4 Amendments of Corinne LEPAGE related to 2010/2111(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the production of protein crops in South America contributes significantly to deforestation and thus to climate change; notes that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that deforestation contributes up to a third of anthropogenic emissions of CO2;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the use of varieties of soya genetically modified to render them tolerant to glyphosate results in the massive use of herbicides and the appearance of weeds resistant to glyphosate; calls on the Commission to submit a study of the impact of herbicide spraying on the health of people living in areas where soya is produced;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, unlike livestock fed mainly on soya or maize, livestock raised on pastureland and fed on grass produces meat with a lower fat content and higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids, which could confer numerous health benefits, particularly in connection with measures against malnutrition, overweight and obesity; calls on the Commission to study the potential benefits to human health of consuming this type of meat in comparison with meat from livestock fed mainly on soya or maize;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the price of meat produced with the aid of imported protein crops does not necessarily reflect the true environmental and health costs of its production;