19 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 2 #
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 cropfor achieving environmental objectives, and at the same time contribute to better living conditions through the achievement of fully complementary social and economic objectives; forests are a major source of funding for rural communitareas but also for national economies, revenue being generated by activities relating to forestry, berry picking, hunting and tourism;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to Chapter 9: Forestry, of the 4th Assessment Report of the IPPC,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that a vigorous policy to combat climate change is entirely compatible with the ambition for further development of the forest industry as an important branch of industry in Europe; considers that the forest industry should be further developed so that it continues in the future to contribute towards the creation of sustainable economic growth, new jobs and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies andc activity in the Member States, job creation and growth, as well as the EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploitedforests have a great underexploited potential as a renewable source of energy and the sector also offers significant opportunities to serve as a role model in the creation of green jobs; accordingly welcomes the Commission’s public consultation initiative regarding the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving climate-change objectives; calls on the Commission to propose ways of extending these strategies to include the reduction of carbon emissions and carbon sequestration by means of land use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF);
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them, for example through the more efficient allocation of available funding; European forestry policy, particularly under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post-2013 CAP;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to respect the principle of subsidiarity and the role of local and national governments inprincipal responsibility that Member States and local and national governments will continue to have for the implementation and framing of forestry policy;: takes the view that, owing to the diversity of the climate challenges facing different parts of Europe and to the disparities in forest ownership and the differences in ecosystem conditions and objectives within the Union, a common EU policy runs the risk of being too broad to be useful in achieving the necessary climate adaptation;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the important role played by forests in jobs and growth in the national economies as a whole, but also in regional development, especially in rural areas, where the forestry sector makes a major contribution to economic growth, jobs and prosperity;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas forestsustainable forest management and protection should be mainstreamed in all EU policies affecting forests,
Amendment 68 #
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 for reducing carbon emissions per production unit and/or increasing carbon storage in the soil, using sustainable production methods;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit,
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Green Paper on Forest Protection and Information; considers that EU Strategy on forests should be strengthened with a view to improving thenational management and conservation of forests, in accordance with the subsidiarity and proportionality principles;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates that active SFM should be made mandatoryensured in the EU in the context of five-year National Forest Programmnational policy initiatives incorporating regional priorities and measurable targets and evaluation criteria;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that genetic diversity, natural regeneration and diversity in structure and species mixture are common elements in forest adaptation options, cutting across all bioclimatic zones, management systems and forest types;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for a frameworkstrategy for the climate adaptation of EU forests focusing on knowledge exchange, promotion of research and forestry information;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council on options for the introduction of payments forappreciating the economic value of ecosystem services taking into account the role of forestation, biodiversity conservation and SFM;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a.Underlines that the right to public access to forests and nature areas (allemansrätten) as practised in certain Member States brings many benefits in terms of equal and democratic access for recreation, appreciation of eco-systems and respect for natural heritage; encourages Member States within the framework of their national policies to promote equal and public access to forests and nature areas which is also essential to foster support and understanding for the importance of sustainable forest management;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Strongly rejects the application of intellectual property rights over forest genetic resources;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the sustainability criteria developed in the Forest Europe process and to ensure that the legally binding criteria are restricted to a general level, leaving the detailed application to the local level;