5 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for than EU-wide targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, annatural areas, on the basis of a favourable impact assessment which also assesses the need of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needwhich take into account biodiversity needs as well as cultural and socioeconomic aspects; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restor, subject to an impact assessment leading to a favourable conservation stargettus ofr at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territorya positive trend of 30% for natural habitats and species; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-specific targets shouldobjectives may be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for theTakes note of the proposed 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuringle pointing at the same time to the higher acreage needed for organic production, as well as the higher cost to the farmer, which is often not translated into a better price; therefore calls on the Commission to include other circular and sustainable farming methods in its 2030 target; supports the ambition to ensure through voluntary approach that at least 10 % of agricultural land at EU-level consists of high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive financial and other support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices; underlines the importance of continued technological and biological innovation for the benefit of biodiversity and to enable farmers to maintain their production levels;
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration and, but that no activity in these areas should undermine this goalin all cases it should take account of economic, social and cultural requirements as laid down in article 2(3) of the Habitats Directive as well as regional and local characteristics; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments outside the scope of the existing legislation and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 778 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made bindingand nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030 which may lead to a reduction in the use of fertilisers by of 20 %,which should be made binding on the condition that their effectiveness is established through impact assessments; supports the implementation of adjacent legislation, such as new breeding techniques, an efficient authorisation policy for low-risk products and the recognition of biostimulants to protect the EU food supply; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;