7 Amendments of Edina TÓTH related to 2019/2156(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies; and in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect and restore all the European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the role of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection; considers that the role of professional foresters is also unavoidable, and that therefore their support is of the utmost importance in order to implement effective forest protection;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the private sector to be more involved in the fight against deforestation, especially illegal logging; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management, the traceability of timber and timber products throughout the supply chain within the EU and in third countries and land use planning;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU to consider providing support to third countries with the potential to switch to non-wood based renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy; stresses that afforestation can help to reach climate neutrality by 2050;