10 Amendments of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2012/2035(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas environmental policies impact directly on the health and the socio-economic status of individuals, and whereas gender inequality combined with lack of sensitivity to women's different economic and social status and needs mean that women often tend to suffer disproportionately from environmental degradation and inadequate policies in this area;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas women are particularly vulnerable to the effects of environmental hazards and climate change due to their lower socio-economic status as compared to men, to the traditional domestic responsibilities they carry disproportionately, and to the danger of violence they are exposed to in situations of conflict, which are created or exacerbated by scarcity of natural resources;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that gender concerns and perspectives are not well integrated in policies and programmes for sustainable development; reminds that the absence of gender perspectives from environmental policies increases gender inequality and calls on the Commission and Member States to establish mechanisms for gender mainstreaming at the international, national and regional levels to assess environmental policies;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to systematically include a gender equality perspective in the defining, implementation and monitoring of environmental policies at all levels, including local and regional development, and research activities; use, and support the promotion of gender mainstreaming as an instrument for good governance;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness about the importance of converting to a green economy and about the positive effects of gender-sensitive environmental policies when running information campaigns;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States to support and promote specific research and studies on women and the green economy as well as to integrate a gender perspective in environmental protection and environmental impact assessment studies;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to promote women's entrepreneurship in the green economy, in the development of environmental protection and environmentally-friendly technologies, in the renewable energies, agriculture and tourism sectors so as to strengthen their participation and continuous training, and enhance their contribution to innovation, quality of life and preservation of the environment and the active eco-culture in society;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on Member States to ensure women's equal representation in political decision-making and, in the green jobs sector and in government-appointed bodies and institutions dealing with defining, planning and implementation of environmental and energy policies; if it is not possible to achieve this through voluntary means, targeted initiatives, such as quotas, must be used to strengthen democracy;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on Member States to use and develop ways to encourage women to choose courses and careers in the environmental,promote the access of women to training and employment related to the new 'green' jobs and emerging environmentally- friendly technologies, the transport and energy sectors;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to fully recognise and address the multiple effects of environmental degradation on inequalities, in particular between women and men, and ensure the promotion of women's equal rights in the elaboration of new policy proposals in the field of climate change and environmental sustainability;