4 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries of 25 February 2016 on fisheries aspects within the international agreement on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the Convention of 22 September 1992 for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) and its entry into force on 25 March 1998,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas interest in the Arctic and its resources is increasing because of the changing environment of the area, and resource scarcity; whereas the region’s geopolitical importance is growing; whereas climate change effects and growing competition for access to the Arctic and natural resources, and increasing economic activities have brought (security) risks to the region, including challenges to human security, but also new opportunities as regards the development opportunities for a ‘blue’ and ‘green’ economy; whereas as a result of climate change new navigation routes will open and new fishing grounds and natural resources will become available resulting in an increase in human activity in the region;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Arctic seait is estimated that in areas around the Arctic sea some one and a half billion tonnes of carbon is stored, ice has diminished significantly since 1981, the areas under permafrost are decreasing, causing the risk of incidental release of huge amounts of carbon dioxide and methanestored in the ground and methane, which is particularly damaging in the short term, into the atmosphere, the snow cover continues to decrease and the melting glaciers are contributing to globally rising sea levels; whereas it has been noticed that the sea ice is disappearing at an even faster pace than the models predict; whereas climate change is advancing at the fastest pace inthe polar regions are warming faster than the rest of the polar regionsnet;