Activities of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2016/2222(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Notes the increased demand and use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; recalls for clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goodthat Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers includes vegetable oils;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiversand devastating consequences deforestation is having in some countries; notes that a number of factors are causing deforestation including non- sustainable palm oil production, clearing land for cattle and arable tcropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantationss, making land available for housing and urbanization, for timber production and other intensive agricultural activity;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes with concern the occurrence ofat illegal logging, land grabbing and illegal acquisition of plantation land; notes further that land acquisition may lie outside the law, as local communities’ customary t is happening and calls on the Commission to work with third countries in implementing their national laws to ensure rights are often not respthat forest areas are protected;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recognises the role of oil palm as part of diverse intercropping systems in ensuring food security and, employment, and valuable income for smallholders and their families;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
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5. Is concerned that theWelcomes certification schemes do not guarantewhich ensure the genuinelyness of sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification, which is not effective in ensuring relevant standards and compliance therewith and calls on the Commission to do more to give recognition;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the entire supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8