13 Amendments of Magor Imre CSIBI related to 2008/2210(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to define wilderness; the definition should address aspects such as ecosystem services, conservation value, climate change, sustainable use;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to mandate the EEA and other relevant European bodies to map Europe's last wilderness areas, in order to ascertain the current distribution and cover of still-untouched areas, level of biodiversity of different areas and cover of still-untouched areas as well as areas where human activities are minimal (divided into major habitats types: forest, freshwater and marine wilderness areas);
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a study on the value and benefits of wilderness protection; the study should particularly address the issues of ecosystem services and the level of biodiversity of wilderness areas;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to develop an EU wilderness strategy complementary to other existing instruments;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop wilderness areas; stresses the need to provide special funding for reducing fragmentation, careful management of re-wilding areas, development of compensation mechanisms and programmes, raising awareness, building understanding, tourism packages, measuring and improving management effectiveness;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to launch and support information campaigns to raise awareness among the general public about wilderness and its significance and to cultivate perception that biodiversity protection can be compatible with economic growth and jobs;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to better protect wilderness areas by implementing the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Water, the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in a more effective and more consistent way, with better financing, to avoid the destruction of these areas by harmful developments;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to protect, manage, monitor and finance wilderness areas under the Natura 2000 network, especially with regard to upcoming challenges such as climate change, illegal logging and increasing demand for goods;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Natura 2000 network will be strengthened further to become a coherent and functioning ecological network in which wilderness areas have a central place; stresses the need for coherent policies in sectors such as common agricultural policy, transport, energy, budget in order not to undermine the conservation objectives of Natura 2000;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Wilderness and climate change 15a. Calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the impact of climate change on wilderness;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set wilderness conservation as a priority in their strategy to address climate change;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission, in the context of climate change, to undertake research and provide guidance as to when and how human intervention can manage wilderness in order to preserve it;