28 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28 EC); the ETS Directive (Directive 2009/29 EC), the Effort Sharing Decision (Decision N° 406/2009/EC), the Commission Report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid and gaseous biomass source in electricity, heating and cooling (COM (2010)0011/SEC (2010)0065) and the results of the Public Consultation on the preparation of a report for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that, in the face of disrupted climate systems, ecosystems need to be healthy, biologically diverse and resilient in order to continue providing functions which are essential for human life and well-being, including buffering extreme weather events, water and nutrient cycle regulation and carbon sinking;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Considers that, based on previous world climate changes, species will need to change their ranges in terms of latitude and altitude; considers, further, that if habitat is not contiguous and this migration is blocked they will become locally extinct and that a matrix of sustainable land use is therefore needed across the whole landscape in the form of nature reserves including Natura 2000, agri-environmental schemes and nature- friendly farming;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springsgroundwater, all of which are of relevance to agriculture;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU forests provide invaluable social and ecosystem services, including the removal of 10% of annual EU industrial GHG emissions, and although carbon stocks are reported to have been growing, carbon storage in forests across Europe remains far below natural capacity; whereas recent data show forests in the EU could become carbon sources due to increases in harvesting levels in post WWII plantations and forests across Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation, as well as EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploited; 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 ofinclude land-use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) in its climate-change objectives, proposing strategies to reduce carbon emissions and increase carbon sequestration by means of land use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 3020 % of terrestrial NATURA 2000 sites are forest habitats, 66% of whichand whereas 66% of forest habitat types of Community Interest have unfavourable conservation status,;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Considers it worrying that projections by the UN-ECE and FAO show an imbalance between supply and demand of biomass to meet existing material use and extrapolated renewable energy needs; stresses that reaching the objective of the EU Climate and Energy Package of 20% renewable energy by 2020 should not result in forests becoming net carbon sources instead of carbon sinks since this would undermine Europe's climate goals; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce binding sustainability criteria on biomass for energy production as soon as possible;
Amendment 35 #
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 inconsisforestry play a role in improving agricultural productivity, for example by helping maintain and restore soil fertility and by helping protenct 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, particularlyater supplies; accordingly, agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; it is therefore important to have a balance between forest conservation and wood and fuel production and ensure interaction between them; agro-forestry measures under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post-2013 CAP;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas only 5 % of the European forest area is currently considered to be undisturbed by human activity and whereas the loss of old-growth forest, in combination with increased fragmentation of the remaining stands, partially explains the continuing poor conservation status of many forest species of European concern;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas European forests are heavily exploited and whereas exploited forests lack higher amounts of deadwood and older trees as habitat for species and often show a high portion of non-native tree species;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the protection of the last remaining wilderness areas can contribute to the halting of biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the European Union canshould take action to support, and coordinate and supplement forestry policy initiatives by the Member States, the objective being to achieve the sustainable development of forests, while helping to enhance quality of life for European citizens by consolidating all the economic, social, cultural and environmental goods and services provided by forests;
Amendment 71 #
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, therebyreaffirms Parliament's view on rewarding farmers for reducing carbon emissions per production unit and/or increasing carbon storage in the soil, using sustainable production methods;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that forestry is closely related to agriculture, given that most forest owners in Europe are also farmers;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Forest Europe process has already achieved European consensus on Sustainable Forest Management,; whereas the existing context for SFM lacks full recognition and consistent implementation;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to draw up and promote good practice guidelines with regard to forestry, so as to help ensure that forests are able to withstand the effects of climate change; such guidelines should be adapted to the needs of owners and local communities and based on the principles of sustainable management; this would include forest stock that is adapted to the local conditions, prohibition of clear cut and unnecessary fertiliser use, and using chemical biocides and biological control agents only when officially approved;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the EU should support sustainable forest management through funding for forestry activities of benefit to it; special attention should be given in this respect to forestry undertakings, most of which are small or medium sized; they must be encouraged to modernise and restructure in order to meet the new challenges arising from climate change and the economic crisis; and relevant Natura 2000 payments and measures targeting the sustainable use of forestry land under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests as a result of excessive forestation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the success ofproposals by Forest Europe into enhancinge SFM and achievinge European consensus on SFM guidelines, criteria and indicators; emphasises that the existing context of SFM lacks full recognition and consistent implementation;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that SFMConsiders that while the aim of SFM is to reconciles production and protection aspects of forests, ensuring the continuity of their economic, social and environmental functions according to national and regional priorities, in some Member States, sustainability principles have not been fully assimilated into forestry;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates that active SFM should be made mandatory in the EUfully implemented in the context of five- year National Forest Programmes incorporating regional priorities and, measurable targets and evaluation criteria, and contributing to the EU 2020 biodiversity target;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the Commission to make proposals to complement the Illegal Timber Regulation (EU) 995/2010 to ensure all timber or timber products placed on the European market are sourced from sustainably managed forests;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains that producer groups and public bodies should be made eligible for forestry measures in the second pillar of the CAP on the condition that the material for reforestation is indigenous and that forest management is ecologically sensitive and contributes to biodiversity diversification;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for the development of a standard for good forestry practices to be used as baseline for support under all forest measures;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for the mandatory inclusion of forest environment and Natura 2000 measures within rural development programmes and for area-based support for the Natura 2000 network under direct payments;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on Member States to ensure that their national rural development strategies and programmes are coherent with national forest programmes, national biodiversity strategies and national renewable energy action plans;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Acknowledges the challenges associated with any consideration of inclusion of LULUCF in Member States targets under the Effort Sharing Decision; in particular is concerned that differences in accounting precision and large natural variation could undermine the compliance regime under the Decision; calls therefore for separate targets for the LULUCF sector;