Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2015/2137(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy PDF (479 KB) DOC (172 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Whereas 65% of EU citizens live within 5 km of a Natura 2000 site, and 98% live within 20 km, suggesting that these sites have the potential to help raise awareness of biodiversity and to deliver ecosystem services that contribute to well-being to a high proportion of the EU's population;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
Is alarmed that the 2020 target 3a "Increase the contribution of agriculture to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity" most likely will not be reached in the remaining years until 2020; concludes that the CAP has not served and will not serve as an appropriate and pertinent tool to preserve and enhance biodiversity; calls on the Commission to not wait until a another failure in 2020 has been stated, but instantaneously come up with additional policies and measures of remedy;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that scientific evidence has demonstrated that Europe's nature would be in a much worse state without the positive impacts of the EU's Birds and Habitats Directives;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Deplores the slow progress made by Member States in implementing EU environmental legislation;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that biodiversity loss refers not only to species and habitats but also to genetic diversity; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for the conservation of genetic diversity;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises that the loss of biodiversity has devastating economic costs for society which until now have not been integrated sufficiently into economic and other policies; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to value ecosystem services and to integrate these values into accounting systems as a basis for more sustainable policies; takes the view that any economic model that disregards the proper preservation of biodiversity is not viable; also stresses that actions to restore ecosystems and biodiversity have significant potential to create new skills, jobs and business opportunities;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that productivity, adaptability and resilience of agro-ecosystems depend inter alia on the availability of a rich genetic pool of farmed breeds and crop varieties; that the best prospect to recover, maintain, and unleash the potential of agricultural biodiversity will be provided by an integrated and holistic strategy, an overarching Rural Development Policy, including all actors in the food chain and Scientists;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Emphasises the importance of halting and reversing the reduction in species diversity and crop biodiversity, which leads to an erosion of the genetic basis on which human and animal nutrition depends; advocates the need to promote the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and traditional agricultural varieties and increasing the consumer demand for this produce;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers political will, implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential; calls, in particular, on regional and local authorities in the Member States to provide information and raise awareness about biodiversity;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Agrees that achieving full implementation, enforcement and financing of the Birds and Habitats Directives is a vital prerequisite if the EU is to have a chance of meeting its headline biodiversity target, and that any revision of the Directives would undermine progress towards this target, and would be bad for nature, for people, and for business;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Agrees with the more than 520,000 citizens who responded to the Commission's public consultation on the Birds and Habitats Directives and sent a clear message to the EU not to change or weaken the Birds and Habitats Directives;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop new tools for detecting illegal activities in Natura 2000 sites;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP; and considers that the importance of set-aside land and grassland areas for biodiversity should be stressed and that such land should be farmed accordingly, inter alia by prohibiting ploughing in the spring; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP; (Grassland areas and set-aside land are environmentally valuable elements in agricultural landscapes. The proportion of grassland has decreased in recent years. Grassland is all too frequently converted into arable land and intensively farmed. This has adverse consequences for biodiversity protection. In this connection, measures such as later mowing or a ban on spring ploughing can protect ground- nesting birds.)
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a coherent sustainable food and farming policy post 2020 that tackles production and consumption as well as the whole supply chain;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to review and overhaul EU policies on bioenergy in order to bring demand in line with sustainable supply (taking into account other uses) and ensure effective safeguards for biodiversity;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the EU to deliver on its Hyderabad commitment to double biodiversity-related international financial flows by 2015 and maintain this level until at least 2020;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recognise that the omission of wildlife trafficking and lack of actions relating to EU involvement in CITES are a serious gap in the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Wildlife trafficking has reached unprecedented levels and is now the fourth largest illegal activity worldwide, undermining local livelihoods, economic development and security as well as decimating wildlife populations. Therefore urges the Commission to adopt and fund a strong EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking and to continue to play a strong role in CITES;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that such a framework must comprise a bundle of complementary measures that address the root causes of biodiversity loss and improves the integration of biodiversity in sectoral policies including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy and transport;