7 Amendments of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2015/2324(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of the Alpine region as a place for people to live, work and relax in, thanks to the vital contributions made by agriculture and forestry, tourism and craft trades; welcomes the EU Alpine Strategy as a way to improve and enhance economic, environmental, infrastructural and social development in the Alpine region;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Laments the increase in abandonment of – and scrub encroachment on – farmland, which adversely affects not just the landscape, but also water management, biodiversity and energy generation; urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that land and forests are managed in an environmentally friendly way that is adapted to local conditions and to encourage such a development so as to preserve both the cultural assets and biodiversitnd the environmental diversity of the region; stresses the importance of implementing the principles of circular economy;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission on developing an extensive strategy for the region on how to cope with climate change since it is foreseen to be highly exposed to changes (e.g. rise in temperature higher than average) and is very much vulnerable to natural disasters (e.g. mudflows, wildfires);
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that agricultural units are key to maintain the ecological balance of the region; is of the opinion that the strategy should contribute towards the targets set at COP21; recalls the advantages of on- site energy generation;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to set up regional programmes to promote decentralised, macro-regional structures for processing and marketing agricultural and forestry products (e.g. cooperatives and producer organisations), in order to strengthen their position in the timber and food value chains and improve employment, food supply and innovation in the regions; points out the advantages of securing a broad variety of market opportunities;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to expand education and consultancy structures for agricultural and forestry workers (e.g. training for alpine farming consultants), B. to provide a macro-regional training network and to intensify cooperation between educational, scientific and industrial institutions (e.g. inter-branch trainee and exchange programmes); takes the view that trainings and information on innovations in farming and forestry must be provided in order to enhance the competitiveness of smallholders and family run farms;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the importance of improving infrastructure in order to reduce the dwindling of small and family farms which are an important economic and social pillar of the region;