12 Amendments of Alessandro PANZA related to 2022/2059(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea with a very slow exchange of its waters, a rich biodiversity and a high proportion of endemic species; whereas there have been changes in water temperatures in recent years, with these increasing significantly in the Mediterranean, which is impacting strongly on fish stocks and on the health of the seas;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the density of waste has more than doubled in thirty years; whereas the improper management and treatment of waste from rivers and urban areas, primarily in third countries, make the Mediterranean the area with the sixth largest accumulation of marine litter in the world;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Mediterranean marine mammal numbers have declined by 41 % over the last 50 years and variound 80 % ofs fish stocks are suffering from overfishingbject to management and reconstitution plans; whereas the objective of sustainable fishing is achievable, provided that Member States have the political will;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Mediterranean basin is warming 20 % faster than the global average; whereas global warming will cause severe consequences that must be anticipated; whereas meeting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5 °C of warming calls for a halving of the EU’s energy demand by 2050 compared to 2015 levels and requires the other countries of the Mediterranean area to contribute through increased cooperationasures must be taken to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Union is responsible for half of the Mediterranean basin and cannot remain passive in the face of the multiple political, social, economic and environmental challenges confronting the area, starting with relations with the countries bordering the Mediterranean, which should adopt joint measures to protect ecosystems;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the continuous degradation of the environment in the entire Mediterranean basin, the loss of biodiversity and the increasing air and marine pollution, which has been caused by multiple factors;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the European shores of the Mediterranean suffer from degraded environmental standards compared to the shores of Northern Europe (especially in port cities that do not benefit from the protection of emission control areas to reduce airborne emissare naturally interconnected with the shores of non-EU countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and must contribute to its protections);
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that environmental problems are cross-cutting and complex, such that each entity, region or state acting alone can only provide partial solutions, and that it is necessary to broaden the common approach, including by involving third countries, to embrace the whole Mediterranean area;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the water temperature increases in the Mediterranean Sea and to the need to take steps to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that overIUU fishing is still a threat to the survival of many species; is convinced that the development of a blue economy can support sustainable and inclusive development and quality jobs;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the impacts caused by tourism due to its seasonality and its uncontrolled development (such as cruises, new polluting leisure activities)when this is not managed sustainably and there is uncontrolled development;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the WestMed sea basin strategy in the Western Mediterranean and Interreg programmes such as MARITTIMO, as good examples of direct and diversified cooperation, including at regional level, with shared objectives;