Activities of Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ related to 2008/2066(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Hill and mountain farming (short presentation)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Points out that mountainous regions require new means of protecting their territory against flooding (with an emphasis on anti-flooding prevention), whilst farmers and foresters could support anti-flooding preventive measures by means of the direct area-related payments which they receive under the EU's common agricultural policy;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)
Paragraph 5b (new)
5b. Points out that thorough, comprehensive anti-erosion protection for soil, buildings and the conservation of aquifers must be provided as a constituent part of farming and forestry practice in order to minimise the risks of flooding and soil erosion and to prevent drought and forest fires, and also for the purpose of increasing the supply of groundwater and surface water in the countryside;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the significance of introducing an integrated sustainable development strategy based on the endogenous potential of mountainsapproach to decision- making and administrative procedures such as regional planning, the licensing of construction projects and the refurbishment of dwellings by means of environmental, heritage and urban-planning practices, with a view to ensuring sustainable development in mountainous regions. Recommends that the potential of mountainous regions should be exploited in order to promote the comprehensive development of tourism and the use of innovation in land development and, to that end, encourages local, decentralised initiatives and inter- massif cooperation;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Advises the Member States to improve the structure and the procedures for the provision of financial assistance intended to support the development of mountainous regions and at the same time to simplify administrative procedures and access to resources intended to support the protection and the sustainable use of a territory's assets: cultural heritage and natural and human resources;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that sustainable, dynamicmultifunctional agriculture is necessary for maintaining other activities and for preserving populations;