Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2020/2006(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas global deforestation can be in part tackled by addressing the impact of our patterns of consumption and our financial sector, securing the economic value of forests and by creating incentives for forest ownershipsecuring land tenure rights; whereas, at the same time, it is crucial to maintain a balance between primary forests and regeneration of secondary forestsprimary forests globally and to promote forest restoration;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas not only forests but also other ecosystems such as grasslands and peatlands are threatened by Union's consumption of commodities such as soy and palm oil;
Amendment 15 #
Ab. whereas deforestation and ecosystem conversion can be linked to human rights violations, including concerning the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to Union legislation woody raw material should emanate only from forests that are legally harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management that are developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europeincludes, on an equal basis, environmental and social objectives as well as economic ones;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Union addresses the risk of deforestation by means of EU Timber Regulation1 (EUTR),illegal logging by means of the communication of the Commission ‘of 21 May 2003 'Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade- (FLEGT) - the Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ (FLEGT) and Renewable Energy Directive2 (RED II), which include numerous rules the purpose of which is to minimise the risk of deforestation and illegal logging', the EU Timber Regulation1 (EUTR) and the Voluntary Partnership agreements promoting multi-stakeholder processes in producer countries; notes that the Renewable Energy Directive2 (RED II) extends the obligation to fulfil the Union sustainability criteria from biofuels to all bioenergy end-uses, including heating/cooling and electricity, however, as it only covers raw material used for bioenergy production, it cannot currently ensure that the use of commodities linked to deforestation or ecosystem conversion as biofuel is not permitted; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23). 2Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with deep concern that Union consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation, due to its high import dependency on agricultural commodities such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, coffee, maize, timber, rubber; stresses that combatting illegal deforestation is not sufficient for halting and reversing Union-driven global deforestation; asks for supply chains linked to the Union to be sustainable, free from deforestation, forest degradation and conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and compliant with international standards and obligations concerning human rights, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and in International Labour Organization Convention No 169 on indigenous and tribal peoples;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities; Points out that voluntary measures and schemes alone will not be able to stop deforestation; calls therefore on the Commission to strengthen standards and legislation that identifies, prevents and mitigates environmental, social and human rights risks and guarantees that commodities and products placed on the Union market are sustainable, free from deforestation, forest degradation and conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems as well as compliant with international standards and obligations concerning human rights, including the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, with specific attention to be given to gender balance; insists that such legislation be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism and includes effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Stresses the need in particular of markefor independent monitoring of production and trading of commodities associated with deforestation, forest degradation and human and especially tenure rights violations; calls on the Commission to enhance its efforts on these issues through Horizon Europe and to support independent monitoring in producer countries, as well as the exchange of best practices and lessons-learnt among them, in order to enhance methodologies used and granularity of information;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to explore the strengthened use of the Copernicus satellite system for forest monitoring and for forest fire and forest damage prevention, including monitoring and identifying the causes of fires and forest damage, deforestation and ecosystem conversion;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to consider the feasibilitycreation of an early alert mechanism to notify consumers, public authorities and companies about sourcing commodities from areas at risk of deforestation.;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the Union market, with a particular focus on tackling deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem conversion and human rights violations, including concerning the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, in particular women as well as their drivers;