Activities of Pascal CANFIN related to 2020/2273(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (debate)
Amendments (103)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories are biodiversity hotspots and host 80% of the EU marine biodiversity, and their economies are largely based on fishing and tourism activities;
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 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 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 197 #
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 neededwhich aims at addressing both human and environmental factors together in a health risk management framework and that transformative changes are needed to build an effective risk management strategy to limit the threat of such infectious episodes occurring in the future; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
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 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 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 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Welcomes national and transnational projects of restoration of primary forests and calls on the commission to support such projects;
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 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 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the great role played by whales in carbon sequestration, and calls for their enhanced protection;
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 424 #
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; invites the Commission to review Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (IED) and Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries in order to better take into account soil degradation by industrial and mining activities;
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 668 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. StressesWelcomes the commitment to plant at least 3 billion additional trees in Europe; stresses however that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should prioritise connectivity and be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation 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 and following the latest scientific guidance;
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 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 727 #
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 scenario; 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 terrestrial and marine carbon sinks in the EU;
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 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 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 806 #
18a. Opposes the reauthorisation of the active substance glyphosate after 31 December 2022; calls on all Member States to carry out the relevant preparatory work to provide all farmers with viable alternative solutions after the ban of glyphosate;
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 817 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy to reduce by at least 20% fertiliser loss by 2030 in the EU; calls on the Commission to work further on additional solutions to reduce the use of mineral nitrogenous fertilisers, in particular by working on its taxation or, at a minimum, by promoting a coordination of taxation efforts between Member States;
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 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 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 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 952 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the necessity to ensure consistency between climate and biodiversity funding; welcomes the commitment that the Coalition for the convergence of climate and biodiversity funding took on January 11, 2021 at the One Planet Summit in Paris to raise their share of climate expenditure beneficial to biodiversity protection;
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 1024 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that more than 80% of the ocean has not been explored and that scientific knowledge is vital to understand how to protect and restore biodiversity; urges in that sense the Commission to play a major role in the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science, to scale up efforts on oceanic research and to support digitisation and the use of artificial intelligence with a view to improving our understanding of the seas and the ocean and our impact on them; to support and finance new oceanic expeditions and encourage participative sciences with all marine stakeholders;
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 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 1058 #
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 similar to the Paris Agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030; welcomes the commitment by the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People to support the global objective to protect 30% of land and sea worldwide; _________________ 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 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 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 1081 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Emphasises that the EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be ratified as it stands since, inter alia, it does not ensure biodiversity protection, in particular in the Amazonia;
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 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 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 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 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 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 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;