40 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2019/2156(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
— having regard to the draft feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020 – 2024, the EU External Policy on Indigenous Peoples (2016), the European Council Conclusions on Indigenous Peoples (2017), and the EU Consensus for Development in support of good governance of tenure and Indigenous Peoples’ rights (2017),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956 (RSP), where it calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas forests are essential to preserve the world’s biodiversity and climate, and directly sustain millions of people’s livelihoods; whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation and, sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current policiesand the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities cannot be adequately ensured by current policies; whereas other highly biodiverse and carbon rich ecosystems are also being destroyed;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably restore the integrity of forest ecosystems before createing new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies;
Amendment 75 #
C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests as well as the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation, but also through its finance and investments;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities are increasingly under threat and facing human rights violations for their efforts to protect their forests, land, and environment;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas increased protection of forests and other natural ecosystems, protects the cultures and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the chances of pathogens like viruses passing from wild and domestic animals to humans may be increased by the destruction and modification of natural ecosystems;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests and, sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the protection and sustainable management of natural ecosystems, as well as their related co-benefits and human rights aspects, need to be better integrated into EU funding mechanisms;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious, notably by including other ecosystems; underlines that the five priorities laid out in the communication are equally important and should be implemented simultaneously as a package; calls on the Commission to ensure that the proposed set of actions are developed further and made effective and complementary, especially new legislative measures;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the crucial role and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including women, in the protection of the world’s forests, recognises the threats and human rights violations they are facing, and calls on the Commission to take this role into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level, in partner countries, in dialogue with other consumer countries and in key international forumsa;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the role of civil society, in particular Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest- and land use related measures in order to promote forest protection and human rights;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non- deforestation- free supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; considers that this definition should be as ambitious as possible, and aim at including forest degradation as well as deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems that do not qualify as forests, as well as related human rights violations;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Commission pay particuresent without delary attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities proposal for an effective European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable, deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market, ensuring the absence of related human rights violations; such due diligence obligations should apply also to the financial sector;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility ofexplore WTO compliant possibilities to prevent access of products responsible for deforestation to the EU market, including by introducingtion of due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the significant amount of embodied deforestation linked to animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, and to reduce EU consumption of risk commodities, by promoting more plant based diets and low input extensive livestock farming that does not depend on protein rich feed such as soy;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the private sector to be more involved in the fight against deforestationactive in the fight against deforestation and human rights violations embodied in their supply chains and investments, fulfilling without further delay their zero deforestation commitments and ensuring full transparency on their compliance with their commitments; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibilityfrontrunners; calls on the Commission to encourage companies to transition to global sustainable supply chains;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the letter of more than 700 scientists calling for a scientifically-sound revision of the Renewable Energy Directive, in particular excluding certain types of woody biomass from counting towards the target and from the eligibility to receive support;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues andbut recommends that the Commission includego beyond this; encourages the Commission to formalise partnership agreements, which include the protection of forests and ecosystems, the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including women, as well as support for environmentalists in these dialoguethe effective participation of civil society actors and environmentalists;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, but considers that such assistance should produce measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and actionsensuring the recognition of land tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and incorporating substantial direct support to civil society in partner countries to ensure a balanced and equitable political dialogue;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning; calls on the Commission to encourage that legal reform processes in producer countries are done with the effective and meaningful participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, with special attention for the effective participation of women;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planningthe protection and restoration of forests, and to provide guidance and specific measures on land use planning and no -regret adaptation options, in particular nature- based solutions;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management orintact and old-growth forests, plantation, sustainable forest management, close-to-nature management, deforestation-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation and human rights violations-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls the Commission to restart the negotiations for an international legally binding forest convention, that would contribute to the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests and to provide for their multiple and complementary functions and uses, including action towards reforestation, afforestation and forest conservation, while taking into account social, economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual needs of present and future generations, and recognising the vital role of all types of forests in maintaining the ecological processes and balance, and supporting the identity, culture and the rights of indigenous people, their communities and other communities and forest dwellers;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of agroforestry systems, characterised by higher effectivity of land use than other agricultural systems, for agricultural production, diversification, climate change mitigation and adaptation and prevention of desertification; stresses that at EU level, present and past rules of CAP reforms have been co-responsible for their systematic destruction and prevention of rejuvenation; calls for a change in order to systematically incentivise existing high- nature value agroforestry systems, facilitate their restoration and provide capacity building to streamline this method of production;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Highlights that there is a significant difference in delivery of ecosystem services by different types of forest stands; reiterates that according to FAO definition, all types fall under the same category of forests; considers this problematic and calls for a process of developing separate categories;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Regrets that the Communication lacks any mention of mangrove forests, the world-scale degradation of which is a major problem both from a climate and biodiversity point of view, as well as for the livelihood of respective local communities;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adoptenvisaged and concluded trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain provisions relating to forestbinding and legally enforceable provisions relating to forests, ecosystems and human rights, proper enforcement mechanisms and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation or ecosystem destruction;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain binding and enforceable provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead toprevention of deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends thatCalls on the Commission to assess the possibility of including forest protection provisionbinding & legally enforceable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that the Commission assess the possibility of including binding and enforceable forest protection provisions in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade agreements on the state of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments and other relevant assessment methods, and that the conclusions of these assessmentsse assessments and conclusions are discussed with all relevant stakeholders, and that no negotiation of a trade agre subsequentlyement is concluded without takening into account when deciding whether to conclude such agreethe conclusions of these assessments;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including nativeural, intact and old-growth European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for the development of a policy and financial incentives for non- intervention management regime in the most valuable forest areas of the EU;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant industrial sectors towards activities that do not cause deforestation; also considers it necessary to introduce mandatory due diligence on deforestation risk for the finance sector to ensure it is not enabling or contributing to deforestation, ecosystem conversion and degradation, or human rights violations;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the Just Transition Fund be adopted and implemented in line with the ''do no harm'' principle of the European Green Deal and that it does not increase pressure on the world’s, including European, forests;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate forest- and human rights related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to consider making investments and support conditional on compliance with these eleforest and ecosystem protection and related human rights a priority in investments;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take specific steps to harmonise data and improve the availability of information and data obtained through existing and new monitoring and assessment tools relating to forests, and to ensure that thise information is disseminated in a form that is accessible, user-friendly and comprehensible to the public, consumers and the private sector and ready to use by policy makers;