24 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas sustainable forests act as a sink for CO2, NH3 and NOx and the use of timber as a raw material contributes to climate protection,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 30% of NATURA 2000 sites are forest habitats, 6633% of which have unfavourable conservation status and are classified as optimum habitats,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy generation from solid biomass and biowaste is projected to be 58% of EU renewables by 2020, leading to an intensification of forestry practices and increases in the ratio of felling to increment to over 100%,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas forest protectionall the functions of forests (environmental, economic, social) should be mainstreamed in all EU policies affecting forests,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas different forest types face different and unpredictable biotic and abiotic threats fromeffects of climate change, rendering forest resilience the cornerstone of protection efforts,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas climate change has both positive and negative effects on forests,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU FAP has four goals: improving long-term competitiveness, protecting the environment, contributing to quality of life and fostering coordination and whereas significant progress has been made mainly in achieving the firstall four goals,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas genetic selection should not favour performance traits at the expense of adaptive onesseek to improve the adaptability of the forest ecosystem,
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that ecological sustainabilitysustainable forest management is thea prerequisite for the continuation of the economic, ecological and social functions of EU forests;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify efforts to achieve the environment and quality of life goals of the FAP, the implementation of which is currently lagging behindfour goals of the FAP in line with the mid- term evaluation of the implementation of the FAP;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes the need to focus more strongly on the economic and social function of the forests and not to over-emphasise the ecological aspect;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes that the economic viability of forestry must be boosted to enable forests to fulfil their other functions;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates that active SFM should be made mandatory in the EU in the context of fivemedium-term (e.g. 5- to 10-year) National Forest Programmes incorporating regional priorities and measurable targets and evaluation criteria;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Advocates the harmonisation of environmental legislation on SFM;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that genetic diversity, natural regeneration, sustainable viability and diversity in structure and species mixture are common elements in forest adaptation options, cutting across all bioclimatic zones, management systems and forest types;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for the removal of legal obstacles to sustainable management;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Information taking into account the impact of climate threatschange and the need for harmonised and comparable data in the context of the UNFCCC, CBD, and environmental accounts;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for a liberal legal and ownership regime securing and guaranteeing property rights and rights of disposal in the long term;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on Members States and regions to cooperate fully with forest authorities in the preparation of rural development programmes, acknowledging the importance of forests for rural development and for the provision of socio-economic and environmental services, and to communicate this to citizens through public advocacy;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Maintains that assistance to public and private actors protecting forest biodiversity of species, habitats and ecosystem services must increase, and eligibility must also be extended to areas connecting NATURA 2000 sites;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the inclusion of a new CAPresearch measure “in situ and ex situ- conservation of source-identified forest genetic material”;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to develop legally binding sustainability criteria for woody biomass and ILUC factors for all forms of biomas, in the process, to factor in possible risks of market distortion in the area of renewable energies;