7 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the four-yearly congress of the IUCN in Hawaii in 2016 and its Motion 066 on mitigating the impacts of palm oil expansion and operations on biodiversity,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs, water grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and, improving governance and promoting sustainable production methods;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the strengthening of the rights of indigenous peoples to use their land and for gender equality in access to land;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the need to help developing countries to improve their human capacities;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, that efforts are made to conserve biodiversity, that sustainable cultivation techniques are used, that child labour is excluded and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on theall products containing palm oil;