmental aspects are all linked and interdependent;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food productionRecognises the importance of sound forest and agricultural management; 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;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU in order to limit the danger of deforestation linked to these crops in other regions of the world;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in an EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests; by developingencouraging ever 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;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of establishing sustainable, transparent agricultural value chains by means of trade agreements which will not allow access to Europe to agricultural products which do not comply with our standards and values in terms of forest protection.
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes the need to respect the commitments we undertook in the New York Declaration on Forests; stresses the advantage to be gained by introducing a European certification system to enable imports to be suspended immediately if areas of deforestation are detected by satellite imagery;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI