3 Amendments of Katerina BATZELI related to 2008/2219(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Βa. whereas desertification is now considered to be one of the most significant threats in terms of land deterioration in the Mediterranean countries,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Community funding for measures to adjust the agricultural sector to climate change must be based on a territorial approach which takes account of the level of vulnerability of the EU regions; points out that, according to reliable assessments at international and European level, the agricultural soils of southern Europe are more susceptible to climate change;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in connection with the proposal for a new definition of mountain areas, island and other areas with natural handicaps it is to submit in 2009, to include among the priority evaluation criteria the level of risk of soil degradation and desertification in the areas subject to monitoring;