Activities of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2020/2273(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (debate)
Amendments (168)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)1a , _________________ 1a OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19–40,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the report of FOREST EUROPE of 17 December 2020on the State of Europe's Forests,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the IPCC special report Global Warming of 1.5°C and the IPCC special report The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 15 October 2020 on The state of nature in the European Union - the status and trends in 2013 -2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives of 15 October 2020 (COM(2020) 635);
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the EEA report of October 2020 on the State of nature in the EU Results from reporting under the nature directives 2013-2018;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Reports of the European Court of Auditors on "Sustainable use of plant protection products: limited progress in measuring and reducing risks" (05/2020), "Biodiversity on farmland: CAP contribution has not halted the decline" (13/2020), "Protection of wild pollinators in the EU — Commission initiatives have not borne fruit" (15/2020), and "Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep" (26/2020),
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors special report entitled Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not Deep, published on 26 November 2020,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 d (new)
Citation 11 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 February 2016 on an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking(COM/2016/087);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 February 2016 on an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking(COM/2016/087);
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
- having regard to the JRC Science for policy report of 13 October 2020 entitled Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: An EU ecosystem assessment, published,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on a Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability,1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0201.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention), the Bucharest Convention on the protection of the black sea, the Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, and the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Parliament has declared a climate and environmental emergency and approved an ambitious Climate Law report; whereas biodiversity loss and climate change, reinforce each other, representing equal threats to life on our planet, and as such, should be urgently tackled together;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Court of Auditors has highlighted serious shortcomings in Union policies related to the protection or restoration of biodiversity, including but not limited to inadequate measures to protect or restore biodiversity, lack of implementation and funding, and inappropriate indicators to measure progress; whereas future Union policies should remedy and address said shortcomings;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities play an essential part to preserve the world’s biodiversity and global biodiversity targets cannot be achieved without the recognition of their rights;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas key ecosystems deliver numerous services essential to food and agriculture, including supply of freshwater, protection against hazards and provision of habitats for species such as fish and pollinators, which are declining at a sharp rate;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas biodiversity is crucial for food security, human well-being and development worldwide; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted areas of inequalities across agri-food systems, and the necessity to adapt and improve smallholder production sustainably, ensure that the livelihoods of rural populations are more resilient, transform agri-food-systems, and reorient agriculture towards climate sustainability;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the upcoming international agreement under the CBD aim to establish the European and global framework on biodiversity up to 2030; whereas the EU must seize these occasions to incorporate the lessons drawn from the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak into its policies and objectives, with a view to restoring and maintaining healthy environments and functioning ecosystems;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the findings of the 2020 ECA and EEAs reports, there is a lack of an effective, well-managed and well-connected network of marine protected areas resulting in limited protection of marine biodiversity;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas according to the JRC 2020 report, invasive alien species (IAS) are now present in all ecosystems and are threatening urban ecosystems and grasslands in particular;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the evidence available suggests that it is not too late to halt and reverse current trends in the decline of biodiversity4 provided very substantial changes and innovations are implemented on a short timescale, while involving a wide range of actors at all scales and across all sectors of society 4; _________________ 4 Global Biodiversity Outlook 5.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Parliament adopted a resolution on EU Pollinators Initiative 1a, which confirms its strong position regarding the importance of pollinators protection, particularly in context of risk and exposure to chemicals and transformative change of agricultural practices; _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the blue economy, supposed to double by 2030, represents a real opportunity for the sustainable development of maritime and coastal activities,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas 70% of emerging diseases and pandemics have an animal origin1a; _________________ 1ahttps://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020- 12/IPBES%20Workshop%20on%20Biodi versity%20and%20Pandemics%20Report _0.pdf
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the ocean is one, and its good environmental status is vital to ensuring its resilience and its continued provision of ecosystem services such as CO2 absorption and oxygen production; whereas the IPCC special report entitled "The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", specifies that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; whereas the IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and underlines the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution on ecosystems, as well as to enhance natural carbon sinks;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EFSA Bee Guidance Document has not been adopted yet and its review has not been successfully finalised, and the process of Biocides - Pollinators Guidance Document by ECHA is ongoing; whereas even full application of the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance would leave butterflies, moths and hoverflies unprotected by the pesticide approval regime;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the European Union still faces large implementation gaps to effectively manage the Natura 2000 network; whereas current and future climate change impacts should be also incorporated under management guidelines of Natura 2000;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas forest account for 43% of the EU’s land area and contain 80% of its terrestrial biodiversity;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas forestry activities are the second largest pressure category reported for species, affecting in particular arthropods, mammals and non-vascular plants; whereas many forest-dependent species are reported to be affected by the removal of dead, dying and old trees (including salvage logging), forest management reducing old-growth forests and clear-cutting;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas, according to the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report, both the illegal and legal trade in, and use of, wildlife significantly contributes to biodiversity decline, and the destruction of natural habitats and the exploitation of wildlife are linked to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas soil is a shared resource and its biodiversity is under increasing pressure; whereas EU-wide monitoring of soil biodiversity, trends in its range and volume, should complement regular LUCAS survey of physico-chemical parameters in long-term;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the good ecological status of our environment is vital to fight climate change; whereas the ocean and forests are two major ecosystems playing a fundamental role in climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas according to the IPBES, pollution is one of the five drivers of biodiversity loss; whereas it is estimated that robust information exists for about 500 chemicals and by April 2019, ECHA considered 450 substances as being sufficiently regulated; whereas another 10 000 substances are considered to have their risks fairly well characterised, while limited risk information is available for around 20 000 substances; whereas the majority, around 70 000 substances have hardly any information on their hazards or exposures; whereas significant knowledge gaps regarding all impacts of chemicals on the biodiversity and environment need to be urgently closed;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas climate change affects biodiversity as climate variables largely determine the geographical distribution ranges of species; whereas in areas where the climate is no longer suitable, some species shift their geographical ranges and others go extinct locally, depending on their dispersal capacities; whereas species phenology and physiology, community structures and ecosystem functions are also exacerbating the challenge to manage and conserve biodiversity;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas biodiversity loss associated with transformation of landscapes can lead to increased emerging disease risk in some cases, where species that adapt well to human- dominated landscapes are also able to harbour pathogens that pose a high risk of zoonotic transmission;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas biodiversity conservation and conservation of insects are inextricably linked; whereas the framework and actions of the current EU Pollinators Initiative require reinforcement and effective integration across EU sectoral policies; whereas monitoring, research and other activities related to insect protection are fragmented, often inadequate, under- funded or non-existing on national level; whereas it proves beneficial to stimulate joint activities of citizens, municipalities, farmers, associations, businesses, educational institutions, other societal players and authorities to engage in nature conservation and restoration;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas Nature-based solutions (NbS) have the potential to provide a strong policy connection between the three Rio Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Desertification providing an opportunity for Presidencies and Secretariats of all three agreements to work together to achieve closer linkages towards the 2021 Year for Nature to address climate change and biodiversity loss in an integrated and coherent manner;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas ecological restoration, which is critical for conservation, climate adaptation and provision of ecosystem services, should integrate health considerations to avoid potential increased disease risk resulting from increased human-livestock-wildlife contact;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas marine hotspots such as coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds are strongly degraded and threated by climate change and pollution;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas resilient ecosystems are rich in species; whereas Natura 2000 contributes to the conservation of species but many other threatened species remain outside this network; whereas the widening of protected areas is intended to safeguard biodiversity, contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption and generate substantial returns in investment and job opportunities;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the assessment in the state of nature in the European Union report shows that the EU has not yet managed to stop the decline of protected habitat types and species of EU conservation concern;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. regrets that EU Member States have not met the 2020 objective of a good environmental status for marine waters as specified in the Marine Strategic Framework Directive; recalls that the MSFD will play a crucial role in the implementation of the biodiversity strategy objectives;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of holistically recognising the linkages between human health, animal health and biodiversity through the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed; further calls on the Commission to present, in collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, a European Strategy against pandemics, including pandemics from zoonotic origins; believes that such a Strategy should put in place pandemic preparedness and prevention, further address the drivers of biodiversity loss, ensure long-term resilience, and ultimately contribute to the overall objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; underlines that adhering to the ‘One Welfare’ framework would further enhance global health and wellbeing; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. whereas, in order to preserve the full scale of forest biodiversity and provide crucial microhabitats on which a number of species, including protected ones, are dependent, it is essential to strictly protect a proportion of forest areas from any form of active human intervention;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that only one target from the Biodiversity Strategy 2020 was met (to protect 10% of marine areas and 17% of terrestrial areas), and underlines therefore that all targets from the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 should be clearly defined and measurable in order to be achieved;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that there is a direct link between biodiversity loss, deforestation, destruction of habitats and risk of zoonotic diseases or pandemics;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights that conservation of protected areas and measures that reduce unsustainable exploitation of high biodiversity regions will reduce the wildlife-livestock-human contact interface and help prevent the spill over of novel pathogens;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and 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 needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented; emphasises that primary forests are irreplaceable and the loss of primary forests cannot be compensated by a new forest-based approach;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and 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 needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented, as well as the proper management of these areas thanks to better human and financial resources;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the ongoing participatory processes of defining, mapping and monitoring primary and old- growth forests, aiming to ensure their conservation; believes that these efforts and the implementation of the Strategy should take into account national conditions;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the network of Marine protected areas through enhanced management, stronger spatial planning, evaluations and enforcement in order to increase ecological coherence and connectivity of marine protected areas;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for the strategy to observe the principle of subsidiarity as well as to recognise the EU’s competences in the area of protection of the environment, including forests;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Further believes that the 10 % of land should be set aside for wilderness and non-intervention management;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. 4 b. Underlines that the Antarctica territory is home to an extremely rich wildlife ecosystem of flora and fauna, which are already subject to many cumulative pressures such as marine pollution, climate change, increasing ocean temperatures: calls therefore on the establishment of marine protected areas in the Southern (Antarctic) Ocean;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to update the Adaptive management guidance in Natura 2000, which involves the consideration of potential regional impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems and the design of management actions that take those impacts into account;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that according to the EEA report, existing management effectiveness standards are insufficiently known and understood among practitioners; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States for more targeted capacity building and better EU guidance on management effectiveness;
Amendment 334 #
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 restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory inside and outside of the already protected areas; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed; believes that progress in this regard must be assessed regularly at both Member States’ and EU level;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WStrongly welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, as stated in the state of nature in the European Union Report on the status and trends in 2013 -2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives, in spite of Member States’ measures, conservation status and trends did not improve over the reporting period; in fact, for many species and habitat types, including those for which Natura 2000 designation is a key conservation delivery mechanism, they deteriorated further; notes that some Member States failed to take the necessary conservation measures, or at least to the extent required, and in some cases even to adequately identify them;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that blue carbon which represents the carbon stored in marine and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, offers a wide range of mitigation and adaptation benefits; underlines that when degraded or destroyed, these ecosystems emit into the atmosphere and the ocean the carbon they have stored for centuries and become sources of greenhouse gas emissions, calls therefore for the reinforced protection and restoration of these ecosystems;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to offer support in the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy, for changing farming practices, especially for rewetting peatlands and restoring high diversity grasslands, and avoid operating against its restoration objectives;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly supports the proposed actions and commitments under the EU Nature Restoration Plan and calls upon the Member States for a thorough and swift implementation thereof;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the commitments to ensure no deterioration in conservation trends and status of all protected habitats and species by 2030 and to ensure that on Member States level at least 30 % of species and habitats not currently in favourable status are in that category or show a strong positive trend; calls on the Member States to adopt national Restoration Plans offering supporting measures and activities to deliver environmental recovery on both national and EU level; considers it essential to foresee clear measurable time-bound targets, to publish the plans and their assessments in due time and to ensure their reinforcement with other sectoral policies, their planning and financial instruments;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of protected area governance and cooperation that engages landowners, fishermen, users and local stakeholders for the successful implementation of the Strategy at all levels; believes that Member States should carefully evaluate compensation measures, when the financial income and ownership rights are being compromised, as a result of additional designation of protected areas;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Strongly regrets the alarming decline of pollinators, which are a key indicator of the health of the environment and provide crucial ecosystem services; calls on the Commission and Member States to address all requests expressed in its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative without further delays; calls for an urgent revision of the Initiative and development of a new EU strategy for pollinator protection with sufficient resources devoted to this end; believes that the new cross-sectoral strategy must entail a new EU-wide Pollinator Monitoring Framework with robust schemes deployed on Member States level, interim milestones, clear time-bound objectives, indicators and targets, including new legal pollinator restoration target and impact indicator1a, and necessary capacity building; _________________ 1aAs per the commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative: Action 5C https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/c onservation/species/pollinators/documents /EU_pollinators_initiative.pdf
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to address those direct drivers in their CAP Strategic Plans, and asks the Commission to assess them on the basis of the relevant quantified objective of the Biodiversity Strategy as voted by the European parliament on October 23, 2020; in addition, calls on the Commission, once national Strategic Plans are approved, to carry out an independent assessment of their aggregated expected impact; considers that, in case this analysis reveals an insufficient joint effort in relation to the ambition of the European Green Deal, the Commission should take appropriate action, such as requesting Member States to modify their CAP strategic plans or tabling amendments to the CAP Strategic Plan regulation as voted by the European parliament on October 23, 2020;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that illegal logging is a driver of the loss of biodiversity in the EU; stresses the need for the EU to do more to stop illegal logging practices; urges the Commission to take urgent action through close monitoring of measures taken by the Member States and through the enforcement of existing EU laws; calls on the Commission to swiftly pursue infringement procedures when breaches occur as well as to follow through on illegal logging cases through organisms such as the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF);
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination targetconceptualises soil and major threats, including loss of soil’s biodiversity, sets out objectives, indicators, measurable targets and timeline in order to preserve soil functions and tackle all main soil threats, establishes a legal obligation to act and take precautions to prevent or minimise adverse effects;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target, including against microplastic pollution;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to build on the recommendations of the Commission1b which facilitate reaching compliance of national Strategic Plans with the goals of the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; believes that the Plans should foresee adequate financial resources earmarked for environmental restoration of agricultural and rural landscape area; _________________ 1bStaff Working Documents: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/staf f-working-document-com-2020-846- recommendations-member-states-regards- their-strategic-plan-cap_en
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the emergence of new maritime activities and the development of the blue economy requires the European Union to promote a paradigm shift in the maritime spatial planning taking into account the spatial dimension of maritime and coastal activities together with biodiversity; encourages innovative urban and coastal planning relying in particular on the development of infrastructures with positive impacts, such as marine renewable energies with artificial reefs and other innovations promoting reef effect and reserve effect, contributing to the restoration of ecosystems;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that there is an urgent need to strengthen the maritime vision in the new strategies of the European Union, in particular in the follow-up of the Green Deal for Europe, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm-to-Fork strategy;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set specific ambitious targets on urban biodiversity, nature-based solutions and, the reinforcement of terrestrial and marine ecological corridors, green infrastructure and to develop a Trans-European Network for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked to the Trans- European Nature Network (TEN-N);
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the development of nature based solutions and green infrastructure in coastal cities, which are generally located near wetlands, to preserve biodiversity and coastal ecosystems as well as to strengthen the sustainable development of the economy, tourism and coastal landscapes, which also help to improve resilience to climate change in these vulnerable areas, particularly affected by sea level rise;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high-diversity landscape features, - provided that food self-sufficiency and stability of the EU are not jeopardised and food imports from non-EU countries are not increased, which will be reduced in the EU as a result of organic farming - which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that certain biodiversity hotspots in the European Union are in a critical state such as the Mediterranean area and that preservation and restoration efforts, notably at regional level, should be intensified;
Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the importance of continuing and stepping up the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, fisheries control and penalties for associated criminal practices, given that intrinsically polluting and illegal activities contribute to the deterioration of the marine environment;
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages the Commission to scale up collaboration especially for marine ecosystems and the designation of marine ecological corridors;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully aligned with the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; stresses the need for the Forest Strategy to recognise the EU’s competences in the area of protection of the environment, including forests; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, which should also be incorporated into the Forest Strategy;
Amendment 674 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation, reversal of ecosystem degradation measures and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation-free value chains; is of the opinion that the new EU legal framework should prevent the entry into the EU single market commodities that have contributed to deforestation as described in the resolution of 22 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation- and ecosystems deterioration free value chains;
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to analyse and assess whether the instauration of a « price on nature », taking into account nature’s contribution to economic growth, would enable to limit and rationalise the exploitation and impact on species, ecosystems and therefore contribute to halt biodiversity loss;
Amendment 712 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that biodiversity is threatened by climate change through natural disasters and extreme weather disturbances, including cyclones, storms, droughts, erosion, heat waves and fires, as well as rising sea level, rising sea surface temperature, flooding of coastal areas, and increasing ocean acidity, and that coastal regions and islands are particularly impacted;
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial and marine species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2°C scenarioglobal warming scenario and that these temperature increases will most likely be exceeded with the current trajectory; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU; as a complementary measure to decreasing green house gas emissions; emphasises that removals by natural carbon sinks should be complementary and additional to the prioritisation of swift reductions of direct greenhouse gas emissions, including when implementing the EU’s 2030 climate target;
Amendment 733 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to assess the magnitude of expected changes on biodiversity by performing a sensitivity analysis of the responses of species geographical distributions to climate change and to support Member States to adequately channel these assessments into national policies; stresses that expected changes in abundance and distribution (e.g. a potential northwards migration) should thus also be addressed in future reporting under the Nature Directives and taken into account within the context of the new Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the establishment of an Intergovernmental panel on ocean change;
Amendment 744 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to preparesent a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improvensures coherence and interconnections for future actions, and formally integrates commitments under the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement; Nationally-Determined Contributions of the Paris Agreement; underlines the importance of creating a formal coordination structure as soon as possible, as well as better coordination of reporting, monitoring, assessment and review of both climate and biodiversity plans in the future;
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the IUCN and the EEA, to present guidelines, definitions and strict principles of implementation and optimisation tools to clearly define NbS as biodiversity-inclusive and guide decisions on where to implement NbS to maximise nature connectivity, benefits and synergies between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses that the post-2020 global biodiversity framework should commit Parties to incorporate NbS that protect and restore biodiversity and ecosystem integrity into both National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 765 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)
Subheading 6 a (new)
Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WStrongly 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 binding; expects these EU-wide key commitments to be translated into specific binding national values, which reflect different starting points of Member States, as soon as possible; 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;
Amendment 782 #
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 binding; 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 reasonsalls on the Commission to review Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on Maximum Residue Levels of pesticides (MRL) to incorporate animal health and the environmental risks as criteria of the legislation; considers this approach would be a way to ensure a fair treatment for EU farmers who endeavours to protect biodiversity as well as to ensure them a level-playing field;
Amendment 783 #
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 binding and have an explicit connection with the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability; underlines the link between the Biodiversity, Farm to Fork, and Chemical strategies in this regard; 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;
Amendment 796 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Expresses its concern over the burden of synthetic chemicals in the air, water and soil on the environment and that according to the EEA this burden is unlikely to decrease due to projected increase in chemical production, continued emissions of persistent and hazardous chemicals, including EDCs, flame retardants or PFAS, and their combined effects; highlights therefore the urgent need to reduce the pressures from all sources of pollution, among others by reducing the use of hazardous chemicals, stricter risk managements measures and transition towards the zero-pollution ambition and use of chemicals sustainable and safe by design;
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Regrets that the assessment of the impacts of chemicals on the environment and biodiversity tends to be underestimated and undervalued in the socio-economic analysis during the authorisation process under REACH; is concerned by the continuous use and authorisation of hazardous chemicals with negative impacts on the environment or in cases of missing safety data on environmental endpoints; calls on the Commission, in its role as risk manager, to take greater consideration of the impacts of chemicals, including their chronic and long-term effects, on the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 809 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to include in its revision of the implementing measures of the Market Authorisation for Pesticides provisions to respect the EU- wide objective of pesticides reduction set by the Biodiversity Strategy, in particular by including environmental provisions in the criteria to grant market access to a pesticides in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; considers that when it is concluded by the EFSA that there is a high risk for the environment, an approval decision under that Regulation should not be granted;
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 831 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly regrets the decline of pollinators, which are a key indicator of the health of the environment; reiterates the position expressed in its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative5 and calls for an urgent revision of the initiative; recalls its objection of 23 October 2019 as regards the assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees5a and calls on the Commission and EFSA to ensure that the review of the Bee Guidance Document does not reduce the ambition of the previous Bee Guidance Document; notes that EFSA is designing its own modelization system, ApisRAM, which appears to be more in line with the biology of honeybees than BeeHAVE and less open to conflict of interests; insists that the 2013 Bee Guidance Document should be made operational for wild bees; _________________ 5 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0104.
Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the protection of Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees, within the review process of the Bee Guidance Document does not fall below the level of protection intended by the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance and that it addresses both toxic and chronic toxicity as well as larvae toxicity and other species; calls for increased transparency of the review process;
Amendment 851 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy are fully reflected in the future Zero Pollution Action Plan, which should also address noise, including underwater noise pollution, and light pollution;
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights that diffuse pollution, such as treated or untreated waste water, or water that runs off from the urban or agricultural environment such as discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus threatens the marine environment with eutrophication due to the high concentration of nutrients, which contaminate extensively marine plants and wildlife, leading to the proliferation of ‘dead zones’;
Amendment 862 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the need to increase knowledge about nano- and microplastic pollution and its effect on the environment; points out that this lack of knowledge is detrimental to policy-making and that more research is needed to understand this phenomena and develop ambitious measures;
Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the list of Union concern represents less than 6 % of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to step up action and ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non- native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest; urges the Commission to urgently revise the listing processes, together with prevention, control or eradication plans for those affecting critically endangered species as determined by science;
Amendment 873 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the list of Union concern represents less than 6 % of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white listsor positive lists as soon as possible and by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 880 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that investments in restoration activities and in avoiding land degradation by far exceed the costs; believes that the EU Taxonomy can be a useful tool in the future to scale up public and private investments to implement the Biodiversity Strategy and EU Nature Restoration Plan or to track biodiversity- friendly spending in EU public finance; calls therefore on the Commission to prevent any delays in its adoption;
Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that the introduction of IAS is also linked to other stressors such as marine litter that can be a vector for invasive alien species as it can provide a surface on which many species, organisms or bacteria can cling, which can alter the balance of marine ecosystems, or the dispersal of IAS through ballast waters of shipping activities;
Amendment 902 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, including in its external action and in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), on the basis of the EU Taxonomy; calls for the effective application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle to biodiversity across EU spending and programmes; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards; recalls that, as agreed by the co- legislators, the Recovery and Resilience Facility should contribute to mainstream biodiversity action in the Union policies; notes therefore that Member States should be encouraged to include biodiversity actions in the Recovery and Resilience Plans;
Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the at least EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an increasing annual trend of biodiversity expenditure in order to meet the commitments of the co-legislators within the MFF and the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 933 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation; calls the Commission to provide clear guidelines and incentives to mobilise private finance for biodiversity and encourage divestment from harmful activities by companies;
Amendment 943 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of allassess which subsidies are harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxationcoherent and cross- sectorial approach with a view to their phasing out as soon as possible and by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 956 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to achieve the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy in the most effective and least burdensome way for the economic operators;
Amendment 959 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission to provide an ambitious and forward looking framework integrating legislative measures and financial incentives for both public and private sector to support biodiversity actions as part of the upcoming Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy; stresses that the framework should facilitate both the deployment of biodiversity loss-free supply chains in Europe and the financing of ecosystems restoration;
Amendment 968 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need for a legally binding biodiversity governance framework, similar to the Climate Law, which steers a path to 2050 through a set of binding objectives, including targets for 2030 and the COP15 commitments, and which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; calls on the Commission to submit a legal proposal to this end in 2022; stresses that increasing human and financial capacity at local, Member State and EU-level will be critical for an effective governance framework, alongside more clarity on specific sectorial commitments and integration into international target deliveries;
Amendment 980 #
24a. Regrets that the lack of a Monitoring and Review Mechanism for the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 has hindered progress towards the established objectives; believes that due to the trans- boundary and cross-sectorial nature of biodiversity there is an urgent need to integrate all existing monitoring tools at EU-level into one comprehensive monitoring and review Mechanism for the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 including terrestrial and marine biodiversity;
Amendment 981 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Strongly welcomes the outcome of the Consultation on the renewed sustainable finance strategy in which a vast majority of stakeholders believed the EU’s finance agenda should better reflect biodiversity loss, notably by developing EU reporting standards, establishing methodologies for natural capital accounting, developing clear metrics and methodologies or enhance due diligence on infrastructure projects;
Amendment 984 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to also look at the opportunities that retail investment could offer to support the financing of biodiversity actions, enabling all citizens to take part in the financing of the ecological transition;
Amendment 989 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Stresses that it is essential for the upcoming Non Financial Reporting Directive review to integrate requirements covering both climate and biodiversity requirements;
Amendment 991 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Calls on the Commission to develop a new indicator assessing the biodiversity-friendly investment gap at EU level that would be published on an annual basis; stresses that such an indicator would generate clarity and enable to redirect investments towards biodiversity related actions;
Amendment 992 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24e. Recalls the commitment of the European Commission to finance the green part - including biodiversity actions - of the Recovery and Resilience plan via the issuance of green bonds; stresses that this will make the EU become the world leader in Green bonds;
Amendment 996 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Insists that the objectives set by the European Union in terms of protection of the biodiversity should be reflected in its external action with third countries and be fully integrated in partnership strategies and agreements, such as fisheries agreement where the European Union can help third countries develop their capacity building to halt biodiversity loss, which can be particularly at stake in those areas;
Amendment 999 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that wildlife rescue centres and sanctuaries receive adequate financial support; highlights that these facilities play a critical role within the EU in supporting Member States’ obligations to fight against wildlife trafficking and in ensuring the welfare of confiscated wild animals;
Amendment 1003 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Reiterates its concern that the staffing of the Directorate General for Environment has undergone significant reductions in the last years and its HR level represents only 1,3 % of all Commission staff; believes that a sufficient level of qualified staff is a precondition for the successful implementation and enforcement of Union policies, including the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its targets;
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building and cooperation among authorities, citizens, scientists, professionals and other stakeholders in general; believes that investing in strengthening and expanding the pool of taxonomic expertise in the Member States is of particular importance;
Amendment 1033 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that greater research is urgently needed to understand biodiversity tipping points, and how biodiversity collapse could impact essential services, such as food provision;
Amendment 1034 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recommends the EU to join the global call of the ‘UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration’ (2021-2031), to massively scale up to protect and revive ecosystems all around the world;
Amendment 1043 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Encourages the establishment of educational marine protected areas to increase collaboration and participation of all stakeholders and improve knowledge and awareness on how to protect marine biodiversity for citizens;
Amendment 1048 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Encourages research regarding the melting of glaciers and the permafrost, caused by climate change, in order to further analysed and avoid the potential issues about the release of viruses trapped in the ice;
Amendment 1050 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11
Subheading 11
Amendment 1051 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11
Subheading 11
International action, trade, and ocean governance
Amendment 1056 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the position expressed in its resolution of 16 January 2020 on COP156 on biodiversity and the need for a post- 2020 binding agreement, with smart targets and a robust implementation framework, similar to the Paris Agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030; stresses the need for a science- based, independent, harmonised and transparent review mechanism on the progress of the Parties to meeting the targets; _________________ 6 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0015.
Amendment 1063 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to champion an ambitious governance model in international UN negotiations on marine biodiversity and marine genetic resources beyond national jurisdictions; calls to recognise the ocean as a global common, with a view to a new approach in the preamble that prioritises individual and collective responsibilities over the traditional principles of freedom and sovereign rights, as laid down in the Law of the Sea, and thus ensures that the ocean is protected;
Amendment 1065 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Highlights the importance of long- term EU support for the most important ecosystem, biodiversity hotspots and protected areas in Africa; welcomes the new ‘NaturAfrica’ initiative and its potential to benefit conservation, economic recovery, security and local populations; calls for the development of similar initiatives for other regions while extending Key Biodiversity Areas to contribute to increasing the resilience of developing countries to Climate Change;
Amendment 1066 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes note of the failure of the World Trade Organisation Members to conclude the ongoing negotiations on fisheries subsidies by the end of 2020; calls on the Union to play a more prominent role in bringing these negotiations to an agreement, while showing more ambition towards a rapid phasing out of harmful fisheries subsidies, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 14;
Amendment 1070 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls again the Commission to provide for the enforceability of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapter of our Free Trade Agreements; is of the opinion that this should be done through the inclusion of proportionate and progressive sanction provisions in TSD chapters;
Amendment 1076 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to crack down on illegal wildlife trade; considers that the Biodiversity Strategy fails to recognise legal wildlife trade as a driver of biodiversity loss as well; urges the Commission to address the impact of legal and illegal wildlife trade as a whole on biodiversity and global health, to promote and assist third countries in seriously restricting or ending the trade and sale of wildlife for human consumption while taking into account the legitimate consideration of subsistence hunting by Indigenous People and local communities for household consumption; calls on the Union to champion this idea in all relevant international fora;
Amendment 1078 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Stresses the need to revise the EU’s integrated maritime policy with a view to establishing a strategic framework that incorporates all marine environment laws, encourages, in that sense, to support a strategic approach for topics that overlap between marine biodiversity, climate policy and the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 1082 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Underlines the impact of illegal wild meat trafficking into the EU on the biodiversity of the meat's countries of origin as well as of the EU through the potential import of pathogens; highlights the lack of knowledge as regards the magnitude and routes of this traffic; calls on the Commission to make full use of the potential of the pilot project "International Wild Meat Trafficking: developing new tools and policies to halt this underreported crime in the EU" adopted by the Parliament to remedy this and better fight this traffic;
Amendment 1083 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Stresses the strong links between biodiversity loss and increasing emergence of pandemics; calls on the EU to promote during the upcoming COP 15 the establishment of a supranational scientific council to identify policy options, monitor and prevent the root causes of pandemics resulting from environmental degradation and biodiversity loss; calls on the Parties to commit to a reduction and elimination of wildlife trade of high-risk disease species;
Amendment 1084 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Invites the Commission to implement and follow the recommendations established by the Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters;
Amendment 1087 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to work with the international community to recognise the contribution of indigenous people and local communities in the protection of biodiversity, to guarantee their rights, and to support their participation in decision- making processes;
Amendment 1088 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Strongly supports the integration of human rights in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework;
Amendment 1089 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Welcomes the Biodiversity Strategy's commitment to revise by 2021 the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking to step up efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade both within the EU and globally; calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking is fully integrated into the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, receives adequate funding and includes baselines and measurable indicators so that progress can be assessed and objectives delivered within a specified timeframe;
Amendment 1091 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to ensure the full implementation of the biodiversity provisions in all EU Free Trade Agreements; calls on the Commission to make use of all tools available to this end, including sanctions in cases of non- compliance;
Amendment 1093 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Stresses that environmental crimes constitute a threat to peace and security, and often converge with other serious crimes such as corruption, cybercrimes and financial crimes; therefore calls on the EU to adopt a new legislation similar to the US Lacey Act that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any foreign law;
Amendment 1094 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)
Paragraph 27 g (new)
27g. Considers that the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) from 2021 onwards can act as an important driver of change for biodiversity restoration and preservation worldwide; therefore calls for at least 10% of annual spending under the new NDICI to be dedicated to biodiversity restoration and preservation, and as a critical means of implementing the new Multiannual Financial Framework target spend on biodiversity;
Amendment 1095 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RCalls on all Parties to the CBD to scale up and reinforce action and monitoring against wildlife legal and illegal trafficking and promote the development of specific, measurable, quantifiable targets to this end; reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and asks for similar restrictions for other endangered species, such as tigers;
Amendment 1102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recognises the detrimental effect of commercial wildlife trade, both legal and illegal, on biodiversity, human and animal health and welfare; and calls for the introduction of measures to end the unnecessary commercial trade in endangered species and their parts; believes that a new proposal for legislation should be considered, which would be based on the precautionary principle and the ‘do no harm’ principle at its very core; underlines, furthermore, that the Commission should assess legislative means how to ensure that importation, transhipment, purchase and sale of wildlife taken, processed, transported or sold in violation of laws in the country of origin is prevented;
Amendment 1105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Strongly supports the work undertaken by the Task Force on Nature- related Financial Disclosure and calls on the Commission to fully take it into account in the upcoming renewed sustainable finance strategy; welcomes the political support by France, Canada and the United Kingdom to this initiative;
Amendment 1107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission and the Union to push for the adoption of an ambitious Global Ocean Treaty to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction worldwide in the next session of the Intergovernmental Conference on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction;
Amendment 1111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Notes with concern the spread of zoonotic pathogens from animals to humans and between species and acknowledges that wildlife markets and wildlife trade are seriously contributing to this; regrets the implementation gaps of EU Wildlife Trade Regulations as they do not cover all critical species and do not provide the same protection for captive- bred animals; urges the Commission to jointly address legal commercial trade and illegal trade in the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the upcoming review of the EU Wildlife Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking;
Amendment 1121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; that at the surface, the cumulative mass of floating waste represents only 1% of the plastics discharged into the ocean; whereas the latest scientific research estimates that the level of plastic pollution in the ocean has been greatly underestimated and that there are still major gaps in oceanographic knowledge today; and that a research effort on the dispersion of marine litter in the ocean is crucial to better understand the extent of marine pollution and its impact on marine biodiversity; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 1128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes with alarm that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting directly at least 267 species; calls on the Union to lead negotiations for an international agreement forproviding for binding targets towards plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 1135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Expresses its concerns about the growing damage caused by environmental crime and involvement of organised groups therein; believes that fight against environmental crime needs to be strengthened, in Member States and across their borders; encourages the cooperation between the Commission, and DG JUST, HOME and ENV in particular, and the Member States; stresses that efforts and collaboration must be intensified, including by building adequate capacities on national and regional levels; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to recognize environmental and wildlife crime as serious criminal activity and apply penalties with a strong deterrent effect;
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reiterates its request that the Commission submit in 2021 a strong proposal for an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, by ensuring that the Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect forests and natural ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 1147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the African initiative on the "Great Green Wall" and calls on the Commission to support this project;
Amendment 1164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to fully comply with the obligations set to out in existing EU nature legislation and calls on the Commission to swiftly pursue infringement procedures more swiftly, effectively and transparently, including through the regular follow-up of cases, to remedy all cases of non-compliance and to allocate sufficient resources in order to overcome the current delays; stresses that strategic enforcement can also be delivered through an enhanced environmental implementation review process, with more binding and time-bound commitments;
Amendment 1182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Highlights the need for comprehensive mapping of carbon-and nature-rich areas, the effects of management, habitat condition and other factors in order to inform decision- making on restoration priorities;
Amendment 1185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to speed up implementation and enforcement;
Amendment 1188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on Member States to improve the quality and completeness of their monitoring systems in order to be able to draw firm conclusions as to the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network; notes that for a satisfactory assessment of the effectiveness of Natura 2000-related measures, monitoring should involve collecting more data on areas inside and outside the network and on the quality of conservation management;
Amendment 1211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Highlights its increased expectations related to the quality of impact assessments and calls on the Commission to analyse both cost of action and non-action in terms of immediate and long-term impact on environment and human health;