12 Amendments of Catherine SOULLIE related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas deforestation is progressing in the world at an alarming rate, with the FAO putting net figures for forest areas lost worldwide during the period 2005- 2010 at approximately 5.5 million ha per year,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU is one of the few regions in the world where forest area is rising (+ 600 000 ha/year), whilst globally the trend is towards a rapid drop (-16 million ha/year),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, despite the generally positive trend, approximately 500 000 ha of forest are lost every year in the EU as a result of forest fires, which ravage mainly Member States in the south of Europe;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council a new communication, accompanied by a legislative proposal, on the competitiveness of the forestry sector;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that forest protection depends on long-term commitment on the part of Member States, the regions, forest-based industries and both public and private forest owners; stresses that those stakeholders also need to be aware of the importance of the tree census and of the protection of unusual trees, with a view to devising a strategy for the protection of such trees, which may also be located outside forests;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to create a 'Forest Heritage Observatory', which would enable the centralisation of data on the state of conservation and health of forests in the Union;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council on options for the introduction of payments for ecosystem services taking into account the role of forestation, biodiversity conservation and SFM, as well as that of reforestation, prioritising broad-leaved trees, whose yield is more long-term than that of conifers but which considerably improve the quality of soil and biodiversity; stresses nonetheless that reforestation must, as a matter of priority, respect the characteristics of the location of planting;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Fire Prevention incorporating funding for the European Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS), infrastructure, training and prevention planning; asks the Commission to think about binding European rules on the clearing of peri-urban wooded areas with a view to preventing and containing forest fires;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Fire Prevention incorporating funding for the European Forest Fires Information System (EFFIS), infrastructure, training, education (forest and forestry awareness) and prevention planning;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission to develop European research into renewable energy sources, focusing especially on wood waste, as these forms of energy are essential in order to combat climate change;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission to promote the consumption of sustainably managed wood in Europe, and in particular structural timber, which serves to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to launch a plan, supported and co-financed by the Community, for the mobilisation of wood for energy purposes;