Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2016/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests PDF (438 KB) DOC (109 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas there is no globally agreed definition of deforestation and that there is no form of sustainable forest management that can be expected to incur zero loss;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas there are many drivers of global deforestation, including the production of agricultural commodities such as soy, beef, maize and palm oil;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas consultation of various FAO sources leads to an estimate that cultivation of palm oil over the last 205 years has been the cause of 20around 4% of all deforestation;1a; _________________ 1ahttp://www.fao.org/3/a-i4808e.pdf; http://faostat.fao.org/beta/en/
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the absence of accurate palm oil concession maps and public land registries in many producing countries makes it difficult to determine responsibility for forest fires;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1 Highlights that in order to effectively combat deforestation linked to the consumption of agricultural commodities, EU action should consider not only palm oil production, but all such imported agricultural imports;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on theEmphasises the importance of developing a global solution basised ofn the collective responsibility of manyall actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, or NGOs; all of these actors must play a part in resolving this problem involved, both upstream in producing countries, and downstream in consumer markets, in order to tackle the problem of unsustainable palm oil;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and sustainably and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respectedstrict conditions for sustainable cultivation are laid down;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Expresses regret that the use of fire in palm oil in the development of palm oil has led to the destruction of vast swathes of rainforest and peatlands; notes that efforts to prohibit the use of fire through identifying responsible parties are hampered due to the absence in many producing countries of accurate palm palm oil concession maps or public land registries;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MSPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil; nevertheless emphasises that the existence of different schemes is confusing for the consumer and that the ultimate objective should be the development of one single certification scheme to which all parties can sign up, and which will improve the visibility of sustainable palm oil to consumers;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for all palm oil growers, including companies that cultivate palm oil, to use the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach when developing their plantations; draws attention to the need to create a comprehensive land-use plan that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) landadhere to a set of principles when developing their plantations, including the carbon stock assessment prior to new planting, preservation of High Conservation Value (HCV) areas, not developing on peatlands, minimising greenhouse gas emissions, no use of fire, ands wiell as respect for the right of communities to use the land on the basis of ‘'free prior and informed consent’' (FPIC) and a consideration of the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiate voluntary partnership agreements, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, andHighlights the value of voluntary partnership agreements and other bilateral partnership agreements between the EU and producing countries; notes that ithese could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination; adds that such an approach should also be complemented by market- based initiatives and incentives such as certification in order to effect meaningful change across the whole palm oil market;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU-wide voluntary industry commitment, endorsed by all Member States, to sourcing certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) with a target of achieving 100% CSPO in all industry sectors using palm oil;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes the efforts and progress made by the food manufacturing sector to source CSPO; calls on all industry sectors using palm oil to increase their efforts to source CSPO;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sectorrelevant stakeholders, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure thatsustainable palm oil, such as on certification schemes; calls on the Commission to carry out surveys on consumer attitudes to and awareness of sustainable palm oil certification and research into how information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation iscontains sustainable palm oil might be provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Observes with regret that RSPO, ISPO, MPOCC and all other recognised certification schemes do not currently prohibit their members from converting rainfoWelcomes the positive contribution made by existing certification schemes whilst ackowledgingacknowledging that there is still progrests or peatlands into palm plantations, and that they fail to limit greenhouse gas emissions during the establishment and operation of the plantations, and as a consequence of this they have been unable to prevent massive forest and peat fires; calls on the Commission to urge the RSPO to modify its certification criteria and to implement these criteria strictlyto be made; calls on the Commission to urge the RSPO to strictly implement its principles and criteria for sustainable palm oil strictly, and to consider modifying and strengthening these principles and criteria to provide further environmental protection; calls on the Commission to support the development of multilateralone single certification schemes that will offer clear guarantees that the palm oil certified by themo consumers about the sustainability of palm oil in products:
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
- enables small-scale palm oil cultivators to be included in the certification system and ensures that they receive their fair share of profits; by accommodating their specific needs,
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing deforestation, including palm oil-related deforestation;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to increase import duties on palm oil that is directly linked to deforestation and that does not reflect the real costs associated with the environmental burden; notes that this instrument will require the involvement of certification schemeconsider the possibility of trade liberalisation for CSPO in its trade negotiations;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption on the process of deforestation, and carry out surveys on consumer attitudes to and awareness of sustainable palm oil certification schemes;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating aboost synergyies between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU27, as this has the potential to lead to further massive deforestationommon Agricultural Policy (CAP) and initiatives aimed at implementing REDD+ activities;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes thatCalls on those Member States who have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishingnot yet done so to demonstrate their commitment to the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifying the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Suggests that Member States consider including sustainability criteria for palm oil and other agricultural commodities linked to deforestation in their national public procurement guidelines;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onfor the Commission to push for the use of palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 at the latestphasing-out of land- based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, which drive deforestation, increase competition for land for the production of food and feed, and provide limited reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;