9 Amendments of Jarosław KALINOWSKI related to 2014/2223(INI)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus onensure better coordination, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as a raw material, and derived from sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicatorsprinciples and tools, such as criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management which must always apply to the sector as a whole; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes in this connection that the negotiations within Forest Europe towards a ‘European Forest Convention’2 as a binding framework for sustainable forest management and for improving the balance of interests in forestry policy have made significant progress, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to make all necessary efforts to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion; __________________ 2 See http://www.forestnegotiations.org/
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can beis an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings;long-term planning and implementation of sustainable forest management in European forests, however, the implementation of concrete measures therein at the forest holding level must remain subject to national regulations
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that forest-based industries have great potential for growth, and that further investments in innovation in the sector may bring new production niches and more efficient industrial processes that minimiswould ensure smarter use of available resources and could minimise negative impact on forestry resources, and therefore calls on the Commission to examine the European R&D programmes (Horizon 2020) and the programme for the competitiveness of small and medium- sized enterprises (COSME) for forestry priorities and, where appropriate, to develop new instruments for the forest- based sector;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that bio-economics as a core element of smart, green growth in Europe is necessary to realise the objectives of the flagship initiatives ‘Innovation Union’ and ’Resource efficient Europe’ under the Europe 2020 Strategy, and that timber as a raw material has a significant role to play in thimaking progress towards bio-based economy;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view, therefore, that the mandate of Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened to enable the Commission to fully use the expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation processwhilst implementing the new EU forest strategy at EU level;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Encourages the Commission to review its organisational structures relevant to forests and forest-based sector to ensure effective implementation of the strategy through enhanced co-ordination and communication;