2 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2011/2307(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Biodiversity 2020 and notes that climate change, biodiversity loss, threats from invasive species and overconsumption of natural resources are transnational and transregional challenges which affect every EU citizen, whether living in an urban or a rural area, and that urgent action is needed at every level of government to mitigate these effects; welcomes the Commission’s mention, in its communication, of the fact that it needs to cooperate with the Member States and the Outermost Regions to ensure the effective protection of biodiversity in Europe's overseas countries and territories, which host more endemic species than the entire European continent;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for better policy coherence and climate and environmental proofing in the EU’'s funding instruments, particularly the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund, in order to deliver the Biodiversity 2020 and EU 2020 objectives; calls too for the BEST (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas) pilot scheme – providing proper financing for the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe's Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories – to be put on a permanent footing;