6 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that forests not only are essential to the environment, but also contribute to the achievement of social and economic objectives, for example by providing timber, improving the general living environment and, protecting crops and developing rural areas; forests are a major source of funding for rural communities, revenue being generated by timber harvesting and activities relating to forestry, hunting and tourism;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the European Union can take action to support, coordinate and supplement forestry policy initiatives by the Member States, the objective being to achieve the sustainable development of forests, while helping to enhance quality of life for European citizens and to foster the development of rural areas by consolidating all the economic, social, cultural and environmental goods and services provided by forests;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Observes that climate change will have different consequences for different European forest types, which means that adaptation strategies must be decided on at regional or local level but coordinated at EU level; takes the view that national forestry plans must be subject to specific and quantifiable ex ante and ex post evaluation criteria;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that forests are of major benefit in terms of public goods, for which the market reward is insufficient; the European Union should provide assistance to forest owners from funding instruments as a reward for their efforts to implement measures to protect the genetic diversity of forests; reaffirms Parliament's view regarding the need for EU-funded support payments for additional areas, thereby rewarding farmers and foresters for reducing carbon emissions per production unit and/or increasing carbon storage in the soil, using sustainable production methods, and taking into consideration the storage and substitution effects in the context of the use of wood;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to draw up and promote good practice guidelines with regard to forestryprovide assistance for forestry and to identify best practice guidelines, so as to help ensure that forests are able to withstand the effects of climate change; such guidelines should be adapted to the needs of owners and local communities and based on the principles of sustainable management;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the EU should support sustainable forest management through funding forsupport and promotion of forestry activities of benefit to it; special attention should be given in this respect to forestry undertakings, most of which are small or medium sized; they must be encouraged to modernise and restructure in order to meet the new challenges arising from climate change and the economic crisis;