18 Amendments of Anja WEISGERBER related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas forests and wooded land cover 42% of the EU's surface, forest-based industries provide more than 2 million jobs and 40% of EU forests are under public ownership, so that the state has a particular responsibility, and a duty to set an example, in connection with the protection and use of forests,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 30% of NATURA 2000 sites are forest habitats, 66% of which have unfavourable conservation status, and whereas these sites play an important role as links in the network of biotopes,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy generation from solid biom, given the steadily increasing demand for timber ass and biowaste is projected to be 58% of EU renewables by 2020, leading to raw material and a source of energy, the ratio of felling to net annual increment may temporarily increase to over 100% in some European countries and intensification of forestry practices and increases in the ratio of fell mathematical terms forests may temporarily shift from being carbon sinks to being sources of emissions if sustainable timber products are not included ing to increment to over 100%, he relevant calculations,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas forest protection is an integral part of sustainable forestry and should be mainstreamed in all EU policies affecting forests, in keeping with the subsidiarity principle,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the White Paper entitled ‘Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action’ (COM(2009)0147) identifies forests as one area where action is needed, emphasising that the EU’s forestry strategy should be updated to include aspects linked to climate change,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that forests, whose resilience depends on the biological diversity not only of trees but of all forest organisms, particularly wild animals living in the forest, are essential for the adaptation of European societies to climate change;
Amendment 126 #
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 behind;Does not affect English text.
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that genetic diversity, natural regeneration and diversity in structure and species mixture among all organisms living in the forest are common elements in forest adaptation options, cutting across all bioclimatic zones, management systems and forest types;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council on options for the introduction of paymentsossible compensation for forest ecosystem services taking into account the role of forestation, biodiversity conservation and SFM;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposalpossible EU instruments for Forest Fire Prevention incorporating funding for the European Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS), infrastructure, training and prevention planning;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Information taking into account climate threats and the need for harmonised andrelevant, comparable data in the context of the UNFCCC, CBD, and environmental accountson forests and increased reporting requirements, such as, for instance, under the UNFCCC and CBD;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that forests play a key role in the socio-economic development of rural areas and in the provision of public goods;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the establishment of a GHG calculation methodology controlling for longer time horizons and biomass emissions from land use and forest management or forest sink performance, including carbon storage in long-lived timber products;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to developconsider the introduction of legally binding sustainability criteria for woody biomass and ILUC factors for all forms of biomass on the basis of existing, internationally recognised criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, in particular those developed by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (FOREST EUROPE);
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls foron the application of forest definitions which differentiate between carbon-rich old forests, intensively managed monocultures and other forest types according to biomeCommission and Member States to work towards standard forest definitions in relevant EU documents;