10 Amendments of Martin HÄUSLING related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 10 #
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1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience also depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survivnotes that agriculture plays a significant role in determining the status of biodiversity; points out that modern agriculture, through intensification, rationalisation, special is dependent on the continued active management of farmlandation and concentration of production, has contributed significantly to decreasing the biodiversity of cultivated and wild plants;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
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2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considerreaffirms that this level of ambition encouragee time has come to develop and implement ambitious policy action at all levels and to promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
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3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of dnow to follow up with action and to ensure that the biodiversity objectives are integrated into all EU legisplacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with importstion; stresses that, above all, the common agricultural policy needs to be aligned with the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal, requiring a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone in society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy;; notes that an overwhelming majority of Europeans are also concerned about the loss of biodiversity and support stronger EU action to protect nature, according to a Eurobarometer survey from 20191a; _________________ 1aAn overwhelming majority of Europeans are concerned about the loss of biodiversity and support stronger EU action to protect nature according to a Eurobarometer from 2019: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/IP_19_2360.
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
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5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland, if it is designed appropriately; regrets that the draft of the CAP currently under discussion does not adequately cover the urgently needed ecological measures; considers that Member States must ensure the timelyurgent development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancsuring the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambitionat biodiversity is promoted as a priority;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
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6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes, such as seagrass beds, wetlands and peatlands, marshes, grassland, old-growth and primary forests, for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; calls on the Member States to give the highest priority to the protection and restoration of biodiversity: points out that, according to the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity1a, at least 30% of land and oceans must be protected by 2030; stresses, too, that Member States must ensure that they develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features with the aim of achievwithdrawing an area of at least 10% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and therebyfarmland from intensive production and protecting and developing it into areas of high biodiversity; notes that this can be achieved, for example, through the non- use of chemicals, diversification of arable crops and temporary fallows; notes, too, that interconnectivity between habitats and the creation of green corridors should be promoted as far as possible in this context in order to maximisinge the potential for biodiversity; _________________ 1a file:///C:/Users/LWietheger/Downloads/R elev%C3%A9%20des%20annonces%20O PS%20Biodiversit%C3%A9%20V5%20A NG.pdf.
Amendment 199 #
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7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and notes that the European Commission rightly aims to achieve 25% use of agricultural land for organic farming in Europe by 2030; underlines that the development of organic food production must be accompanied by research, innovation, training and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 234 #
Draft opinion
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8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctionat forests, especially old-growth and primary forests, are highly relevant for biodiversity and must be given special prole of foreststection; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancing farm productivity;
Amendment 268 #
Draft opinion
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9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability of agricultural proat pesticides have significant impacts on biodiversity; considers that a drastic reduction andin the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantial reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides is neededuse of synthetic fertilisers and plant protection products is urgently needed; emphasises that it is essential to withdraw neonicotinoids from circulation, ensure that the authorisation for glyphosate is not renewed and halt the issuing of emergency authorisations; stresses the potential key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systemto be provided with training and advisory systems that support them in switching from synthetic fertilisers and pesticides to agro- ecological farming methods;
Amendment 307 #
Draft opinion
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10. Regrets the fact that agricultural production is being increasingly concentrated in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes, which are also owned by a small number of seed corporations, and that patents are making free use of seed increasingly difficult; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of local genetic resources, in particular as a repository of solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie ahead.