200 Amendments of Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN related to 2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is necessary that the Commission should invest in sufficient operational capacity to fulfil its role as guardian of the Treaty more actively and where necessary promote implementation and enforcement on Union environmental legislation.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) [placeholder for the restoration target of the newThe Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework aims to ensure that by 2030 at least 30 % of areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems are under effective restoration, in order to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity1a. As the overall framework for the Union’s contribution to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, to be agreed at CBD COP 15] his Regulation should ensure that both the Union and Member States fully contribute to the achievement of this overarching target. _________________ 1a Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The United Nations General Assembly, in a resolution of 1 March 201948 , proclaimed 2021–2030 the UN decade on ecosystem restoration, with the aim of supporting and scaling-up efforts to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide and raise awareness of the importance of ecosystem restoration. The United Nations has also proclaimed 2021-2030 the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to put an end to the decline in ocean health and build upon ocean science to support Member States to put in place the necessary conditions for sustainable development of the Ocean. _________________ 48 Resolution 73/284 of 1 March 2019 on the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030).
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its resolution of 9 June 202149 , the European Parliament strongly welcomed the commitment to draw up a legislative proposal with binding nature restoration targets, and furthermore considered that in addition to an overall restoration target of at least 30% of the Union's marine and terrestrial areas, ecosystem-, habitat- and species-specific restoration targets should be included, covering forests, grasslands, wetlands, peatlands, pollinators, free- flowing rivers, coastal areas and marine ecosystems. _________________ 49 European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (2020/2273(INI)).
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out a target to ensure that there is no deterioration in conservation trends or in the status of protected habitats and species and that at least 30 % of species and habitats not currently in favourable status will fall into that category or show a strong positive trend towards falling into that category by 2030. The guidance52 developed by the Commission in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders to support the achievement of these targets highlights that maintenance and restoration efforts are likely to be required for most of those habitats and species, either by halting their current negative trends by 2030 or by maintaining current stable or improving trends, or by preventing the decline of habitats and species with a favourable conservation status. The guidance further emphasises that those restoration efforts primarily need to be planned, implemented and coordinated at national or regional levels and that, in selecting and prioritising the species and habitats to be improved by 2030, synergies with other Union and international targets, in particular environmental or climate policy targets, are to be sought. Additionally, in the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, EU made a commitment to define, map, monitor and strictly protect all the EU’s remaining primary and old-growth forests. _________________ 52 Available at Circabc (europa.eu) [Reference to be completed]
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to set an overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition in all land and sea areas far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio-economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics. The ocean should be recognised at an international level as a global common and should be protected in the light of its uniqueness and interconnectedness and the essential ecosystem services that it provides, on which current and future generations depend for their survival and well-being1a. This would help to mobilise our individual and common responsibility to protect the ocean. _________________ 1a As expressed in Parliament’s resolution of 3 October 2022 on momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to set an overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to 2030 and 2050 to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland including peatland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal ecosystems including deltas and estuaries, and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition in all land and sea areas far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio- economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Securing biodiverse ecosystems and tackling climate change are intrinsically linked. Nature and nature-based solutions, including natural carbon stocks and sinks, are fundamental for fighting the climate crisis. If not restored, these degraded ecosystems will start emit carbon that has been stored in them. Beyond their carbon storage benefits, blue carbon ecosystems (mangroves, tidal salt marshes and seagrasses) provide a wide range of ecosystemic services such as healthy fisheries, better water quality, protection of coastal communities from harmful impacts of global warming, while also fostering local economic development. At the same time, the climate crisis is already a driver of terrestrial and marine ecosystem change, and the Union must prepare for the increasing intensity, frequency and pervasiveness of its effects. The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)55 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C pointed out that some impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible. The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report56 states that restoring ecosystems will be fundamental in helping to combat climate change and also in reducing risks to food security. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services57 considered climate change a key driver of change in nature, and it expected its impacts to increase over the coming decades, in some cases surpassing the impact of other drivers of ecosystem change such as changed land and sea use. Beyond promoting the coordination of scientific communities, the EU should advocate for the creation of an International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS) 57a based on the model of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in order to lay the foundations for future ocean governance and management. 57b _________________ 55 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson- Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 56 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch). 57 IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. E. S. Brondizio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, and H. T. Ngo (editors). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1148 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673. 57a As expressed in Parliament’s resolution of 3 October 2022 on momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity 57b See Gaill, F., Brodie Rudolph, T., Lebleu, L. et al. An evolution towards scientific consensus for a sustainable ocean future. npj Ocean Sustain 1, 7 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183- 022-00007-1
Amendment 256 #
(15) Securing biodiverse ecosystems and tackling climate change are intrinsically linked. Nature and nature-based solutions, including natural carbon stocks and sinks, are fundamental for fighting the climate crisis. At the same time, the climate crisis is already a driver of terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystem change, and the Union must prepare for the increasing intensity, frequency and pervasiveness of its effects. The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)55 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C pointed out that some impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible. The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report56 states that restoring ecosystems will be fundamental in helping to combat climate change and also in reducing risks to food security. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services57 considered climate change a key driver of change in nature, and it expected its impacts to increase over the coming decades, in some cases surpassing the impact of other drivers of ecosystem change such as changed land and sea use. _________________ 55 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson- Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 56 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch). 57 IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. E. S. Brondizio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, and H. T. Ngo (editors). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1148 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council58 sets out a binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 and negative emissions thereafter, and to prioritise swift and predictable emission reductions and, at the same time, enhance removals by natural sinks. The restoration of ecosystems can make an important contribution to maintaining, managing and enhancing natural sinks and to increasing biodiversity while fighting climate change. Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 also requires relevant Union institutions and the Member States to ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change. It also requires that Member States integrate adaptation in all policy areas and promote nature-based solutions59 and ecosystem-based adaptation. _________________ 58 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 59 Nature-based solutions are soluactions that are inspired and supported by nature, that aro protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecost-ystems, which address social, economic and environmental challenges effective,ly and thatadaptively, while simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits and help build resilienceing human well- being, ecosystem services and resilience and biodiversity benefits. Such soluactions bring more, and more diverse, nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes and seascapes, through locally adapted, resource-efficient and systemic interventions. Nature-based solutions must therefore benefit biodiversity and support the delivery of a range of ecosystem services.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission’s Communication on adaptation to climate change from 202160 emphasises the need to promote nature-based solutions and recognises that cost-effective adaptation to climate change can be achieved by protecting and restoring wetlands and peatlands as well as coastal and marine ecosystems, by developing urban green spaces and installing green roofs and walls and by promoting and sustainably managing forests and farmland. At sea and in coastal areas, marine and offshore infrastructures should be designed and deployed in such way as to have positive environmental, economic and social impacts. Offshore infrastructures can be an important building block for nature-based solutions, such as artificial reefs, as they should be characterised by multifunctionality contributing both to nature restoration and economic opportunities. Having a greater number of biodiverse ecosystems leads to a higher resilience to climate change and provides more effective forms of disaster reduction and prevention. _________________ 60 Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (COM/2021/82 final).
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission’s Communication on adaptation to climate change from 202160 emphasises the need to promote nature-based solutions and recognises that cost-effective adaptation to climate change can be achieved by protecting and restoring wetlands and peatlands as well as coastal and marine ecosystems, by developing urban green spaces and installing green roofs and walls and by promoting protecting, restoring and sustainably managing forests and farmland. Having a greater number of biodiverse ecosystems leads to a higher resilience to climate change and provides more effective forms of disaster reduction and prevention. _________________ 60 Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (COM/2021/82 final).
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe, citizens call on the Union to protect and restore biodiversity, the landscape and oceans, eliminate pollution and to foster knowledge, awareness, education, and dialogues on environment, climate change, energy use, and sustainability.63The EU and its Member States should act on this clear demand from European citizens and take all necessary measures to address the root causes of marine litter and plastic pollution, which are causing a serious loss of biodiversity and hindering the restoration of nature. This is particularly relevant in the light of the ongoing negotiations on the Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution, agreed at the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi in March 2022. _________________ 63 Conference on the Future of Europe – Report on the Final Outcome, May 2022, Proposal 2 (1, 4, 5) p. 44, Proposal 6 (6) p. 48.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Soils are an integral part of terrestrial ecosystems. The Commission’s 2021 Communication ‘EU Soil Strategy for 2030’64 outlines the need to restore degraded soils and enhance soil biodiversity and commits to develop Soil Health Law, reflecting the calls of the Parliament64a and Member States for a legislative framework on the protection of soil. Furthermore, there is a need to strengthen the monitoring of soils in the EU, including through the harmonised LUCAS survey, to help the Member States to get better knowledge of soils health and to facilitate their restoration and protection. Member States should consider including in their restoration plans decontamination measures that will lead to soil restoration. _________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. EU Soil Strategy for 2030 Reaping the benefits of healthy soils for people, food, nature and climate (COM/2021/699 final). 64a P9_TA(2021)0143
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Soils are an integral part of terrestrial ecosystems. The Commission’s 2021 Communication ‘EU Soil Strategy for 2030’64 outlines the need to restore degraded soils, remediate contaminated sites and enhance soil biodiversity. Member States should consider identified contamination sites in their restoration plans and consult with experts to determine the impact degraded and contaminated soil could have on restoration efforts, outlining potential remediation options. _________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. EU Soil Strategy for 2030 Reaping the benefits of healthy soils for people, food, nature and climate (COM/2021/699 final).
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Building on Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and in order to support the achievement of the objectives set out in those Directives, Member States should put in place restoration measures complementary to measures adopted under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and building upon the 2027 deadline for the achievement of the objective of the Directive 2000/60/EC of good ecological status of water bodies and effectively enabling migration of all species to ensure the recovery of protected habitats and species, including wild birds and migratory fish species, across Union areas, also in areas that fall outside Natura 2000.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is necessary that the restoration measures for habitat types are adequate and suitable to reach good condition and the favourable reference areas as swiftly as possible, with a view to achieving their favourable conservation status. It is important that the restoration measures are those necessary to achieve the time-bound and quantified area-based targets. It is also necessary that the restoration measures for the habitats of the species are adequate and suitable to reach their sufficient quality and quantity as swiftly as possible with a view to achieving the favourable conservation status of the species. Strict protection may be needed in some particular cases1a. _________________ 1a from the document Natura 2000 and forests from 2015, available at https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/ natura2000/management/docs/Final%20 Guide%20N2000%20%20Forests%20Part %20I-II-Annexes.pdf
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) It is important to ensure a gradual increase of the areas covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC that are in good condition across the territory of Member States and of the Union as a whole, until the favourable reference area for each habitat type is reached and at leastmore than 90 % at Member State level of that area is in good condition, so as to allow those habitat types in the Union to achieve favourable conservation status.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 b (new)
Recital 34 b (new)
(34b) Large carnivores, such as wolf, bear and lynx, are protected under the Habitats Directive as they are native species of European fauna and play an important ecological role in ecosystems. If favourable status is more widely achieved, it needs to be maintained. A reduction of the protection level is not justified for large carnivore species as the existing legal and financial frameworks provide Member States with the necessary tools to ensure the conservation of both protected wildlife and livestock grazing, and to address possible conflicts, as clarified in the Commission guidance on species protection adopted in October 2021. The Member States should draw up and implement and the European Commission should support, monitor and asses comprehensive species action plans for large carnivores and conflict minimization strategies, that are in line with the Habitat Directive, with the aim of maintaining and restoring the natural balance of the ecosystem, and with the focus on the prevention, management and mitigation of conflicts and achieve co- existence between humans and large carnivores.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) It is important that the areas covered by habitat types falling within the scope of this Regulation do not deteriorate as compared to the current situation, considering the current restoration needs and the necessity not to further increase the restoration needs in the future. It is, however, appropriate to consider the possibility of force majeure, which may result in the deterioration of areas covered by those habitat types, as well as unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, or as a result of a plan or project of overriding public interest, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis, or of a plan or project authorised in accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 emphasises the need for stronger action to restore degraded marine ecosystems, including carbon-rich ecosystems and important fish spawning and nursery areas. The Strategy also announces that the Commission is to propose a new action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems. such as coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds. The Strategy recalls that the five main direct drivers of biodiversity loss are changes in land and sea use, natural resource extraction, climate change, pollution and the invasion of alien species1a . While 80 % of marine litter is land-based,1b only an integrated and coherent approach recognising the link between land and sea will provide a strategic framework for addressing marine pollution and by extension the good condition of marine ecosystems. The Strategy also announces that the Commission is to propose a new action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems. _________________ 1a IPBES Global Assessment Report of 31 May 2019 on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 1b Commission Directorate-General for Environment, Descriptor 10: Marine Litter.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) For the objective of planting 3 billion additional trees as mentioned in article 10a, Member States should refrain from counting the trees planted for harvesting purposes and focus on planting in urban areas, on degraded and damaged land or as a measure to combat desertification.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To support the restoration and non- deterioration of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine habitats, Member States have the possibility to designate additional areas as ‘protected areas’ or ‘strictly protected areas’, to implement other effective area-based conservation measures, and to promote private land conservation measures. The European Parliament supports the establishment of two new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covering over 3 million km² in the Eastern Antarctic and the Weddell Sea1a and calls on the Commission and the Member States to significantly ramp up their efforts to achieve this. Connectivity between MPAs through concrete initiatives should be encouraged as it improves resilience to climate change. _________________ 1a As expressed in Parliament’s resolution of 8 July 2021 on the establishment of MPAs and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To support the restoration and non- he EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 lays down targets for restoration and protection, including strict protection, both of which together holistically comprise meaningful biodiversity-related land-based measures. Non-deterioration of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine habitats, Member States have the possibility to designate additional areas as ‘protected areas’ or ‘strictly protected areas’, to implement other effective area-based conservation measures, and is indeed in particular cases best served by designation of ‘strictly protected areas’. Member States have a possibility to promote private land conservation measures.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Urban ecosystems represent around 22 % of the land surface of the Union, and constitute the area in which a majority of the citizens of the Union live. Urban green spaces include urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, tree-lined streets, urban meadows and urban hedges, vegetated rooftops and walls, and provide important habitats for biodiversity, in particular plants, birds and insects, including pollinators. They also provide vital ecosystem services, includingsuch as natural disaster risk reduction and control (e.g. floods, heat island effects), cooling, recreation, water and air filtration, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation, and they support and facilitate health and well-being by enabling stress alleviation and relaxation, physical activity, improved social interaction and community cohesiveness.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Actions to ensure that urban green spaces will no longer be at risk of being degraded need to be strongly enhanced. In order to ensure that urban green spaces continue to provide the necessary ecosystem services, their loss should be stopped and they should be restored and increased where possible, inter alia by better integrating green infrastructure and nature-based solutions into urban planning and by integrating green infrastructure, such as green roofs and green walls, in the design of buildings. Member States should ensure that, where the demographic pressure of a local administrative unit does not allow for the increasing of urban green spaces, there will be an increase in the surrounding cities, towns or suburbs.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. Globally, migratory freshwater fish have declined by an average of 76% between 1970 and 2016 while declines in Europe have been the most serious at the level of 93%1a. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include all efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and lateral and temporal connectivity of rivers as well as their riparian areas and, floodplains and migration corridors, including through the removal of barriers with a view to supporting the achievement of favourable conservation status for rivers, lakes and alluvial habitats and species living in those habitats protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, and the achievement of one of the key objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, the restoration of at least 25 000 km15% length of free- flowing rivers. When removing barriers to restore connectivity of surface waters and restore migration corridors , Member States should primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses. those which deliver reduced power generation to that prescribed in the operation rules or deliver less than a basic power at a specified probability than for which they were projected or given permit for, those that are no longer needed for inland navigation, water supply or other uses as well as barriers with high ecological impact, in particular, on the lifecycle of species that dependent on the migration between freshwater and marine environment. _________________ 1a Deinet, S., Scott-Gatty, K., Rotton, H., Twardek, W. M., Marconi, V., McRae, L., Baumgartner, L. J., Brink, K., Claussen, J. E., Cooke, S. J., Darwall, W., Eriksson, B. K., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Hogan, Z., Royte, J., Silva, L. G. M., Thieme, M. L., Tickner, D., Waldman, J., Wanningen, H., Weyl, O. L. F., Berkhuysen, A. (2020) The Living Planet Index (LPI) for migratory freshwater fish - Technical Report. World Fish Migration Foundation, The Netherlands
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and late, lateral, vertical and temporal connectivity of rivers as well as their riparian areas and floodplains, including through the removal of barriers with a view to supporting the achievement of favourable conservation status for rivers, lakes and alluvial habitats and species living in those habitats protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, and the achievement of one of the key objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, the restoration of at least 25 000 km of free- flowing rivers. When removing barriers, Member States should primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses, considering the ecological benefits of the barrier removal.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The Commission launched the EU Pollinators Initiative71 on 1 June 2018 in response to calls from the European Parliament and from the Council to address the decline of pollinators. The progress report on the implementation of the initiative72 showed that significant challenges remain in tackling the drivers of pollinator decline, including the use of pesticides. The European Parliament73 and the Council74 called for stronger actions to tackle pollinator decline and for the establishment of a Union-wide monitoring framework for pollinators, and clear objectives and indicators regarding the commitment to reverse the decline of pollinators. The European Court of Auditors has recommended that the Commission set up appropriate governance and monitoring mechanisms for actions to address threats to pollinators75 . Subsequently, a legal commitment to monitor pollinators was adopted within the latest CAP reform, namely CAP indicator on wild pollinators75a. In order to foster youth engagement and necessary participatory governance across the EU to reverse the decline of wild pollinators, the European Parliament requested to create a permanent European Youth Assembly on Pollinators75b. _________________ 71 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. EU Pollinators Initiative (COM/2018/395 final). 72 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Progress in the implementation of the EU Pollinators Initiative (COM/2021/261 final). 73 European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (2020/2273(INI), available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0277_EN.pdf.. 74 Council Conclusions of 17 December 2020 on European Court of Auditors' Special Report No 15/2020 entitled "Protection of wild pollinators in the EU: Commission initiatives have not borne fruit(14168/20). 75 Special Report 15/2020, https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR20_15/SR_Pollinators_EN.pdf 75a Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 75b Interinstitutional File: 2022/0212(BUD) https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-14783-2022-ADD-5/en/pdf
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products [for adoption on 22 June 2022, include title and number of the adopted act when available] aims to regulate one of the drivers of pollinator decline by prohibiting the use of pesticides in ecologically sensitive areas, many of which are covered by this Regulation, for example areas sustaining pollinator species which the European Red Lists76 classify as being threatened with extinction. Phasing out synthetic pesticides in EU agriculture by 80% by 2030, starting with the most hazardous, to become free of synthetic by 2035 and restore natural ecosystems in agricultural areas are also the goals of the successful European citizens initiative Save Bees and Farmers76a. _________________ 76 European Redlist - Environment - European Commission (europa.eu) 76a Save Bees and Farmers: Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment https://europa.eu/citizens- initiative/initiatives/details/2019/000016_e n
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Sustainable, resilient and biodiverse agricultural ecosystems are needed to provide safe, sustainable, nutritious and affordable food. Biodiversity-rich agricultural ecosystems also increase agriculture’s resilience to climate change and environmental risks, while ensuring food safety and security and creating new jobs in rural areas, in particular jobs linked to organic farming as well as rural tourism and recreation. Therefore, the Union needs to improve the biodiversity in its agricultural lands, through a variety of existing practices beneficial to or compatible with the biodiversity enhancement, including extensive agriculture. Extensive agriculture is vital for the maintenance of many species and habitats in biodiversity rich areas. There are many extensive agricultural practices which have multiple and significant benefits on the protection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and landscape features such as precision agriculture, organic farming, agro-ecology, agroforestry and low intensity permanent grassland. Member States should work with scientific experts, including taxonomists, when designating these areas to ensure resilience of these ecosystems.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of agricultural ecosystems that would allow setting specific restoration targets for agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, its monitoring, reporting and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators. Member States are encouraged to incorporate additional indicators to monitor aspects related to soil biodiversity as new assessments, methodologies and data become available, including through EU funded projects and the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) Strict protection should be applied in areas hosting natural features which can thrive through natural processes, such as primary and old-growth forests, raised bogs or seagrass beds. The condition that natural processes should be left essentially undisturbed by human pressures and threats means that many strictly protected areas will be non- intervention areas, where only limited and well-controlled activities that either do not interfere with natural processes or enhance them will be allowed. Such activities may, in many cases, include scientific research, natural disaster prevention (e.g. wildfires), invasive alien species control, non-intrusive activities and installations, non-intrusive and strictly controlled recreational activities, when such activities are compatible with the conservation objectives of the areas on the basis of a case-by-case assessment. In addition, strictly protected areas may also be areas in which ecosystem management measures sustains or enhances natural processes, such as semi-natural grasslands or some peatlands. In these cases, management activities should be limited to those necessary for the restoration and/or conservation of the habitats and species for whose protection the area has been designated.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Restoration targets and obligations for habitats and species protected under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, for pollinators and for freshwater, urban, agricultural and forest ecosystems should be complementary and work in synergy, with a view to achieving the overarching objective of restoring ecosystems across the Union’s land and sea areas. The restoration measures required to achieve one specific target will in many cases contribute to the achievement of other targets or obligations. Member States should therefore planstart planning and implementing, without delay, restoration measures strategically with a view to maximising their effectiveness in contributing to the recovery of nature across the Union. Restoration measures should also be planned in such manner that they address climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation and the prevention and control of the impact of natural disasters. They should aim at optimising the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems, including their productivity potential, taking into account their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities. It is important that Member States prepare detailed national restoration plans based on the best available scientific evidence, and that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation of the plans. Member States should take account of the specific conditions and needs in their territory, in order for the plans to respond to the relevant pressures, threats and drivers of biodiversity loss, and should cooperate to ensure restoration and connectivity across borders.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure synergies between the different measures that have been, and are to be put in place to protect, conserve and restore nature in the Union, Member States should take into account, when preparing their national restoration plans: the conservation measures established for Natura 2000 sites and the prioritised action frameworks prepared in accordance with Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; marine strategies for achieving good environmental status for all Union marine regions prepared in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC; national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284; national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity,; marine spatial plans adopted under Directive 2014/89/EU82a; flood risk management plans in line with Directive 2007/60/EC 82b as well as conservation measures adopted in accordance with Regulation 1380/2013 and technical measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 . _________________ 82a Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 135). 82b Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks )OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27) 83 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure synergies between the different measures that have been, and are to be put in place to protect, conserve and restore nature in the Union, Member States should take into account, when preparing their national restoration plans: the conservation measures established for Natura 2000 sites and the prioritised action frameworks prepared in accordance with Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; marine strategies for achieving good environmental status for all Union marine regions prepared in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC; national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284; national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as conservation measures adopted in accordance with Regulation 1380/2013 and technical measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 . Member States should furthermore seek positive synergies among climate and energy-efficiency related measures which also contribute to the reduction of detrimental effects of light pollution on ecosystems and human health. _________________ 83 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)
Recital 59 a (new)
(59a) Reducing environmental noise is a key objective under the Zero Pollution ambition and the Environmental Noise Directive (END). One in five Europeans is exposed to harmful noise levels daily. In many urban centers more than half the population is exposed to levels above those recommended by the EU. Noise pollution can also impact wildlife at the individual, population, species and community levels. Negative impacts occur in both urban and rural environments and, in some situations, could be a significant contributor to local and regional extinctions of small or geographically-confined populations.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Considering the importance of addressing consistently the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change, the restoration of biodiversitdeployment of renewable energy should take into account the deployment of renewable energrestoration of biodiversity and vice versa. The Communication on REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy87 states that Member States should swiftly map, assess and ensure suitable land and sea areas that are available for renewable energy projects, commensurate with their national energy and climate plans, the contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target and other factors such as the availability of resources, grid infrastructure and the targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency88 and the Commission recommendation on accelerating permitting for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements89 , both adopted on 18 May 2022, also provide for the identification of renewables go-to areas. Those are specific locations, whether on land or sea, particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants and hydropower plants, where the deployment of a specific type of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. Member States should give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agricultureagricultural land for deployment of agri-solar systems. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas and consider their national nature restoration plans. Member States should coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go- to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States should ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, remain unchangedboth respective types of areas. _________________ 87 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final). 88 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, COM/2022/222 final. 89 Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure synergies with restoration measures that have already been planned or put in place in Member States, the national restoration plans should recognise those restoration measures and take them into account. In light of the urgency signalled by the 2022 IPCC report for taking actions on restoration of degraded ecosystems, Member States should implement those measures in parallel with the preparation of the restoration plans. For reasons of fairness and to ensure swift action, Member States should be allowed to include in their national restoration plans those restoration measures implemented since the publication of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, provided that they meet the requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) The national restoration plans should also take into account the results of research projects relevant for assessing the condition of ecosystems, identifying and putting in place restoration measures, and monitoring purposes., existing national databases, and scientific initiatives relevant for assessing the reference condition and status of ecosystems, identifying and putting in place restoration measures, and monitoring purposes. To support this, Member States should develop the institutional scientific infrastructure necessary to monitor the implementation of the targets outlined in their national restoration plans, in collaboration with the Commission and the European Environmental Agency
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The European Environment Agency (the ‘EEA’) should support Member States in preparing the national restoration plans, as well as in monitoring progress towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations. The Commission should assess whether the national restoration plans are adequate for achieving those targets and obligations, and should issue recommendations when it finds that a Member State's national plan is inconsistent with the objectives set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) The EEA and the Commission should furthermore engage in regular cooperation with other relevant agencies, such as the EFSA and ECHA, via dedicated work teams in order to improve the protection and facilitate restoration of ecosystems, habitats and species, such as pollinators and soil.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) The Commission’s State of Nature Report from 2020 has shown that a substantial share of the information reported by Member States in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC90 and Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, in particular on the conservation status and trends of the habitats and species they protect, comes from partial surveys or is based only on expert judgment. That Report also showed that the status of several habitat types and species protected under Directive 92/43/EEC is still unknown. Filling in those knowledge gaps and investing in monitoring and surveillance are necessary in order to underpin robust and science- based national restoration plans. In order to increase the timeliness, effectiveness and coherence of various monitoring methods, the monitoring and surveillance should make best possible use of the results of Union-funded research and innovation projects, new technologies, such as in-situ monitoring and remote sensing using space data and, services delivered under the Union’s Space programme (EGNOS/Galileo and Copernicus) and other publicly or privately available sources. The EU missions ‘Restore Our Ocean and Waters’, ‘Adaptation to Climate Change’, and ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ will support the implementation of the restoration targets91 . _________________ 90 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 91 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on European Missions COM(2021) 609 final).
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) In order to ensure an effective implementation of this Regulation, the Commission should set up a Network together with the Member States to aggregate, process and disseminate knowledge, information and best practices at all governance levels. Moreover, the Commission should also support Member States upon request through the Technical Support Instrument95 , which provides tailor-made technical support to design and implement reforms. The technical support involves, for example, strengthening the administrative capacity, harmonising the legislative frameworks, and sharing relevant best practices. _________________ 95 Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) In order to ensure an effective implementation of this Regulation, the Commission should support Member States upon request through the Technical Support Instrument95 , which provides tailor-made technical support to design and implement reforms. The technical support involves, for example, strengthening the administrative capacity, harmonising the legislative frameworks, and sharing relevant best practices and support regarding the implementation at Member State level of the Natura 2000 network and of protected areas in the context of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, in line with EU priorities. _________________ 95 Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 February 2021 establishing a Technical Support Instrument (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. The Commission should also regularly assess the consistency of the national restoration plans with the restoration targets set out in this Regulation, and ask Member States to update their national restoration plans where necessary.
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of the national reports on the progress made and Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy.
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
(72) Member States should promote a fair and cross-society approach in the preparation and implementation of their national restoration plans, by including processes for cross-generational participation of the public and by considering the needs of local communities and stakeholders.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) Member States should put in place measures and policies that decrease the flow of capital into activities, ecosystem management practices, both in the public and the private sectors, that have significant negative impacts on natural ecosystems and their biodiversity. In line with the commitment in the 8th Environment Action Programme to 2030107 , Member States should phase out environmentally harmful subsidies at national level, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices. _________________ 107 [Reference to be added when the 8th EAP has been published].
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to ensure the necessary adaptation of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes I to VII to adapt the group of habitats, to update the information on the common farmland bird index, as well as to adapt the list of biodiversity indicators for agricultural ecosystems, the list of biodiversity indicators for forest ecosystems, including pollinators index, and the list of marine species to the latest scientific evidence, including adding new indicators for which the assessment methodology will have been developed, and the examples of restoration measures. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making52. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. In addition, the Commission should assess the need to establish additional restoration indicators and targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, taking into account the most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77 a (new)
Recital 77 a (new)
(77a) Member States should make efforts to ensure that government agencies, such as police forces, and customs and border forces, collaborate with and offer support to restoration initiatives in trying to combat illegal activities against nature.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation lays down rules to contribute to:establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which shall cover, by 2030, at least 30 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land, freshwater and sea areas through the restoration of ecosystems, their natural processes and their ecological connectivity;
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land, freshwater and sea areas through the restoration of ecosystems;
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) meeting the Union’s international commitments, including the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea ar20% of the Union´s seas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 230 % of the Union’s land, freshwater and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘restoration of the natural connectivity of rivers, estuaries and natural functions of the related floodplains’ means: (i) the removal of artificial structures affecting the free- flowing character of water, sediment, nutrients, matter and organisms along river systems and in particular migrating species; (ii) the rehabilitation of hydrological, morphological and biological connectivity between wetlands, floodplains and their river channels; and (iii) the recovery of fluvial processes in general, which are necessary to support a healthy freshwater and river deltas ecosystem and biodiversity.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) ‘rewetting’ means all deliberate actions that aim to bring the water table of a drained wetlands, including peatland, i.e. the position relative to the surface, back to that of the original wetland, including peatforming wetland’.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas; green roofs and green walls - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110 ;, and enriched where relevant by other publicly or privately available earth observation data and services sources. _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13a) "urban blue space" means all forms of spanning natural, seminatural and manmade surface water in the form of springs, streams and rivers; coast, lakes, canals, ponds; artificial water bodies with near-natural vegetation; and sustainable drainage features.
Amendment 679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘urban tree canopy cover’ means the total area of tree cover within cities and towns and suburbs, calculated on the basis of the Tree Cover Density data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and enriched where relevant by other publicly or privately available earth observation data and services sources.
Amendment 690 #
(15a) ‘Marine infrastructures with a positive impact’ means marine and offshore facilities that perform specific nature restoration functions while generating economic and social benefits.
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(16) "free-flowing river" means a river free of artificial barriers in its longitudinal, lateral, vertical and temporal dimensions, allowing the natural and multidimensional connectivity of water, sediment, nutrients, matter and organisms within the river system and its surrounding landscapes including floodplains and wetlands.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at leastmore than 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC, jointly for the freshwater and coastal habitats and marine habitats referred to in Article 5 for the diadromous species listed in Annex IV and Annex V to the Directive 92/43/EEC and in Annex III to this Regulation and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. AMember States shall work towards closing existing data gaps of unmapped and unknown habitats and conditions by 2030. Failing to do so, areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Within 18 months of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission and Member States shall develop a solid and comprehensive assessment of all relevant threats and pressures on each species in the Annexes of this legislation and Habitat Directive, including large carnivores, and their habitats at European level and in each Member State, either by natural causes or human induced factors, such as illegal killing (poaching) or incidental capture and killing or diminishing of the size or quality of their habitats.
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, followed up, without delay, by an update of the quantification of the areas to be restored under Article 12(2), point (a) is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 iscan be justified if Member States provide compelling evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures; or
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined and compensatory measures have been adopted, to be determined by the European Commission on a case by case basis.
Amendment 856 #
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basisa favourable cost- benefit analysis, considering all the future benefits of the area in question originally proposed for restoration, is available.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Such areas shall not count towards the fulfilment of the objectives set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. Member States shall update the quantification of the areas to be restored in line with Article 12(2)(a) accordingly when reviewing their national restoration plans in line with Article 15.
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, iscan be justified if Member States provide compelling evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point a
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Such areas shall not count towards the fulfilment of the objectives set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. Member States shall update the quantification of the areas to be restored in line with Article 12(2)(a) when reviewing their national restoration plans in accordance with Article 15.
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Any public funding received for the restoration measures shall be returned when the above justification is invoked.
Amendment 937 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex I until at leastmore than 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reached;
Amendment 940 #
(b) an increasing trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species referred to in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/EC , and towards the sufficient quality and quantity jointly of the freshwater, coastal habitats and marine habitats referred to in Article 5 for the diadromous species listed in Annex IV and V to the Directive 92/43/EEC and in Annex III to this Regulation.
Amendment 945 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) an increased connectivity between protected areas and between habitat types listed in Annex I
Amendment 956 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at leastmore than 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, and for the diadromous species listed in Annex IV and V to the Directive 92/43/EEC and in Annex III of this Regulation the restoration measures jointly for the marine habitats and freshwater and coastal habitats referred to in Article 4, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. AMember States shall work towards closing existing data gaps of unmapped and unknown habitats and conditions by 2030. Failing to do so, areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sitesnetwork, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, followed up, without delay, by an update of the quantification of the areas to be restored under Article 12(2), point (a) is justified if caused by:
Amendment 1048 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 iscan be justified if Member States provide compelling evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 1060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures; or
Amendment 1074 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined by the European Commission on a case by case basis.
Amendment 1079 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Such areas shall not count towards the fulfilment of the objectives set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. Member States shall update the quantification of the areas to be restored in line with Article 12(2)(a) accordingly when reviewing their national restoration plans in line with Article 15.
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, iscan be justified if Member States provide compelling evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point a
Amendment 1112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 1125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Such areas shall not count towards the fulfilment of the objectives set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. Member States shall update the quantification of the areas to be restored in line with Article 12(2)(a) when reviewing their national restoration plans in accordance with Article 15.
Amendment 1133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Any public funding received for the restoration measures shall be returned when the above justification is invoked.
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) an increased connectivity between protected areas and between habitat types listed in Annex I.
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to advocate for the inclusion of the notion of the ocean as a global common in the preamble of future declarations and international treaties, especially BBNJ, as well as in the specifications of the calls for projects related to the ocean, in order to underline our shared responsibility to protect and restore the ocean and its ecosystems ;
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss of urban green and blue spaces, and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs.
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States, where feasible, shall restore the water bodies identified under paragraph 1a of this Article. When restoring urban water ecosystem, Member States shall primarily focus on measures aiming at a) improved storm water management, water storage and purification capacity, b) increased water quality supporting higher biodiversity c) improved ecological stability of freshwater resources and their carrying capacity by instream ecohydrological regulation; d) improvement of quality of life and aesthetic values in the catchment by restoration of the river corridor, ecotone zones and landscape.
Amendment 1179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increase in the total national area of urban green space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 34 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 56 % by 2050, taking into account the need for a greater connectivity between existing urban green spaces. In addition Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 1190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increase in the total national area of urban green space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 35 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 58 % by 2050. In addition Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 1211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) a net gain of urban blue spaces with a focus on the development of projects for the recreation, reconstruction and restoration of urban water bodies.
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make an inventory of barriers to longitudinal and late, lateral, vertical and temporal connectivity of surface waters and identify the barriers that need to be removed to contribute to the achievement ofreach the restoration targets set out in Article 4 of this Regulation and of the objective of restoring at least 215 000 km% of rivers lenght into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030, without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4(3), 4(5) and 4(7) thereof, and Regulation 1315/2013, in particular Article 15 thereofas well as restoration of floodplains in the Union by 2030.
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This inventory should be updated at least every three years in accordance with Article 18(2)(d).
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and late, lateral, vertical and temporal connectivity of surface waters identibased on the inventory defined underin paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (fe). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other useidentifying and prioritising barriers to be removed, Member States shall primarily consider the ecological benefits of the barrier removal and its potential to improve connectivity between marine and freshwater ecosystems, while restoring floodplains and wetlands points.
Amendment 1260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall complement the removal of the barriers referred to in paragraph 2 by the measures necessary to improve the natural functions of the related floodplains. Member States may count the area of construction of natural fish pass in old riverbeds designed to in particular allow for effective migration of diadromous species listed in Annex III and implemented to fulfil the objectives under the Water Framework Directive and contributing to the objectives of this Regulation, towards the area referred to under Article 12 (2) of this Regulation.
Amendment 1263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall complement the removal of the barriers referred to in paragraph 2 by the measures necessary to improve biodiversity and the natural functions of the related floodplains, in particular by enabling conditions for natural flood regimes, standing waters, floodplain forests and sedimentary active deltaic plains.
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Without prejudice to the timeline proposed under this Regulation for the overarching objectives and other specific objectives, the measures to restore natural connectivity of rivers and their estuaries, migration corridors and to ensure effective migration of all species, including diadromous species listed in the Annex III to this Regulation, shall be implemented by 2027 to ensure complementarity with obligations posed by the Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 1286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall reverse the decline of pollinator populations as soon as possible and the latest by 2030, and achieve thereafter an increasing trend and satisfactory levels of pollinator populations, measuronitored annually and assessed every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achievedthe entry into force of this Regulation, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3).
Amendment 1294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a method for monitoring pollinator populations and assess which actions should be taken to address the threats to the decline of wild pollinators. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 1300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The method referred to in the paragraph 2 shall provide a standardised approach for collecting annual data on the abundance and diversity of pollinator species present in all ecosystems and for assessing pollinator population trends.
Amendment 1304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that the monitoring data will come from an adequately high number of sites across their territory, building upon and further expanding the Core EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme1a, in order to guarantee their representativeness and will secure sufficient financial and human resources for the monitoring purposes, including by supporting citizen science. _________________ 1a Potts, S., Dauber, J., Hochkirch, A., Oteman, B., Roy, D., Ahnre, K., Biesmeijer, K., Breeze, T., Carvell, C., Ferreira, C., Fitzpatrick, Ú., Isaac, N., Kuussaari, M., Ljubomirov, T., Maes, J., Ngo, H., Pardo, A., Polce, C., Quaranta, M., Settele, J., Sorg, M., Stefanescu, C. and Vujic, A., Proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, EUR 30416 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020, ISBN 978-92-76-23859-1, doi:10.2760/881843, JRC122225. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repos itory/handle/JRC122225
Amendment 1305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Commission and its agencies, namely the EEA, EFSA and ECHA, shall set up a dedicated work team of experts by [12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] in order to jointly address main pressures which pollinators face and to actively support the work in the Member States. The Commission shall furthermore make sure that its new EU Pollinators Initiative builds on the results and expands the ongoing monitoring initiatives, such the EMBAL, SPRING and INSIGNIA-EU projects1a, and translates those into established policy actions on both Union´s and Member States´ level. _________________ 1a EMBAL: European Monitoring of Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes; SPRING: Strengthening Pollinator Recovery Through Indicators and Monitoring; INSIGNIA-EU: Monitoring of Environmental Pollution Using Honey Bees
Amendment 1363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall, with the support of the Commission, complement the indicators set in paragraph 2 by the implementation of the CAP-specific indicator to evaluate the impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy on both pollinators and pollination in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 on CAP Strategic Plans by [12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures. Those measures shall be in placerewet as well as put in place further effective restoration measures on at least:
Amendment 1413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) at least 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted.
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversityin form of strict protection at least for primary and old- growth forests and their buffer zones to increase connectivity, passively support biodiversity, ecological integrity, complexity and the resilience of forest ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity, the natural processes, the ecological integrity, connectivity and resilience of forest ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 1484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that primary and old-growth forests are preserved through strict protection, without natural resource extraction.
Amendment 1485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall put in place indicators and thresholds, based on scientific evidence and guidelines issued by the Commission, in order to assess whether a forest management plan is environmentally sustainable and if the public funding is directed to environmentally sustainable activities that protect, conserve or restore a forest ecosystem.
Amendment 1488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achievIn addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3), and Article 10(1), Member States shall achieve enhanced biodiversity by using the forest ecosystems1a in Article 10 (1) for benchmarking of active restoration efforts under this paragraph and measure an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached: _________________ 1a as is currently happening as a practice in the site in Slovakia https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j& q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja& uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiW3frXjsX8AhXSi _0HHREhDf4QFnoECBAQAQ&url=http s%3A%2F%2Fdennikn.sk%2F2974103% 2Fsmrek-na-orave-konci-lesnici-sa-ucia- v-polskej-rezervacii-ako-vratit-tunajsim- lesom-povodny-charakter- reportaz%2F&usg=AOvVaw04dKPwK1B OG9i8xKecCHEB
Amendment 1514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) veteran trees
Amendment 1564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When restoration measures referred to in this Article apply to primary and old-growth forests, Member States shall strictly protect them.
Amendment 1576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Planting of three billion additional trees 1. Member States shall, when putting in place the restoration measures referred to in Articles 4, 6, and 10, contribute to the Union objective of planting at least three billion additional trees by 2030. 2. Member States shall ensure that this objective is achieved respecting ecological principles, ensuring species diversity and prioritising native tree species and connectivity; and it shall be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation and the greening of urban areas.
Amendment 1593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare without delay national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) an assessment and mapping of all relevant threats and pressures on each ecosystem and habitat;
Amendment 1648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9). Member States shall set the satisfactory levels within two years of the adoption of that framework.
Amendment 1665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity, as well as and the ecosystems with high environmental value such as old-growth and primary forests.
Amendment 1670 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and, landscape diversity, biodiversity and ecosystem functionality.
Amendment 1672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall asses the health and environmental risks of noise pollution and map the areas affected. By 2026, Member States shall put in place measure to reduce of the environmental noise pollution in all cities and in towns and suburbs as well in all ecosystems covered by this legislation.
Amendment 1679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall identify synergies with climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and disaster prevention and prioritise restoration measures and natural restoration potential of an ecosystem accordingly. Member States shall also take into account:
Amendment 1708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point e
(e) national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284, and national, regional and local light pollution reduction measures;
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
(gb) flood risk management plans in accordance with Directive 2007/60/EC.
Amendment 1752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Member States shall where ecosystems or migration corridors span across borders with other Member States cooperate with the other Member States concerned to ensure coherent and consistent approaches to the conservation and protection of these ecosystems and migration corridors.
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 10 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Where ecosystems or migration corridors extend beyond the territory of the Union Community, the Member State or Member States concerned shall endeavour to establish appropriate coordination with the relevant non- Member States, with the aim of achieving the objectives of this Regulation throughout the ecosystems and migration corridors concerned. Member States shall ensure the application of this Regulation within their territory.
Amendment 1756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Member States shall identify the public affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in the Restoration Plan, taking into account the objectives of this Regulation. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and, based on scientific criteria, effective and that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Member States shall ensure that the public referred to in the previous paragraph is informed electronically and by public notices as well as by other appropriate means, of: i. the draft proposal, where available; ii. any relevant environmental information held by the competent authority; and iii. practical arrangements for participation, including: (i) the administrative entity from which the relevant information may be obtained; (ii) the administrative entity to which comments, opinions or questions may be submitted; and (iii) reasonable time- frames allowing sufficient time for the public to be informed and to prepare and participate effectively in the environmental decision-making process. A time limit of at least eight weeks shall be set for receiving comments. Where meetings or hearings are organised, prior notice of at least four weeks shall be given.
Amendment 1773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Member States shall ensure that the outcomes of the processes listed in Articles 11(1) - (10) are made available online to the public, free of charge and without restricting access to registered users.
Amendment 1801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indica detailed description of the measures to ensure that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in the areas in which good condition has been reached and that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6);
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) the inventory of urban water bodies ecosystems, their ecological condition and feasibility of restauration, according to article 6 paragraph 1a, and the measures put in place according to the article 6 paragraph 1b.
Amendment 1823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) an indica description of the provisions for ensuring the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of the restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10 including, when applicable conservation measures, rewilding, strictly protected areas;
Amendment 1840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the estimated staff capacity for the design, implementation, training of specialists, monitoring and management of restoration measures, the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation, monitoring and management of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, including compensation schemes; and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) an indication of the subsidies which negatively affect the achievement of the targets and the fulfilment of the obligations set out in this Regulation, including an indication of the measures planned or put in place to eliminate, phase out or reform these subsidies;
Amendment 1864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process and timeline for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered;
Amendment 1880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The national restoration plans shall, where applicable, include the conservation measures that a Member State intends to adopt under the common fisheries policy, including conservation measures in joint recommendations that a Member State intends to initiasubmitted in accordance with the procedure set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and any relevant information on those measures. Where no joint recommendation has been agreed within the time period for submitting the national restoration plans, all types of commercial fishing should be immediately ceased in all Marine Protected Areas being considered for a joint recommendation until the Commission adopts appropriate restoration measures.
Amendment 1887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may include restoration measures implemented since the publication of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 in their national restoration plans, provided they meet the requirements set out in this Regulation. They shall count for the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 1 and Articles 4 to 10.
Amendment 1903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The draft national restoration plans and the Commission’s observations must be made available to the public by the Commission as early in the decision- making process as possible.
Amendment 1911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features, and the objective referred to in Article 10a of planting at least three billion additional trees by 2030.
Amendment 1912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km15% of the length of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and, Union´s strict protection target including of all remaining EU primary and old-growth forests, the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 1914 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km15% of rivers lenght into free-flowing rivers as well as restoration of floodplains in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 1921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address observations toWithin six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan, where the Commission finds that a Member State’s within six monmeasures are inconsistent with the objectives and targets, as set up by this of the date of receipt of the draft national restorregulation in article 1 to10 or are inadequate to ensure adequate progress of restauration, it shall issue recommendations and observations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations planublicly available.
Amendment 1927 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observincorporate the observations and recommendations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan. If it’s not possible to address any of observation, the Member States shall present a motivation addressing the reasoning. The motivation presented shall be made public.
Amendment 1931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan and, where necessary, improve their restoration plans accordingly.
Amendment 1955 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall review their national restoration plan at least once every 106 years, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions due to climate change.
Amendment 1958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. When it becomes apparent that the measures set out in the national restoration plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, based on the monitoring in accordance with Article 17, Member States shall revise the national restoration plan and include supplementary measures. Member States’ refusal to revise the national restoration plan shall be made available to the public and be duly justified.
Amendment 1974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission considers that the progress made by a Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission mayshould request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1977 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Transboundary short-term action plans Where there is a transboundary cause, source of pollution, or activity from one or more Member State that contributes significantly to the damage, deterioration, or degradation of a natural ecosystem or prevent the restoration efforts from being effective in another Member State, the latter shall notify the Member States from which the source or cause originated and the Commission thereof. 2. The Commission shall be informed of, and invited to be present and to assist in any cooperation and consider whether further action shall be taken at the Union level to reduce the precursor cause, source of pollution, or activity that results in damage, deterioration or degradation of an ecosystem or prevent the restoration efforts from being effective. 3. Member States shall, if appropriate, prepare and implement joint short-term transboundary action plans covering neighbouring zones in other Member States. The Member States involved shall ensure that, the Commission and neighbouring zones in other Member States receive all appropriate information regarding these short-term transboundary action plans without undue delay. The action plans shall be made available to the public. 4. In drawing up plans and in informing the public as referred to in paragraph 3, Member States shall, where appropriate, endeavour to pursue cooperation with third countries, and in particular with candidate countries. 5. All measures taken as per paragraphs 1 to 4 of this article may be included in the Nature Restauration Plans or its review
Amendment 1996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 2001 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall monitor and foresee sufficient resources for the monitoring of the following:
Amendment 2008 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the area of urban green and blue spaces and tree canopy cover in cities and towns and suburbs, as referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 2015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the indicators of biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV together with the CAP Pollinator Indicator listed in Article 9;
Amendment 2031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the progress towards the planting of three billion additional trees referred to in Article 10a,
Amendment 2033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) the length of free-flowing rivers stretches which can be counted towards the targets set out in Article 7(1) and Article 7(2);
Amendment 2034 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
(hc) the percentage of organic soils constituting drained peatlands under agricultural use, other land uses than agricultural use, or peat extraction sites, that has been restored and rewetted under Article 9.
Amendment 2035 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, point (a), (ha), (hb) and (hc) shall start as soon as the restoration measures are put in place.
Amendment 2053 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. Member State monitoring systems shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and shall maximise the access and use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services and, where appropriate, other publicly or privately available data sources), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing.
Amendment 2092 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The EEA shall provide to the Commission an annual technical overview of the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(7). The overview shall provide relevant information for the Commission to asses that each Member State contributes fairly to the overarching objective.
Amendment 2093 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The EEA shall provide to the Commission an annual technical overview of the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(7). These overviews shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 2095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States and Commission shall cooperate to establish procedures for the exchange of scientific information, monitoring and reporting tools and research results, so as to ensure the necessary scientific expertise in all of the Member States for the development of all types of analysis required in the implementation of the regulation. Member States shall also cooperate in the development of open databases among their experts and scientists to ensure efficient use of resources, knowledge and best practice expertise.
Amendment 2099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall monitor the Member States capacity develop, implement, and enforce the Nature Restauration Plans as well as identify gaps and provide science-based, specialist recommendations and guidelines to better achieve the objectives set out in Article 1 and Articles 4 to 10.
Amendment 2105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter IV a (new)
Chapter IV a (new)
Amendment 2155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex VI in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for forest ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence and EU legislation, including the EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex VII in order to adapt the list of examples of restoration measures. The Commission may issue guideline about the examples of restauration measures.
Amendment 2173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall evaluate the application of this Regulation by 31 December 20353. The evaluation shall include an assessment on the need to establish additional targets.
Amendment 2181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Within 2 years of entering into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall make an assessment noise pollution map and levels and shall review the Environmental Noise Directive and the feasibility of introducing binding targets for Noise Reduction. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of Regions. Where the Commission finds it appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 2190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 a (new)
Annex III – point 6 a (new)
(6a) Blue shark (Prionace glauca);
Amendment 2191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 b (new)
Annex III – point 6 b (new)
(6b) Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus);
Amendment 2309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 9
Annex VII – point 9
(9) EPassively restore or establish riparian buffers, e.g. riparian forests, buffer strips, meadows or pastures.
Amendment 2310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 10
Annex VII – point 10
(10) IPassively restore or increase ecological features in forests that provide microhabitats (e.g. cavities), such as large, old and dying trees (habitat trees), and amounts of lying and standing deadwood.
Amendment 2312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 11 a (new)
Annex VII – point 11 a (new)
(11a) Discourage the use of forestry practices that can harm the biodiversity such as clear-cutting, unless it is proven and dully justified reasons necessary for environmental or ecosystem health reasons.
Amendment 2313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 11 a (new)
Annex VII – point 11 a (new)
(11a) Enable natural regeneration and succession of tree species, including after a natural disaster caused by windthrow or pest outbreak.
Amendment 2315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 13 a (new)
Annex VII – point 13 a (new)
(13a) Make use of proforestation, as it is a practice of protecting existing natural forests to foster continuous growth, carbon accumulation, and structural complexity. Proforestation refers specifically to enabling continuous forest growth uninterrupted by active management or timber harvesting.
Amendment 2319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14
Annex VII – point 14
(14) EPassively restore or enhance the development of old- growth native forests and mature stands (e.g. by abandonment of harvesting).
Amendment 2327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 21
Annex VII – point 21
(21) Improve connectivity across habitats to enable the development of populations of species, and to allow for sufficient individual or genetic exchange as well as for species’ migration and adaptation to climate change. Establish wildlife corridors by connecting isolated protected areas.
Amendment 2328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 21
Annex VII – point 21
(21) Improve functional connectivity across habitats to enable the development and enhancement of populations of different species, and to allow for sufficient individual or genetic exchange as well as for species’ migration and adaptation to climate change.
Amendment 2329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 22
Annex VII – point 22
(22) Allow ecosystems to develop their own natural dynamics for example by abandoning harvesting and, promoting naturalness, wilderness, and by promoting roads removal and preventing roads construction in the most pristine areas.
Amendment 2330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 22 a (new)
Annex VII – point 22 a (new)
(22a) Reintroducing apex predators and keystone species in relevant ecosystems and regions.
Amendment 2337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 24 a (new)
Annex VII – point 24 a (new)
(24a) Enhance the protection of Marine Protected Areas from damages caused by fishing gear, or other detrimental effects due to exploitative or non-exploitative human uses (like the impact of divers or mooring), and stimulate their recovery;
Amendment 2340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 26
Annex VII – point 26
(26) Provide structures, including marine infrastructures with a positive impact such as artificial reefs, or substrates to encourage the return of marine life, for example coral/oyster/boulder reefs.
Amendment 2343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 28 a (new)
Annex VII – point 28 a (new)
(28a) Reduce noise pollution in urban settings by taking measures like establishing quiet areas in residential areas, parks and other green spaces, where people and animals can go to escape city noise.
Amendment 2345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 31 a (new)
Annex VII – point 31 a (new)
(31a) Leave natural processes undisturbed from pressure and threats to a specific area's overall ecological structure and functioning.