Activities of Maurice PONGA related to 2015/2137(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (A8-0003/2016 - Mark Demesmaeker) FR
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that, at the global level, the European Union makes a significant contribution in the fight against biodiversity loss and that, with its Member States, it is the main donor of funds for biodiversity conservation and the largest contributor of ODA for biodiversity, with a doubling of funding between 2006 and 2013; emphasises, nevertheless, the need to boost the EU's contribution to preserving biodiversity at the global level in order to attain the Aichi Biodiversity Targets on time;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the critical role of biodiversity in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially for indigenous peoples, the poor, and vulnerable groups, who are more directly dependent on biodiversity and resilient ecosystems for their livelihood; callsin particular Goals 14 ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’ and 15 ‘Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss’; recalls that the European Union has incredible biodiversity, in particular thanks to its outermost regions, but also in overseas countries and territories that are associated with it; calls therefore for the EU to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the Convention on Biological Diversity and to ensure that it is implemented effectively;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, and that makEmphasises the need to support a rational and sustainable use of resources both withing the EU’s economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason and at the global level, including in the developing countries;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that rising EU demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; calls for the EU to developCalls on the Commission to continue its initiatives to promote good forest governance, in particular through its FLEGT agreements, and to consider the development of an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level, including in the developing countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the expansion of agrofuels hbas relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practices that are harmful fored on large-scale industrial monoculture harms the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; urges the Commission to review the EU’s policy on biofuels so as to ensure the coherence withof the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to protect agricultural biodiversitybiodiversity on both land and sea in developing countries in order to achieve food security; recalls that farmers’ right to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods on the African continent, and that seed diversity is vital in building the resilience of African farming to climate change, but also to contribute to wealth creation thanks to ecosystemic services;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. UrgesCalls upon the Commission to ensure that the EU’s commitments to farmers’ rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are reflected in all technical assistance and financial support for seed policy development; calls for the EU, in line with the EU food security policy framework, also to support intellectual property rights regimes that enhance the development of locally adapted seed varieties and farmer- saved seeds;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on biodiversity worldwide, as they result in land fragmentation and loss of habitats;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the EU to reduce itscombat biodiversity footprintloss worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems bysupport developing countries in this fight and makinge its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of systematically identifying and evaluating potential impacts on biodiversity resulCalls on the Commission to include in the international agreements it concludes matters relating fromto the liberaenvironment and clismation of trade and investment, through ex-ante trade sustainability impact assessments and ex- post evaluationse change and carry out environmental analyses focused on the possibilities of protecting and improving biodiversity.
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission, following on from the BEST preparatory action, to introduce a sustainable funding mechanism for protection and enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Guadeloupe roadmap, adopted in October 2014, is acted on and to put in place the necessary tools for biodiversity protection in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;