3 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2017/2030(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully usas well as scientific consensus is not always appropriately considered in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, plant protection, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where scientific evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelinedlately been alarmingly sidelined in public and political debates; believes that broad scientific consensus as best available knowledge should guide responsible political decision making;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; acknowledges that measures such as the greening instruments are already in place and that efforts have already been made by the farming sector; stresses that further initiatives need to consider agriculture and farmers as a part of the solution;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned withConsiders the upcoming reform of the CAP as a starting point to better align food production and environmental needpolicy targets and whichto safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for smart farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP;