56 Amendments of Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests1a _________________ 1a COM(2019) 352 final
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2020 on the EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world forests1a , _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0212
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the One Planet Summit in 2021 saw the President of the European Commission outlining a detailed vision for forests protection and having the EU leading the world in the fight against global deforestation; whereas this now needs to be acted upon;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas extinction of species is forever, threatening the existence of ecosystems and ecosystem services, and posing a threat to human wellbeing and survival and should be prevented by all means available;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the evidence available suggests that it is not too late to halt and reverse current trends in the decline of biodiversity4 ; whereas the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030 presents the opportunity to incorporate the lessons learned from the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak by switching from a “reactive” model to a “proactive” and precautionary model, initiating a decisive change of the EU policies away from the exploitation of wildlife for domestic and international trade; _________________ 4 Global Biodiversity Outlook 5.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the current network of legally protected areas, including those under strict protection, is not sufficiently large to safeguard biodiversity, whereas 30% of area protected, both at land and at sea, is an absolute minimum needed according to experts;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas next to nature conservation and restoration, action on drivers of biodiversity loss especially in the land-use sectors and food system transformation are central to an effective post-2020 biodiversity strategy1a _________________ 1a Leclère, D., Obersteiner, M., Barrett, M. et al. Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy. Nature 585, 551–556(2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2705-y
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas there is a need to include pro-active management actions to enable the recovery of wild species of fauna and flora across habitats;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the poor status of European Forests; stresses that in some biogeographical regions as little as 5% of Annex I forest habitats are in favourable conservation status1a;underlines that the Biodiversity Strategy requires Member States to ensure no deterioration in conservation trends and status of all protected habitats and species; notes significant levels of further deterioration of forest ecosystems in unfavourable conservation status across the most of biogeographical regions2a; _________________ 1aBoreal biogeographical region with 4,84% and Atlantic with 4,94% in favourable status, in accordance with data (2019) reported pursuant to the Art. 17 of Habitats Directive for the period 2013- 2018 2a data(2019) reported pursuant to the Art. 17 of Habitats Directive for the period2013-2018
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes with concern the substantial losses of forests species and habitats reported, recalls that five forest tree species are extinct in the wild, 42 forest tree species are critically endangered and 107 forest tree species are endangered in Europe;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines that changes in land use, and production and consumption patterns are one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss; notes that the 10% target of non-productive elements in agricultural areas represents a challenge and without transformative changes of the CAP this is unlikely to be realised; notes the absence of linear landscape features1a, total absence of extensive pastures2a, a steep decrease in low input farming3ain some EU agricultural areas and notes with concern rare occurrences of positive statistically relevant changes in the last decade; _________________ 1a from the SWD -Commission recommendations for Slovakia’s CAP strategic plan 2afrom the SWD -Commission recommendations for the Netherlands CAP strategic plan 3a halving from 2010 to 2017, SWD- Commission recommendations for Romania’s CAP strategic plan
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that logging is a factor posing a threat to the greatest number of species in some of the EU Member States1a as it causes loss of habitat, structures and substrates that species require, through the conversion of ancient woodlands to industrial stands; _________________ 1ain Sweden, data from the Swedish Species Information Centre
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Notes that large-scale clearcutting is a legally applied forestry practice in number of Member States, including in protected areas in some cases; highlights that this practice negatively affects the symbiotic interdependent network of trees with fungi; stresses that according to science likeliness of reestablishment of this web after clearcut is almost non-existent; reiterates that clearcutting does not mimic natural disturbances by wildfire as, unlike a clearcut site, a site disturbed by wildfire is characterised by a very high amount of deadwood, by a number of living trees and soil open for colonisation of species; calls for a ban on clearcutting forest management across the EU;
Amendment 203 #
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed to be made; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to alignalignment of the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the sudden increase in the mean value of intensity of harvest for the years 2016–2018 with respect to the mean of the years 2004–2015 (by 43%) and 2011–2015 (49%); stresses that increased rates of natural disturbances from windstorms or fires have been factored out from the analysis and that the observed abrupt increase has been due to change in management1a; notes that this increase in harvested area is threatening ecosystems which primarily have had other functions other than wood production, including those not harvested for centuries; expresses serious concern over this continuous loss of irreplaceable natural values and bio-cultural legacy; _________________ 1a Ceccherini, G., Duveiller, G., Grassi,G. et al. Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015. Nature 583, 72–77 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2438-y
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that a high fraction (54%) of mapped primary forests is not under strict protection currently and that timber harvesting or salvage logging may jeopardise the untouched nature of these forests; recalls that wide patches of primary forest are being currently logged in many mountain areas, for instance in Romania and Slovakia or in several Balkan countries1a; considers ensuring strict protection of the remaining primary and old-growth forests most urgent and calls on the Commission and Member States to harmonise existing data and fill in the gaps regarding the location of these forests, and to create a database of all potential sites fulfilling the quality of old- growth and primary forests retroactively in the year 2020 with a temporary moratorium on logging of all the respective sites to prevent their purposeful destruction and to legally ensure the non- intervention status of the confirmed ones without delay; _________________ 1aSabatini FM, Burrascano S, Keeton WS, et al. Where are Europe’s last primary forests? Divers Distrib. 2018;24:1426–1439. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12778
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that restoration efforts should to a maximum possible extent support natural regeneration; emphasises that for forest ecosystems this means respecting early seral stages, including those produced by natural disasters, as these, together with late seral stages are characterised by the highest levels of biodiversity, which correlates with a high amount of dead wood as crucial habitat and substrate for number of specialised species;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the important role of the EU in the Danube Convention; highlights the value of the Carpathian region in terms of biodiversity and notes that the EU accession to the Carpathian Convention would be of relevance to support the policy development and planning of the region which holds irreplaceable natural values in continental Europe;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. 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 climate change mitigation and adaptation to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes note of the conclusions of the “Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives” published by the Commission in 2017; however, refers to recent studies of scientists and experts which show that over the last 25 years birds have suffered from significant declines and show no sign of recovery; in light of this, calls on the Commission to update and enlarge the Directives’ Annexes without undue delay;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that economic activities directly affecting and exploiting ecosystems and their biodiversity shall incorporate all the possible safeguards to mitigate the negative impact on these ecosystems; notes that the fact that both the value of biodiversity lost and value of carbon released from the ecosystems leads to choices and positive accounts even in cases where significant natural values are being lost; underlines that in particular exploitation of forest ecosystems whether for products or bioenergy use should be based on measurable indicators and robust sustainability criteria; highlights that currently that is not the case and practically any management and use is simply declared and treated as sustainable without this claim having been credibly earned;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that it is imperative that legality of production based on exploitation of ecosystems is properly enforced, that illegal practices are adequately and dissuasively sanctioned and liability, including if applicable criminal liability, established; highlights the recent case of the largest sanction ever received for forest operators for cartel behaviour1a, aiming to artificially lower the wood price from Romanian forests; notes that the real cost of values lost could be hundreds of millions of euros / year caused by the illegal activity; _________________ 1afine of 25 mil EUR as reported, e.g. https://newsbeezer.com/romaniaeng/fines- of-25-million-euros-for-the-wood- industry-schweighofer-kronospan-and- egger-eggers- reaction/?fbclid=IwAR2ifUkF5WEaBvEe FbFvuq16RWHOdsFUg1MDMHdxUCge PXrTdqTa4czOPP0
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that continuing decline in biodiversity has had negative consequences for the delivery of many ecosystem services over the last decades and continuing decline in regulating services can have detrimental consequences for quality of life; stresses that these declines have occurred in part because of the intensive agriculture and forestry practices1a; _________________ 1aIPBES(2018):Summary for policymakers of the regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that both intensive animal agriculture and intensive aquaculture impact disproportionately on land-use requirements and respective biodiversity including through the external feed inputs; calls on the Commission and Member States to bring about the change including through the EAGF, EAFRD and EMFF;
Amendment 509 #
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, 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 practice and implemented by the CAP Strategic Plans which should set the binding midterm and 2027 farm targets in this respect; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices, where relevant also in synergy with improved animal welfare, and that early movers and farmers managing high-nature value areas receive support for the delivery of public goods;
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that EU agriculture needs to be streamlined towards a true ecological and climate transition in line with the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 for which the new CAP strategic plans are a unique and the only opportunity; urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise both resources and actors towards these priorities in an effective and consistent way;
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully aligned with the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Pla with the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems as its core objective and should increase the EU’s natural sinks while protecting, conserving and enhancing biodiversity; calls for the inclusion of specific binding targets for the protecrestoration and restorasubsequent protection of forest ecosystems in the legislative instrument for the new legally binding restoration targets, which should also be incorporated into the Forest Strategy;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the indicator of the share of sustainable forest management in the EU countries should be based on robust data and cannot be based on industry self-certifying its practices; calls for new and adapted indicators to be developed by an expert committee established for this purpose which will provide the basis for a definition of sustainable forest management and close- to-nature forestry, and be used for the purposes of policy and MFF programmes implementation and Recovery funding;
Amendment 663 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates that Forest Europe confirms1a that the Pan-European indicators for sustainable forest management cannot evaluate the quantified rate of forest biodiversity loss and proposes that new or adapted indicators be developed; _________________ 1aForest Europe, 2015: Goals for European Forests, available at:https://foresteurope.org/wp- content/uploads/2016/11/MID_TERM_Ev aluatG2020T_2015.pdf
Amendment 664 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Highlights that an increase in harvest and consequently an increase in harvested area hampers both climate and biodiversity goals as well as the European indigenous peoples1a; considers that only circular and cascading use of forest and other biomass resources that does not compromise on scientifically underpinned protection and restoration action and climate action should take place in the EU; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your- say/initiatives/12674-Forests-new-EU- strategy/F1300504
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Reiterates its call1a to recognise the EU’s competences, responsibility and funds available in the area of forest protection and that the success of our external action and of our partners’ response to protect their forests depends on how effective and ambitious we are in relation to our natural heritage; Calls, therefore on the European Commission to assume and fully exercise its competence in the areas of forest protection and prudent and rational utilisation of forest resources and jointly on the Commission and Member States to ensure the highest standards of environmental protection and consistency between the task of protecting and restoring forests both within the EU and in its external action; _________________ 1aEuropean Parliament's resolution of 16 September 2020 on the EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests (2019/2156(INI
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on clear ecological principles, proforestation, sustainable reforestation and the, greening of urban areas and agroforestry; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 700 #
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, free of ecosystem degradation and deforestation- free value chains;
Amendment 724 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial 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 carbon sinks in the EU including by the revision of the policy framework which represents undue pressure on these;
Amendment 745 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for future actions, and integrates commitments under the post- 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement, including transforming animal farming to ensure animal densities stay within the carrying capacity of the land;
Amendment 753 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that the new EU Climate adaptation strategy must be fully aligned with the Biodiversity Strategy and the preparedness for natural disasters through the Civil Protection Mechanism; calls for the inclusion in the legislative instrument for the new legally binding restoration targets of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of ecosystems with the highest potential to capture and store carbon and to restore biodiversity and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters; calls for the important role of nature-based solutions in fostering biodiversity, and actions to reduce vulnerability of the population, economic activities, animal welfare and wildlife from natural disasters to be integrated into the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reiterates its opposition to a Review of the Guidance Document for the risk assessment for bees which lowers the ambition of the Guidance document from 2013 based on which the three neonicotinoid pesticides were banned in the EU; calls on the Member States to approve a risk-assessment methodology ensuring the highest-possible level of protection of pollinators, including a wide range of wild pollinators;
Amendment 900 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Funding, mainstreaming and governance framework and overall policy coherence
Amendment 905 #
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 supporting targets of the Biodiversity Strategy ; 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 biodiversity-related Union spending should be tracked in accordance with an effective, transparent and comprehensive methodology to be set out by the Commission, in cooperation with the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 924 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights the need to develop, promote and put in place well-designed compensation schemes for forest-land owners in particular in biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems for an application of a non-intervention regime;
Amendment 948 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 203025 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 950 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights that the CAP Strategic Plans should mainstream biodiversity- friendly land use and put emphasis on agroecological approaches, including agroforestry; notes that the CAP area- based measures cannot alone, without phasing out harmful subsidies, halt biodiversity loss since also due to the established framework negative population trends have been observed also in areas which have received agri- environment-climate payments, even if the trend was less negative1a; _________________ 1ain Slovakia farmland bird index declined by 17%, while in areas where agri-environment-climate measure of the rural development programme was implemented the decrease observed was 4%.
Amendment 979 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for coherence across policy areas; notes that while the Biodiversity Strategy rightly recognises the need to minimise the use of whole trees and food and feed crops for energy production, the draft delegated act for the Taxonomy Regulation considers such use of primary material as an activity that has a substantial positive impact on the climate and the environment in line with the flawed sustainability criteria of the RED II; considers such incoherence with the biodiversity and climate goals worrisome and urgently calls for a revision of Renewable Energy Directive and Annexes and for changes in the draft delegated act to the Taxonomy Regulation and its Annexes;
Amendment 983 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Notes that the Biodiversity Strategy does not call for citizens’ action and does not consider the creation of a Biodiversity pact analogous to the Climate pact; highlights however that synergies with biodiversity actions and targets can and should be highlighted in the activities of climate ambassadors, as well as at the events and in the promotion action under the Climate pact;
Amendment 1023 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that biodiversity mainstreaming needs to be accompanied with data collection; notes with concern that basic research, including taxonomy, which is crucial for this purpose, is heavily under-resourced and lacks support in policy, research funding and is neglected also in the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for adequate funding to be allocated from Horizon Europe for basic research projects and capacity building, for also using the technical assistance axis of other EU funds for this purpose and developing support schemes under Common Agricultural Policy with embedded data collection;
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Highlights that EU projects’ outcomes can represent valuable asset for the mainstream policy and planning action; underlines the potential of EU co- funded research and LIFE projects for monitoring of species and ecosystems, including for the strict protection and restoration targets;
Amendment 1047 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the monitoring framework within the CAP including by wider use of the incentivising result-based schemes with monitoring embedded within and calls for consideration of implementation of these schemes also as forest- environment measures;
Amendment 1159 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12
Subheading 12
Implementation and, enforcement of natureand recast of relevant legislation
Amendment 1165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to fully comply with the obligations set out in existing EU nature legislation and calls on the Commission to live up to its commitment on zero tolerance to non- compliance in nature protection, swiftly pursue infringement procedures, to use its prerogative to ask for a decision ordering interim measures and compel compliance through imposition of sanctions and penalty payments in nature protection; remedy all cases of non-compliance and to allocate sufficient resources in order to overcome the current delays;
Amendment 1178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Points out that lengthy procedure and prolonged dialogues with Member state are an issue in the field of environmental infringements due to a risk of an irreversible damage on environment; highlights that in case of urgency, the Commission can shorten the period given to reply to the letter of formal notice and the reasoned opinion1a; supports these decisions and actions of the Commission; _________________ 1aIn the infringement procedure under Article 258 TFEU against Romania for systemic breaches of the EU Environmental law in relation to forestry activities, for both replies Romania was given 1 month instead of standard 2 months to reply.
Amendment 1186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Amendment 1196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the successful implementation of the strategy depends on the involvement of all actors and sectors; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition; and for existing platforms, expert groups and other similar entities on all matters related to biodiversity and drivers of its loss to ensure equitable and inclusive representation of different stakeholders; notes that indigenous peoples of Europe are not represented in any of the expert groups or relevant subgroups1a; calls for an immediate change of the status quo where applicable; _________________ 1afrom the response of the Sámi people to the consultation to the Roadmap of the EU Forest Strategy ''The Saami Council supports a broad consultation process, but underlines the need and the obligation under international law to also include the indigenous people, the Sámi people in this process. We are currently not represented in any of the expert groups or other relevant subgroups.'', available here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/betterregulat ion/ have-yoursay/ initiatives/12674-EU- Forest-Strategy- ?fbclid=IwAR0YS1Ah55gNy6OtxINd0iec JD7l6bV9QqXGfQ1AlB1XMEChT5t0zjCf saE.
Amendment 1207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Notes that nature conservation framework subject to weak implementation could potentially create a hostile environment for activists and conservationists and lead directly or indirectly to endangering their lives; together with the Commission expresses strong concerns that freedom of expression has come under threat by associations or federations clamping down on activists, NGOs and journalists militating for forests’ protection in the EU1a; underlines that this has recently resulted in murderous acts in the EU and is thus extremely serious and requires coherent communication from all the Commission DGs and citizens' representatives in support of proper implementation of the nature legislation; _________________ 1a reply of the Commission to a letter of MEPs, Ref. Ares(2020)6589550
Amendment 1214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on and encourages the Commission, when revising the Renewable Energy Directive, to open articles and Annexes on the matters related to sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Green Deal; considers that there is a justified concern that subsidies emanating from roundwood used for energy purposes are part of business plans of some members of bioenergy industry and this needs to be revised and such energy completely excluded from the support schemes and renewable energy targets without delay; notes that energy use of residues with carbon payback time relevant for the EU climate targets will not be impacted by this change;
Amendment 1215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31c. Recalls that targets for renewable energy set by the EU have resulted in a surge in the consumption of woody biomass1a;denounces a policy that allowed to make the Member States’2a forests, including in protected areas, a factory for wood pellets; and that awards subsidies to energy sources with higher CO2 emissions per unit of energy generated than coal, and to the lowest ranking use of wood in the wood use cascade; _________________ 1aJRC, 2018: Biomass production, supply, uses and flows in the European Union 2a Latvia and Estonia being the leading EU exporters of wood pellets from wood harvested including in protected areas, report Hidden inside a Wood Pellet (2020): https://media.voog.com/0000/0037/1265/fi les/Biomass_report_ENG%20_2020.pdf, as reported also e.g. by Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ jan/14/carbon-neutrality-is-a-fairy-tale- how-the-race-for-renewables-is-burning- europes-forests?fbclid=IwAR3aSO- uiYHuJLgs-FzcSYkYCtlTLE9GrFZc2-- QYvmZz2SGcGuikZKMZfo