4 Amendments of Julie GIRLING related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas some four million people live in the Arctic region, of which some ten percent are members of indigenous peopleIndigenous; whereas the vulnerable Arctic environment, as well as the fundamental rights of iIndigenous people, require more stringent safeguardsmust be protected, especially when it comes to projects where intrusive extraction of natural resources takes place;.
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States affiliated to the work of the Arctic Council to support the development of an Arctic Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), for application within the EU single market, to preserve the vulnerable ecosystem of the Arctic; notes that this special EIA should eventually be made mandatory and take account of at least the following aspects when evaluating projects taking place within the EU's Arctic states and their respective exclusive economic zones (EEZs):
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission and the EU Member States to set the successful application of Arctic EIA as a prerequisite for goods marketed in the EU deriving from the projects executed within the EU's Arctic regionstates and their respective EEZs;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Without detriment to current negotiations on an internationally binding legal instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), welcomes the Commission’s determination to promote the establishment of marine protected areas in the ArcticEEZs of the EU Arctic states; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the at least 10 % protection target of coastal and marine areas as part of the Sustainable Development Goals;