Activities of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) IT
Amendments (2)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of the strategy,introduce a system of forestry management incentives and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategy, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EPoints out that specific forest fire prevention policy is yet in existence and emphasises that, particularly in the Mediterranean region, forest fires occur on a regular basis, and are both a cause and a consequence of climate change; points out that storms, and forest fires and pests, are natural disasters that can be mitigated using forestry techniques and that, alongside improved forest management, there is a need to promote specific action such as the introduction of grazing or the establishment of agro-forestry areas – policies that ought to be recognised in both the first and second pillars (grazing areas and rural development respectively) of the common agricultural policy;