Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
2016/2222(INI) Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests
Lead committee dossier: ENVI/8/06871
Legal Basis RoP 052
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | AGRI | MARCELLESI Florent (Verts/ALE) | |
| Opinion | DEVE | HAUTALA Heidi (Verts/ALE) | |
| Lead | ENVI | KONEČNÁ Kateřina (GUE/NGL) | CIRIO Alberto (EPP), BRANNEN Paul (S&D), GIRLING Julie (ECR), BEARDER Catherine (ALDE), JÁVOR Benedek (Verts/ALE), EVI Eleonora (EFD), D'ORNANO Mireille (ENF) |
| Opinion | INTA | BEGHIN Tiziana (EFD) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2017/04/04
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2017/04/03
Debate scheduled
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2017/03/20
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0066/2017
summary
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the own-initiative report by Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL, CZ) on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests. Members recalled that there are many drivers of global deforestation, including the production of agricultural commodities such as soy, beef, maize and palm oil. They also stated that precious tropical ecosystems, which cover a mere 7 % of the Earth’s surface, are under increasing pressure from deforestation. The establishment of palm oil plantations is resulting in massive forest fires, the drying up of rivers, soil erosion, peatland drainage, the pollution of waterways and overall loss of biodiversity. General considerations: Members recalled that sustainable agriculture, food security and sustainable forest management are core objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They noted that 73 % of global deforestation arises from the clearing of land for agricultural commodities, with 40 % of global deforestation caused by conversion to large-scale monocultural oil palm plantations. Palm oil exploitation is not the sole cause of deforestation, with the expansion of illegal logging activities and demographic pressures also responsible for this problem. The global rush for land is driven by increasing global demand for biofuel and raw materials, and by speculation on land and agricultural commodities. According to Members highlighted that in order to effectively combat deforestation linked to the consumption of agricultural commodities, EU action should consider not only palm oil production, but all such imported agricultural imports. In this regard, Members recalled that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil. However, Indonesia has recently become the third highest polluter of CO2 in the world and suffers from decreasing biodiversity. Recalling that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer, Members are alarmed by the fact that around half of the area of illegally cleared forests is used for palm oil production for the EU market. Members noted that palm oil is used as an ingredient and/or substitute by the agri-food industry because of its productivity and chemical properties, for example its ease of storage, melting point and lower price as a raw material. Collective responsibility: fully aware of the complexity of the issue of palm oil, Members emphasised the importance of developing a global solution based on the collective responsibility of many actors, including: the EU and other international organisations, the Member States, financial institutions, the governments of producer countries, indigenous people and local communities, national and multinational businesses involved in producing, distributing and processing palm oil, consumer associations, and NGOs. However, they emphasised the important role of the food industry to source sustainably produced alternatives. Zero-deforestation: Members noted that a number of commodity producers and traders, retailers and other intermediaries in the supply chain, including European companies, have made commitments in the areas of zero-deforestation production. However, they considered that efforts to halt deforestation must include local capacity-building, technological aid, the sharing of best practices between communities and support to help small-holders make the most effective use of their existing croplands. They stressed the strong potential of agro ecological practices to maximise ecosystem functions via mixed, high diversity planting, agroforestry and permaculture techniques, without resorting to input dependency or monocultures. Although Members welcomed the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes (labels, etc), they considered that they are confusing for consumers and that the ultimate objective should be the development of a single certification scheme. They, therefore, called on the EU to create incentives to work towards a sustainable palm oil uptake of 100 % in Europe by 2020. Further recommendations: Members also made a series of recommendations all of which aim to increase the sustainability of global palm oil production, while respecting international commitments. Members called for, inter alia: information campaigns on the positive environmental, social and political consequences of sustainable palm oil production; the introduction of minimum sustainability criteria for palm oil and products containing palm oil that enter the EU market, making sure that palm oil in the EU; the enhancement of traceability of palm oil imported into the EU; the endorsement of the need, as part of the dialogue with those countries, to impose a freeze on the area under oil palm cultivation, including by introducing a moratorium on new concessions; the implementation of effective corporate social and environmental responsibility measures for all producing companies; the introduction of obligatory requirements favouring sustainable palm oil in all national public procurement procedures. Biofuels: lastly, Members noted with concern that 46 % of total palm oil imported by the EU is used for the production of biofuels and that this requires the use of about one million hectares of tropical soils. They called on the Commission to take measures to phase out the use of vegetable oils that drive deforestation, including palm oil, as a component of biofuels, preferably by 2020. Members noted that simply banning or phasing out the use of palm oil may give rise to replacement tropical vegetable oils being used for biofuel production, which would, in all probability, be grown in the same ecologically sensitive regions as palm oil and which may have a much higher impact on biodiversity, land use and greenhouse gas emissions than palm oil itself. They recommended finding and promoting more sustainable alternatives for biofuel use, such as European oils produced from domestically cultivated rape and sunflower seeds.
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A8-0066/2017
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2017/03/09
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/09/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0066/2017
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2016/2222(INI)
2016/11/21
AGRI
170 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Is concerned at forecasts of a tripling of worldwide demand for palm oil in the coming decades as this poses risks to the environment and society;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Notes that more than 60% of companies active in palm oil have committed to such initiatives, although currently only 2% of companies involved in the supply chain are able to trace back the palm oil they trade in to its source1a ; __________________ 1ahttp://forestdeclaration.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/09/2016-NYDF- Goal-2-Assessment-Report.pdf
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in order to increase environmental
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in order to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership; and food and cosmetics producers to decrease dependence on palm oil;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in order to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership, respecting local communities;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to uptake the issue of deforestation and the need to respect community rights in its Free Trade Agreement negotiations with producer countries;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recognises the need to provide assistance and guidance to source countries concerning enforcement and judicial procedures at local, regional and national level;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Is aware that the EU is the third largest importer of palm oil worldwide and stresses the need to introduce rules that help increase the sustainability of palm oil production;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practice on transparency and cooperation between governments and companies that use palm oil;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for mandatory, clear and transparent labelling of the presence of palm oil in processed goods;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to take steps to reduce palm oil imports from countries outside the EU, currently amounting to roughly 7 million tonnes a year, one possibility being to apply different customs tariff schemes;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to include a ‘no deforestation’ guarantee in trade agreements with palm oil-producing countries;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the need to place criteria of social and environmental valorisation and the right of access to land above the mere logic of financial profit in the evaluation of the various strategies for forestry development;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls for implementation of the UN FAO's Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security1a and specifically respect for community tenure rights; __________________ 1aRome 2012 http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i2801e/i28 01e.pdf
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b(new) 6b. Stresses that the palm oil industry has been linked to major human rights violations, including child labour in some remote areas of South-East Asia;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Urges the Commission to establish a definition of forest that includes the biological, social and cultural diversity that genuine forests represent, where ecosystems, habitats and local communities are protected;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Maintains that large-scale imports of low-cost palm oil constitute dangerous competition for vegetable oils produced in Europe, adding further to the difficulty of the situation in which European producers now find themselves;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Notes the role of European banks in providing loans to multinationals accused of deforestation and land grabbing for resources including palm oil plantation land;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Rejects simplistic concepts and definitions of forest that define forests only as a collection of trees per percentage of area covered, leading to the adoption of equally simplistic concepts of deforestation and reforestation, the consequence of which can be that vast palm oil monocultures, which destroy huge areas of tropical forest, are classified as reforestation in the regions concerned;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Draws attention to the incompatibility between maximizing profits, which is the aim of vast palm oil monocultures involving the abuse of market power and pricing dominance, the occupation of land, poor working conditions and pesticide use, and protecting the environment, combating hunger and guaranteeing and complying with the four basic elements of the human right to food and nutrition (adequacy, availability, accessibility and sustainability);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for mandatory, clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goods;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, par
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation, especially with regards to sectors connected with the production of food, biofuels, cosmetics and cleaning products;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation; Calls on the Commission to define clearly the penalties for non- compliance;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation, while maintaining trade relations with third countries;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are not involved in deforestation and conflict and respect community rights;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers traceability in the supply chain to be essential;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for implementation of effective sustainability criteria in the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC; Notes that sustainability criteria in Art.17 are intended to protect land of high biodiversity value, high carbon stocks and peatland, but further notes that the criteria limit themselves to land designated as such, and also do not contain social criteria;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that rapeseed has become increasingly important as a source of energy for the production of biofuels and plays an important role as a protein-rich animal feed that can replace genetically- modified soybeans in animal feeding; emphasizes to distinguish between palm oil imported from third countries and rape seed oil produced in Europe in order to decrease dependence on global imports of soybean, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the European agricultural market;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for any measures that hinder access to adequate food and nutrition to be rejected, including measures that hinder people’s access to and use of resources and inputs to guarantee their survival, particularly in countries where palm oil is produced;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out campaigns to inform consumers about the specific characteristics of palm oil in order to protect their health and make for informed consumption;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use every means possible to prevent the import into the EU of palm oil which is produced as a result of deforestation;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls for the EU to strengthen existing control instruments;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Insists on the importance of supporting developing countries with increased funding to improve governance, protect forests and peatlands, uphold the rights of indigenous peoples, smallholders and local communities, and expand agroecological farming practices;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the findings of the study carried out by EFSA, which showed that processed palm oil contains genotoxic and carcinogenic contaminants that are formed during the refining process and which pose a health risk to consumers;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of all
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of pal
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the rapid phasing-out of
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of pal
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of all
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the rapid phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1а. Notes with concern that in some Member States the practice continues of using palm oil in the manufacture of dairy products such as cheese, without this being indicated on the product, which is misleading to consumers;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls for the phasing-out of all incentives for land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points to the need to favour the use of agricultural by-products and processing waste in order to rationalise the production process and limit farms’ energy bills;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes the importance of being able to distinguish between legally- and illegally-produced, as well as sustainably- and non-sustainably sourced palm oil as well as its residues/by-products, for importers and the supply chain as well as the consumers;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Requests that the full energy cost of growing biofuel crops (fertiliser, agrochemicals, machinery operations and transport) is taken into account in the analysis of biodiesel as an alternative fuel source
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that the right to food, preservation of biodiversity and the protection of the environment must take priority over the one-sided business interests of the agro-fuel industry;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new) Highlights that palm oil biodiesel can be replaced by biodiesel made from European raw materials, especially in land that is not currently being used;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for ILUC emissions from biofuel production to be fully taken into account in the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Stresses that in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development, the reform of the RED should include social responsibility requirements and an end to subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops by 1st Jan 2021, with biofuels from food crops being gradually phased out by 2030, as they can act as incentives to deforestation, land use change and land grabbing, while affecting the food security and the Right to Food in third countries;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Notes the importance of supply chain transparency to enable accessing data on palm oil originating from high risk areas1a ; __________________ 1aSuch as the traceability tool recently published by the Stockholm Environmental Institute https://trase.earth/
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Welcomes also to this end requirements of the food information to consumers regulation 1169/2011 that specify differentiation into types of vegetable oil1a ; __________________ 1aProvision of Food Information to Consumers regulation 1169/2011, Art. 18, Annex VII (A) 8 and 9
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes with concern that processed palm oil that is contained in wide variety of products may have serious health risks and implications to the consumers;
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to honour the EU’s international commitments
Amendment 161 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 162 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to honour the EU’s international commitments
Amendment 163 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to honour the EU’s international commitments and to press ahead with developing an EU action plan to protect forests and forest people’s rights, as well as to combat deforestation.
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls to support the EU's biofuel policy of the first-generation biofuels made from European raw materials generating animal feeding stuff for the European market;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Call for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to improve the legislative framework so as to open up fresh prospects for highly GHG-efficient biofuels, while taking indirect land-use change into account in the post-2020 period;
Amendment 167 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that palm kernel cake forms an important part of animal feed especially in the dairy and beef cattle sector in the EU;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to draw up an action plan to combat deforestation and trade in agricultural commodities, in particular palm oil, obtained by that means;
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls for the by-products of the oil palm, such as palm kernel meal or palm kernel cake, used in the European economy and, in particular, in animal production to also be subject to the certification schemes;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that in Europe the demand for palm oil is in large measure due to its use as a biofuel;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls for more research at EU level into sustainable animal feed in order for alternatives to oil palm products to be developed for European agriculture;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to provide comprehensive data on the use and consumption of palm oil in Europe and its importation into the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes the complexity of driving factors contributing to deforestation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes th
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recognises that a comprehensive approach, considering all drivers of deforestation, with action and collaboration in both producing and consuming countries, is needed;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that, according to EFSA, some of the highest content levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters, and 3-monochloropropanediol and 2-monochloropropanediol and their fatty acid esters, are to be found in palm oils and palm fats, while according to experts there is sufficient evidence to show that glycidol is genotoxic and carcinogenic;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that consumption of imported vegetable oil, such as palm oil, and their derived processed goods, as well as meat consumption play a major role in the impact of the EU consumption on global deforestation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that 73% of all deforestation arises from the clearing of land for agricultural commodities, with 40% of all deforestation raises from large-scale industrial scale plantation style models;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Notes that palm oil is used as an ingredient and/or substitute by the agri- food industry because of its lower buying- in price as a raw material compared to other raw materials, such as milk, traditionally used by that industry;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Urges Member States to strictly monitor compliance with food safety legislation and the labelling of products that are manufactured using vegetable fats, including palm oil;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, and the very negative effects this has for a large proportion of the population, particularly small-scale farmers who very often are either stripped of their land or moved to the least fertile areas to make way for monocultural palm-oil plantations and biofuel production; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, especially in the South-East Asia, where the majority of palm oil production takes place in Malaysia and Indonesia; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations at the expense of natural habitats and ecosystems and biodiversity;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased demand and use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, especially in the two main producer countries – Indonesia and Malaysia; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations, endangering important habitats for many animals, among them the orangutan;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where it is already causing major damage, since extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil; notes that palm oil
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil production; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recognises the importance of preserving the rainforest and biodiversity, but stresses that this preservation should be combined with rural development policy instruments to prevent poverty and promote employment in the concerned areas;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on palm oil producer countries to shun deforestation, and to use poor quality land and idle land for oil palm plantations;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that producer countries seek to develop oil palm plantations on poor-quality land in order to avoid deforestation;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that in Malaysia1a oil palm plantations increased from 2.4 to 4.2 million ha between 1990 and 2005 replacing over 1 million ha of forest, while in Indonesia the area of oil palm plantations increased from 1.7 to 6.1 million ha between 1990 and 2000 replacing up to 3 million ha of forest. Notes that Malaysia's total forest loss between 2000 and 2012 amounted to 14.4% of its year 2000 forest cover or 47 278 km2 , an area larger than Denmark; __________________ 1a https://news.mongabay.com/2013/11/mala ysia-has-the-worlds-highest-deforestation- rate-reveals-google-forest-map/
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that, originally, the cultivation of palm trees for oil was part of a traditional type of agriculture management in West Africa, which also included other plant species; highlights the fact that today, however, it is a monoculture on an industrial scale, with substantial use of fertilisers and pesticides, which is seriously endangering the environment and is also posing a problem due to its impact on local communities;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Acknowledges that palm oil production has higher yields and requires less land than the production of other vegetable fats that are widely used for food; points out that oil palms occupy around eight times less land than their competitor crops, with one hectare producing 4 tons of oil, compared with 0.6 ton for rapeseed oil and 0.5 for soybean oil;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2а. Notes that populations of certain animal species for which palm trees are a natural environment, such as the orang-utan, have decreased significantly in recent decades, during which time the use of palm oil has become very widespread in several industrial sectors;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that deforestation of rainforest for palm oil production contributes significantly to climate change; in addition palm oil development is causing severe damage to the landscape and have been linked to issues such as land erosion and the pollution of rivers;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Expresses serious concern regarding deforestation in the Amazon region, in the light of what has already taken place in South-East Asia over the past few decades;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes that this conversion is associated with heavy environmental damage, particularly fires releasing high quantities of carbon and particulates which also cause respiratory problems;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses with great concern that palm oil expansion and deforestation of rainforests is pushing a considerable number of animal species in South-East Asia to extinction, notably orang-utans, Sumatran tigers or Malayan sun bears which are critically endangered and could become extinct in the wild within the next years;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes that palm oil is a direct competitor of other vegetable fats (soybean, rapeseed and sunflower oil) and animal fats (butter, lard) that are produced in the European Union, where social, health and environmental standards are stricter;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that from an environmental point of view, oil palm monocultures form barriers which hamper the migration of animal species and facilitate the spread of plant diseases; points out that other negative effects are: a great vulnerability to wind, aridity, a greater incidence of fires and a lower capacity to capture carbon dioxide;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for clear and transparent labelling
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that deforestation leads to increased accessibility of wild animals to poachers and wildlife smugglers who capture and sell wildlife as pets, use them for medicinal purposes or kill them for their body parts;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Points out that palm cultivation is often accompanied by huge forest fires, which are needed for deforestation and to prepare the land and which damage not only the environment but also the health and safety of local populations;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Underlines that deforestation of rainforests driven by land-use change to palm oil plantations greatly reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Stresses that the palm oil production process tends to have a negative impact on the quality of the water and soil, in addition to the local populations, which depend on the balance of natural forests for both their food and the hydrological cycle;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Underlines that wildlife trafficking is an organised international crime estimated to be worth between EUR 8 and EUR 20 billion annually;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Points out that Amazonia accounts for some 40% of the world’s tropical forests and encourages the stakeholders concerned to do their utmost to prevent its destruction in order to conserve its ecosystem and biodiversity heritage;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern th
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern the occurrence of land grabbing and illegal acquisition of plantation land;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern the occurrence of land grabbing and illegal acquisition of plantation land; notes further that land acquisition may lie outside the law, as local communities’ customary tenure rights are often not respected, as is the case with the Dayak people, who are increasingly being expropriated and dispossessed in the forests of Borneo;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes the social injustice experienced by many plantation workers;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; notes that palm oil accounts for around one third of global consumption and some 60% of the global trade in vegetable oils; calls for clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goods;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is concerned, therefore, about the indirect security effects of land-grabbing and deforestation, that are resulting in confrontations involving local communities;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that plantations are systematically destroying the rainforest land that the local people depend on for subsistence, thus giving them no choice but to become plantation workers under the poor and degrading working conditions;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that palm oil yields per hectare are more than four times higher than in the production of oil from rape, coconut, sunflower or soya, and that a reduced area is therefore needed to produce the same quantity of oil;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that Malaysia and Indonesia are the leading producers of palm oil, accounting for some 85% of global production;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes the palm oil exploitation is not the only cause of deforestation, also the expansion of the illegal logging is responsible for this situation;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Expresses concern that in some cases, cultivation is linked to groups of guerrillas or other irregular and illegal formations, which force local populations to move to uninhabited areas; calls for greater attention to be paid to these effects on respect for human rights;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls for palm oil and its and its derivatives to be excluded from the EU- Indonesia Free Trade Agreement;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises the role of oil palm as part of diverse intercropping systems in ensuring food security and income for smallholders and that efforts to halt deforestation must include local capacity building, technological aid and sharing of best practice between communities and support for smallholders to most effectively use their existing croplands without resorting to further forest conversion;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for introduction of clear and transparent mandatory labelling schemes of palm oil in processed goods in order to help consumers to make informed purchasing choices;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises the role of oil palm as part of diverse intercropping systems in ensuring food security and income for smallholders, provided that those smallholders are fully integrated into the production chain and receive fair payment;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises the role of oil palm as part of diverse intercropping systems in ensuring food security
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises the role of oil palm as part of diverse intercropping systems in ensuring food security and valuable income for smallholders;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the strong potential of agroecological practices to maximise ecosystem functions such as soil formation, nutrient cycling, pollination, and regulation of pest species by natural predators on existing cropland via intercropping, agroforestry etc. without resorting to input dependency or monocultures;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes the significant quantities of stored palm oil not currently on the market and emphasises the need to establish a mechanism at EU level which correlates palm oil production to consumption needs;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that according to a study by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), palm oil fats contain substances such as GE, 3-MCPD and 2- MCPD, considered to be harmful to health;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes that the University of Prague in 2004 and the German consumer protection authority in 2006 confirmed the presence of potentially carcinogenic contaminants in palm oil, identifying risks in over 400 food products, including cakes, biscuits, milk powder and products for children and babies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes that 70% of biofuel consumed in the EU is grown/produced in the EU, and of the biofuel imported into the EU, 23% is palm oil mainly from Indonesia, and another 6% is soya1a ; __________________ 1aEUROSTAT - Supply, transformation and consumption of renewable energies; annual data (nrg_107a), Globiom study, and http://www.fediol.be/
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls for an immediate ban on the use of palm oil in processed food products and for palm oil to be replaced by other vegetable oils;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Notes the huge growth in palm oil as a first generation biodiesel, increasing by 2.6 million tonnes between 2010 and 2014, growth of 606%, while total share of palm oil in biodiesel consumed in the EU grew from 6% in 2010 to nearly one third in 2014 (31%), with almost half of palm oil used in the EU being used as transport fuel1a ; __________________ 1aEUROSTAT - Supply, transformation and consumption of renewable energies; annual data (nrg_107a), Globiom study, and http://www.fediol.be/
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goods in order to avoid misleading of consumers and urges to adapt to digital advancements;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Notes the indirect effects of EU biofuel demand associated with tropical forest fragmentation habitat degradation and destruction 1a ; __________________ 1aCommission Renewable Energy Progress report, SWD(2015) 117 final https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/ rep/1/2015/EN/1-2015-293-EN-F1-1.PDF
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Notes that certain biofuel production pathways increase overall greenhouse gas emission when emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC) are taken into account1a , palm oil biodiesel being the highest emitting biofuel 1b ; __________________ 1aCommission Renewable Energy Progress report, SWD(2015) 117 final - https://ec.europa.eu//tranparency/regdoc/r ep/1/2015/EN/1-2015-293-EN-F1-1.PDF 1bCommission-commissioned Globiom study https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files /documents/Final%20Report_GLOBIOM _publication.pdf
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Notes the dominance of first generation biofuels and the lack of commercial availability of 2nd generation biofuels;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 g (new) 4g. Notes that to solve legality issues with conversion of forests to agricultural land, mechanisms like the Voluntary Partnership Agreements triggering national legal reforms and transparency about land tenure in producer countries, as well as a legislation similar to the EU Timber Regulation can help ensure only legally produced products are placed on the EU market;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that the EU certification s
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel in comparison with other vegetable oils; calls for clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goods;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that the certification schemes do not guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification, which is not effective in ensuring relevant standards
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by, amongst others, the European Court of Auditors report1a that concluded that
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is particularly concerned by the conclusion of the European Court of Auditors that the EU certification system for the sustainability of biofuels is not fully reliable; – whilst the RED lays down the fulfilment of EU environmental requirements for agriculture as sustainability criteria for biofuel feed stocks, voluntary schemes that did not have specific verification procedures to ensure compliance with this sustainability requirement were nevertheless recognised by the Commission; – the Commission did not require voluntary schemes to verify that the biofuel production they certified did not cause significant risks of negative socioeconomic effects, such as land tenure conflicts, forced/child labour, poor working conditions for farmers, etc. – notes that once Indirect Land-Use Change (ILUC) is taken into account crop-derived biofuels can in some cases even result in a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions, e.g. burning of habitat with high carbon stocks like tropical forest and peatlands. Is concerned that the impact of ILUC on the sustainability of biofuels is not covered by the Commission's assessment of voluntary schemes; – notes that the Court found some schemes were insufficiently transparent or had biased governance structures, so thus increasing the risk of conflicts of interest and preventing effective communication with the Commission, national authorities, other schemes, certification bodies and economic operators; – notes that the Court found that Member State data relating to the share of compliant biofuels in total transport fuels may not be reliable, so statistics for biofuel certified as sustainable might be overestimated;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that certification of sustainable palm oil must take into account the impact that its production has on the environment;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to work towards the establishment of a strong and binding framework that will make it possible to guarantee the sustainability of palm oil;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for efforts to be made to ensure that the recent targets and positions set out by the EU on trans fatty acids do not result in a reassessment of palm oil production that would lead to even more deforestation;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, and the industry to support the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach, which makes it possible to determine areas suitable for planting with oil palms, that is to say, degraded lands of little value in terms of carbon storage and their natural environment, thereby promoting sustainable palm oil that can be produced without converting forests or interfering with ecosystems with a high conservation value;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes any multi-stakeholder initiative which aims at setting and implementing ambitious standards for sustainable palm oil production, as well as ensuring the respect of human, land and labour rights;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises some gaps of existing certification schemes, which should be improved constantly to ensure the sustainability of palm oil production;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Supports the goals set out in the Sustainable Palm Initiative of the UNDP and the Amsterdam Declaration1a for a no deforestation and no conflict supply chain by 2020, as well as the New York Declaration on Forests1b which aim to "help meet private sector goal of eliminating deforestation from production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, soy, paper and beef products by no later than 2020 recognising that some companies have more ambitious targets"; __________________ 1a 07.12.2015 1b United Nations Climate Summit, 2014
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ENVI
265 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the European Strategy for a low-carbon mobility of July 2016 and the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast);
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. which was adopted on 29 October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan and entered into force on 12 October 2014;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC, and
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, RSPO Next, RSPO RED, ISPO and MPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil; Notes the EU has regulated supply chains of illegal timber, illegal fish and conflict minerals but not yet any supply chains concerning forest risk agricultural commodities;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MSPO
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC,
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil, but notes these schemes are confusing for end users and recommends ways to consolidate best practice;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC, and
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MSPO
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that a number of commodity producers and traders, retailers and other intermediaries in the supply chain including European companies have made commitments to zero--deforestation production and trade of commodities, zero-conversion of carbon--rich peatlands, respect for human rights, transparency, traceability, third party verification and responsible management practices;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes the importance of being able to distinguish between sustainably- and non-sustainably sourced palm oil and its residues and by-products, for all actors along the supply chain; notes the importance of traceability of commodities and transparency throughout all stages of the supply chain;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes the correlation between a high intake of transfats through foodstuffs and the negative impact on cardiovascular health; emphasises the health risks connected to industrial transfats produced through palm oil present in numerous foodstuffs;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - Having regard to the promise of government support for the scheme to make the palm oil industry 100% sustainable by 2020, made by the five Member States and signatories to the Amsterdam Declaration: Denmark, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Eagerly awaits the Commission's studies on deforestation and palm oil, which are expected to be presented as soon as possible after their completion;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Is concerned by the European Court of Auditors report that concluded that certification schemes do not guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification, which is not effective in ensuring relevant standards and compliance therewith; notes that the Court found some schemes were insufficiently transparent or had biased governance structures, thus increasing the risk of conflicts of interest and preventing effective communication with the Commission, national authorities, other schemes, certification bodies and economic operators;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Recognises that problems continue to exist in the palm oil sector that cannot be addressed by voluntary measures and policies alone, but that binding rules are necessary for financiers as well as for palm oil companies;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Underlines the shared global responsibility in achieving a sustainable palm oil production, emphasising also the important role of the food industry to source sustainably produced alternatives;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Notes that once Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) is taken into account, crop-derived biofuels can in some cases even result in a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions, e.g. burning of habitats with high carbon stocks like tropical forests and peatland; is concerned that the impact of ILUC is not covered by the Commission's assessment of voluntary schemes;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Notes that a little under a quarter (by value) of all agricultural commodities from illegal deforestation in international trade are destined for the EU, and this includes 27 per cent of all soy, 18 per cent of all palm oil, 15 per cent of all beef and 31 per cent of all leather;1a _________________ 1asource: FERN: Stolen Goods The EU’s complicity in illegal tropical deforestation (http://www.fern.org/sites/fern.org/files/St olen%20Goods_EN_0.pdf)
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Notes that labelling can play an important part in reducing consumer demand of products containing unsustainable palm oil and underlines that the mandatory labelling of products should be explored further as a means to facilitate active consumer choices;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on all stakeholders in RSPO and other voluntary certification systems to agree on a common definition of 'deforestation' and on the need to attain the target of 'zero deforestation' as quickly as possible;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for companies that cultivate palm oil to use the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach when developing their plantations; draws attention to the need to create a comprehensive land-use plan that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for companies that cultivate palm oil to
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) - having regard to the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020, and the related mid-term-review; 1a _________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 (COM/2011/0244 final)
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for all palm oil growers, including companies that cultivate palm oil, to
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for companies that cultivate palm oil to
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for companies that
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for companies that cultivate palm oil to use the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach when developing their plantations; draws attention to the need to create a comprehensive land-use plan that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) land, and will respect the human rights of communities
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Draws attention to the need to create a palm oil cultivation strategy that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) land, and will respect the right of communities to use the land on the basis of ‘free prior and informed consent’ (FPIC); points out that mapping in producer countries, including through the use of satellite and geospatial technologies, is the only way to survey oil palm concesssions, assess the impact of that monoculture on natural resources, the environment and the countryside, to pinpoint the areas at greatest risk in terms of habitat continuity, to frame targeted strategies for forestation, reforestation and the creation of ecological corridors for the protection of endangered species, and in a realistic sense to improve voluntary certification systems;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Reminds the Commission of its Communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss"1a emphasising a holistic approach to tropical deforestation, taking into account of all deforestation drivers, including palm oil production; reminds the Commission of its objective in the UNFCCC negotiations to halt global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and to reduce gross tropical deforestation by at least 50% by 2020 compared to current levels; _________________ 1a COM(2008) 645 final, 17.10.2008
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to decide on criteria and standards with a view to setting a common objective in order to reduce deforestation and produce sustainable palm oil;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the European Union to support the efforts that must be made to map oil palm cultivation in producer countries and calls on the Commission and Member States to endorse the need, as part of the dialogue with those countries, to impose a freeze on the area under oil palm cultivation, including by introducing a moratorium on new concessions, in order to safeguard the remaining rainforest;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Commission to put forward an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which would include concrete regulatory measures to guarantee that all supply chains and financial transactions linked to the EU do not inflict deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) - having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 2 February 2016 on the mid-term review of the EU's Biodiversity Strategy; 1b _________________ 1b (2015/2137(INI))
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Insists on strict compliance by palm oil producing companies with the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation and in particular its fundamental conventions, especially concerning child labour;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Points out that the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) also views the mapping and monitoring of concessions, supported by an appropriate regulatory framework, as the only instruments that will enable the sustainable management of palm oil production, protection of the remaining rainforest and the framing of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve biological diversity in producer countries 8 a; _________________ 8a http://www.unep.org/pdf/Dec_11_Palm_P lantations.pdf
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls on the European Union and Member States to support the initiatives aimed at acknowledging and assessing the non-monetary value of the ecosystem services provided by forests, help achieve the global objectives on forests established by the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)2 a and facilitate the negotiation of the multilateral agreement on forests, which should be legally binding and help safeguard forest ecosystems, protecting them from other competing forms of land use and use of natural resources; _________________ 2a http://www.un.org/esa/forests/
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to continue to
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiate voluntary partnership agreements, such as FLEGT;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiate voluntary partnership agreements, such as the FLEGT agreement signed recently with Indonesia; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiate and support voluntary partnership agreements, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination;
Amendment 14 #
- having regard to the European Court of Auditor's Special report No 18/2016 on the EU system for the certification of sustainable biofuels;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that an important element involves cooperation with producing countries through exchanging information on sustainable and economically viable developments and trading practices; supports producing countries in their efforts to develop sustainable practices that can help to improve lives and the economy in those countries;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU-wide voluntary industry commitment, endorsed by all Member States, to sourcing certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) with a target of achieving 100% CSPO in all industry sectors using palm oil;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Notes the efforts and progress made by the food manufacturing sector to source CSPO; calls on all industry sectors using palm oil to increase their efforts to source CSPO;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of voluntary partnership agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements with regard to palm oil along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation which includes both companies as well as financiers;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of voluntary partnership agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements with regard to palm oil along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation; points out at the same time that only partial data is currently available on the implementation of that Regulation and, in particular, that precise information is still not available on fulfilment of the obligations contained therein in respect of due diligence, monitoring and verification, and effective implementation of the ban on the sale of illegally-harvested timber4 a ; urges the Commission therefore to devote more energy to the practical implementation of the Timber Regulation, in order to better gauge its effectiveness and ascertain whether and to what extent it can be taken as a model for a new EU legislative act designed to prevent the sale in the EU of palm oil that is non-sustainable or produced in an unlawful manner in the countries of origin; _________________ 4ahttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:520 16DC0074&from=EN;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of voluntary partnership agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements with regard to palm oil along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation and consider introducing minimum sustainability criteria for palm oil and products containing palm oil imported to the EU;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow the example set by the cocoa sector and lay down international standards for the sustainable production of palm oil which are also recognised by producer countries and the leading importing countries;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the environmental and social consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product; calls on the Commission and Member States to support research into the effects of palm oil consumption on human health, and particularly on children's health, since it is often used as an ingredient in many processed food products;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) - having regard to the four-yearly congress of the IUCN in Hawaii in 2016 and its Motion 066 on mitigating the impacts of palm oil expansion and operations on biodiversity,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the stakeholders including the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the negative consequences of the
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product, whether food, cosmetics, oleochemicals or fuels;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the environmentally serious consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. calls on the Commission to reject claims like "palm oil free" as, by implying that the product is unsuitable for the health and/or the environment and/or the rights of the local communities in the cultivating Countries and/or the wildlife, send a wrong and misleading message and provides the whole supply chain for an adverse market incentive;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that information is provided to consumers in the form of labelling or other indications on products containing palm oil, confirming that the product is not linked to deforestation and has been produced in compliance with the respect for fundamental human rights and adequate social standards;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Calls on the Commission to explore the potential of labelling as a means to facilitate active consumer choices so as to reduce consumer demand of products containing palm oil produced under unsustainable circumstances;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Calls on the Commission to assess possible alternatives that can effectively replace palm oil in foodstuffs, in line with nutrient profiles and the aim to promote healthier diets, to the benefit of both consumer health and the global climate and environment;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Observes with regret that RSPO , ISPO, MPOCC and all other recognised major certification schemes effectively do not currently prohibit their members from converting rainforests or peatlands into palm plantations,
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Observes with regret that RSPO, ISPO, MSPO
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Observes with regret that
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. Observes with regret that RSPO, ISPO, MPOCC and all other recognised certification schemes do not currently prohibit their members from converting rainforests or peatlands into palm plantations, and that they fail to limit greenhouse gas emissions during the establishment and operation of the plantations, and as a consequence of this they have been unable to prevent massive forest and peat fires;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – introductory part 8.
Amendment 168 #
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 1 - has not led to deforestation or the destruction or degradation of peatlands or other ecologically valuable habitats directly or indirectly,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Α A. whereas the European Union plans to ratify the Paris Agreement and
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 1 - has not led to ecosystem degradation, such as deforestation or the destruction of peatlands or other ecologically valuable habitats,
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 1 a (new) - has not given rise to changes in land management practices which have negative environmental impacts,
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 - has not given rise to social problems
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 - has not given rise to social problems or conflicts, including in particular child labour, forced labour, land grabbing or eviction of indigenous communities,
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 - has not given rise to social problems or conflicts, and that the rights of indigenous people and local communities were respected,
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 - has not given rise to
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 - has
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 - has not given rise to social problems
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new) - does not cause a loss in biodiversity, commencing with endangered animal and plant species ,
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 3 - enables small-scale palm oil cultivators to be included in the certification system and
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the European Union
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new) - is not produced in such a way as to infringe the human rights of the local populace,
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new) - fully respects fundamental human rights,
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 3 b (new) - is in full compliance with adequate social and labour standards guaranteeing the safety and wellbeing of workers,
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – indent 3 c (new) - has not been produced through the use of child labour.
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Observes that weak land registry regimes in palm oil producing countries constitute a major obstacle to controlling the expansion of palm oil plantations, while hindering the smallholders' opportunities to access credit necessary to improve the sustainability record of their plantations; calls on the Commission to provide technical and financial assistance to palm oil producing countries in order to strengthen their land registry regimes and improve the environmental sustainability of palm oil plantations;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Regrets that PSPO, ISPO, MPCC and other recognised certification schemes do not currently follow their own criteria regarding workers rights, prohibition of child labour, human trafficking and fundamental human rights; call on the Commission to urge the PSPO to immediately undertake effective processes ensuring that these criteria are met; calls on the producing countries to respect the right of workers to form labour unions;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes, nonetheless, that RSPO certification has undeniably achieved some success since the application of the first CSPO and CSPK certifications in 2008, and that in 2012 RSPO-certified palm oil accounted for 15% of the world market, which corresponded to an increase of 90% since 2008;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Supports the Indonesian Government's recent peatland moratorium, which should prevent plantations being expanded on afforested peatland; supports the setting-up of a Peatland Restoration Agency for the purpose of restoring 2 million hectares of fire-hit peatland;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal ensuring that loans provided by and projects financed by EU financial institutions are in no way related to deforestation, forest degradation, and unsustainable methods of palm oil production;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Commission to help promote these certification schemes to ensure they have the necessary recognition among consumers, industry, and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Β B. whereas the EU
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the certification organisations to introduce more stringent checks;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that it is only with difficulty that small producers are able to obtain RSPO certification for their palm oil production and that it is therefore desirable to improve the representation of small producers within the RSPO and to facilitate the acquisition of such certification by them;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Calls on the Commission to press ahead with developing an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation, in line with the 7th Environment Action Programme, as well as an EU action plan on palm oil; these action plans should include adequate instruments and tools and should serve as the basis for legislation;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation; considers also that, to ensure consistent Union external action in the fields of environmental protection and development cooperation in line with the objectives set out in Articles 191 and 208 TFEU, this issue should also be addressed in partnership and cooperation agreements and association agreements with the third countries concerned in the context of discussions relating to the environment and development chapters thereof 3a ;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen environmental measures in its trade and development cooperation agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation; notes that strengthening governance and forestry institutions at local and national level is a precondition for an effective environment policy;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation, including, in particular, an anti-deforestation guarantee in trade agreements with palm oil producing countries;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing deforestation, including palm oil-related deforestation;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission without delay to strengthen environmental measures in its trade agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 — having regard to the
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, in the context of the cultivation of oil palms and the production of palm oil, higher standards should apply, as regards, for example, the upholding of the human rights of the indigenous peoples affected, fair wages for workers and the banning of child labour on the plantations; whereas only then will it possible to talk about sustainable palm oil production;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls on the Commission to work closely with other significant consumers of palm oil, such as China, India and palm oil producing countries to raise their awareness and to explore common solutions to the problem of tropical deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to increase import duties on palm oil
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls on the Commission to lower import duties on palm oil that has been grown using agreed agroecological techniques such as agroforestry polycropping since these techniques significantly reduce the environmental burden associated with monocropping;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission and EU Member States to focus on the development of tools that will facilitate the better integration of conservation issues into development cooperation; notes that such an approach will help to ensure that development activities do not lead to
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas palm oil is increasingly being used in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Urges the Commission to step up the dialogue with governments of palm- oil-producing countries in the frame of bilateral agreements to encourage the introduction of effective environmental legislation in palm oil producing countries to prevent land use changes and to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that none of those forming part of the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, are involved in deforestation;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on the Commission to work with the plam oil producing countries to enhance biodiversity in the plantation areas, notably through measures such as establishment of wildlife corridors;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption and investment on the process of deforestation and expansion as well as continuation of existing plantations on peatlands;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption on the process of deforestation and to support research efforts to continously improve the economic, environmental and social performance of agroecologically managed palm oil plantations;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption on the process of deforestation, and carry out surveys on consumer attitudes to and awareness of sustainable palm oil certification schemes;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption on the process of deforestation and to appeal to trading partners outside the EU to do the same;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the Commission to support further research on the effects of land use change, including deforestation and bioenergy production, on GHG emissions;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas there is no globally agreed definition of deforestation and that there is no form of sustainable forest management that can be expected to incur zero loss;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies and strategies to reduce the impact of European consumption and investment on deforestation in third countries;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies and strategies to reduce the impact of European consumption on deforestation in third countries; Calls to fully exploit the "polluter pays" principle in relation to deforestation;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies and strategies, including information campaigns, to reduce the impact of European consumption on deforestation in third countries;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies and present concrete strategies to
Amendment 226 #
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the Member States to introduce obligatory requirements favouring sustainable palm oil in all national public procurement procedures;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas there are many drivers of global deforestation, including the production of agricultural commodities such as soy, beef, maize and palm oil;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU27
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU2
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. calls on the Commission for the reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products in order to strengthen the agricultural sector of the European Union, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to take steps to ensure that only certified palm oil is used in the EU;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. calls for the clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goods;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifying the Amsterdam Declaration "Towards Eliminating Deforestation from Agricultural Commodity Chains with European Countries";
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas companies trading in palm oil are
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce regulations for financers of palm oil companies so as to ensure that they will not provide financial services to palm oil companies associated with land- grabbing, deforestation, peatland drainage and environmental degradation;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Suggests that Member States consider including sustainability criteria for palm oil and other agricultural commodities linked to deforestation in their national public procurement guidelines;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on all Member States to ratify the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Acknowledges the latest report1a of the European Court of Auditors analysing the current certification schemes for biofuels, found that these are missing important aspects of sustainability, such such as not taking into account the indirect effects of demand and lacking verification and cannot guarantee that certified biofuels are not causing deforestation of negative socioeconomic effects; is aware of concerns about transparency in the evaluation of the certification schemes; calls on the Commission to improve the transparency of the sustainability schemes including an appropriate list of the aspects that are scrutinised, including yearly report, the possibility to ask for audits performed by independant third parties; calls for the Commission to have enhanced powers for verification and monitoring of schemes, reports and activities; _________________ 1a Source: European Court of Auditors: Certifying biofuels: weaknesses in recognition and supervision of the system (http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/News Item.aspx?nid=7171)
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15 c. Notes that our non-EU partners need also to be made more aware of their role in tackling sustainability and deforestation issues, including in their sourcing practices;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15 d. Calls on the Commission to introduce forest-specific provisions in EU trade and investment agreements, and require due diligence measures to ensure that the banking sector, financial institutions and public agencies (Development Finance Institutions) do not lend to companies or invest in activities that contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, or encroachment on customary lands;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas companies trading in palm oil
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 e (new) 15 e. Urges the EU and its Member States to develop an EU Action Plan and urgently adopt new measures for forest protection to help the EU to meet its global commitments;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of palm oil as a component of biodiesel and other fuels to be phased out by 2020 at the latest and to take account of all the CO2 emissions generated by the production, processing and transport of palm oil;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of vegetable oils including palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 at the latest;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas companies trading in palm oil
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Notes that simply banning (or phasing out) the use of palm oil may lead them to be replaced with other tropical vegetable oils for biofuel production likely grown in the same ecologically sensitive regions as palm oil and which may have a much higher impact on biodiversity, land use and greenhouse gas emissions than palm oil itself; recommends finding and promoting more sustainable alternatives for biofuel use such as domestically cultivated European oils from rape and sunflower seeds;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Encourages the Commission to assess possible alternatives to palm oil for biofuels, which constitute 46% of the palm oil consumed in the European Union, taking into account, in particular, the profitability of palm oil cultivation in comparison with cultivation of other crops for use in biofuels, notably soya oil, and the subsequent competitive advantage of palm oil in terms of price;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Highlights that palm oil biodiesel can be swiftly replaced by biodiesel made from European raw materials, especially such which can be sustainably produced on unused or underutilized agricultural acreage inside the Union, thereby integrating the production of animal feeding stuff for the European market with the production of sustainable alternatives for palm oil biodiesel;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Calls on the Member States to end any direct and indirect state support for biofuels made from food or energy crops and food by-products after 2020;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Calls on the Commission to require all palm oil imports arriving in the EU to be certified according to the established sustainability criteria;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to simultaneously support further development of second and third generation biofuels to reduce the risk of indirect land use change within the Union and to stimulate the transition towards advanced biofuels therein in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/1513 and in accordance with both the Union's circular economy, resource efficiency as well as its low-emission mobility ambitions;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas companies trading in palm oil
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas companies trading in palm oil are
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regards to the study commissioned and funded by the European Commission ´The land use change impact of biofuels consumed in the EU: Quantification of area and greenhouse gas impacts´;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas consultation of various FAO sources leads to an estimate that cultivation of palm oil over the last 2
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas cultivation of palm oil over the last 2
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Δ D. whereas cultivation of palm oil over the last 20 years has unfortunately been the cause of 20% of all deforestation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas there are no reliable data available in producer countries on the areas of land given over to the cultivation of oil palms, whether it be authorised or not, and this obstacle, from the outset, detracts from the measures taken to certify the sustainability of palm oil;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas, however, deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia is not entirely attributable to palm oil production and whereas other activities, particularly the timber trade, also contribute to deforestation in those two countries;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. Whereas in 2008, the EU has committed to reduce deforestation by at least 50% by 2020 and halt global forest cover loss by 2030;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas precious tropical ecosystems, which cover a mere 7% of the Earth’s surface, are under increasing pressure from deforestation and the establishment of palm oil plantations, which are resulting in, for example, massive forest fires, the drying up of rivers, soil erosion, peatland drainage,loss of groundwater, pollution of waterways and destruction of rare natural habitats, and even causing ecosystems to stop providing basic ecosystem services, which is having a major impact on the global climate; whereas the drainage and loss of the peat carbon results in continuous soil subsidence, as the peat soil base lies at or below sea level, and this leads over time to increased and prolonged flooding and eventually total loss of productivity; whereas the conversion of peatlands to palm oil plantations results in major biodiversity losses and loss of other ecosystem services such as the water retention capacity; whereas there are also many social problems related to oil palm plantation expansion, with many land conflicts between local and indigenous communities and palm oil concession holders;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas precious tropical ecosystems, which cover a mere 7% of the Earth’s surface, are under increasing pressure from deforestation and the establishment of oil palm
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas precious tropical ecosystems, which cover a mere 7% of the Earth’s surface, are under increasing pressure from deforestation and the establishment of palm oil plantations, which are resulting in, for example, massive forest fires, the drying up of rivers, soil erosion, loss of groundwater, loss of biodiversity, pollution of waterways and destruction of rare natural habitats, and even causing ecosystems to stop providing basic ecosystem services, which is having a major impact on the global climate;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas, however, the vast majority of palm oil plantations are not located in primary forests but, according to figures supplied by the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute, 63% of those plantations are located in secondary forests;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. Whereas the EU has agreed under the New York Declaration on Forests to "help meet private sector goal of eliminating deforestation from production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, soy, paper and beef products by no later than 2020 recognising that some companies have more ambitious targets";
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas there are very worrying reports that a large part of the global production of palm oil is in breach of fundamental human rights and adequate social standards and that child labour is frequently occurring;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas consumption of palm oil and its derived processed goods plays a major role in the impact of EU consumption on global deforestation;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas the total land use change caused by the EU 2020 biofuel mandate is 8.8 Mha (million hectares), of which 2.1 Mha of land is converted in Southeast Asia under pressure from oil palm plantation expansion, half of which occurs at the expense of tropical forest and peatland;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015, which are typically result of clearing of land for palm oil plantations and other agricultural use, occurred in coal-rich peatlands, turning Indonesia into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015 occurred in c
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015 occurred in coal-rich peatlands, turning Indonesia into one of the
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the absence of accurate palm oil concession maps and public land registries in many producing countries makes it difficult to determine responsibility for forest fires;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature deaths;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Commission's Communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss",1a _________________ 1a COM(2008) 645 final, 17.10.2008
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) F b. whereas the wildfires of 2015 were the worst observed for almost two decades as a result of global climate change, land use changes and deforestation; whereas the extremely dry conditions in the region are likely to become more common events in the future, unless concerted action is taken to prevent fires;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 201
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 2014, 45% of all palm oil imported into Europe was used as fuel for transport (an increase of 34% since 2010) in accordance with the criteria laid down in Directive 2009/28/EC on renewable sources of energy;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 2014,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 2014, 45% of all palm oil imported into Europe was
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas in 2014, 4
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas demand for
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Η H. whereas demand for palm oil will, according to estimates, double by 2050; whereas new plantations are constantly being established and existing ones expanded in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian countries, as well as in Africa and Latin America, thereby further damaging the environment;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas it is estimated that by 2020 the amount of land that will be converted globally to grow palm oil for biodiesel will be 1MHa, of which 0.57MHa is going to converted from Southeast Asia primary forests1a; _________________ 1a Source: Globiom report (https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/file s/documents/Final%20Report_GLOBIO M_publication.pdf )
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas, nonetheless, the extension of palm oil plantations in Indonesia gradually slowed in the period between 2007 and 2010, as the area of new plantations created each year was 350 000 ha, as against 400 000 ha between 1997 and 2006, and whereas on the other hand there are many areas of land already conceded for palm oil production but not yet cultivated, which can be used to grow oil palms;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas multiple investigations reveal widepsread abuse of basic human rights at a time of establishment and running of palm oil plantations in many countries, including forced evictions, armed violence, child labour, debt bondage or discrimination of indigenous communities;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas palm oil, through its structural and functional properties, allows to reduce the intake of TFAs in a diet, and any product-specific policy action should take that into account;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the loss of natural habitats in the form of rainforests is endangering the survival of a large number of species (e.g. the Javan rhinoceros, the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the loss of natural habitats in the form of rainforests
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the loss of natural habitats in the form of rainforests is endangering the survival of a large number of species (e.g. the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger and the Bornean orangutan) and the EU consumers should be aware of efforts made to protect them;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the loss of natural habitats in the form of rainforests is endangering the survival of a large number of species (
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the Commission is planning studies on deforestation and palm oil;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the heavy use of palm oil is primarily due to its low cost, which is made possible by the increase in the number of oil palm plantations in deforested areas; whereas, in addition, the use of palm oil in the food industry is in keeping with a model of mass, unsustainable production and consumption, which runs counter to the use and promotion of organic, high- quality, zero-food-mile ingredients and products;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas the Commission is required under the 7th Environment Action Programme to assess the environmental impact, in a global context, of Union consumption of food and non- food commodities and, if appropriate, develop policy proposals to address the findings of such assessments, and consider the development of a Union action plan on deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas palm oil yields per hectare are more than four times higher than for oil produced from rape, coconut, sunflower or soya, and a smaller area is therefore needed to produce the same quantity of oil;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas the total GHG emissions from land use change related to palm oil is unknown; whereas it is necessary to improve scientific assessments in this regard;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) I b. whereas the EU has committed under the 2030 agenda on sustainable development to promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally by 2020; as well as to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle and to promote sustainable public procurement practices; in accordance with national policies and priorities globally by 2020;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. whereas butter fat is simply not an alternative to palm oil and palm fat for the food industry, because the properties of palm oil and palm fat (e.g. resistance to oxidation, high melting point, neutral taste), the nutritional (low trans fat content) and logistical (including simpler storage) advantages they offer and the special consumer requirements they meet (vegan product containing no allergenic milk) make them important ingredients in many foodstuffs;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1 Highlights that in order to effectively combat deforestation linked to the consumption of agricultural commodities, EU action should consider not only palm oil production, but all such imported agricultural imports;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 — having regard to the Amsterdam Declaration "Towards Eliminating Deforestation from Agricultural Commodity Chains with European Countries" in support of a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, or NGOs; all of these actors must play a part in resolving this problem, where possible by coordinating their efforts;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, consumers organisations or NGOs; all of these actors must play a part in resolving this problem;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recognizes that the conservation of the rainforest and global biodiversity are of utmost importance for the future of the earth and humanity, but stresses that preservation efforts should be combined with rural development policy instruments to prevent poverty and promote employment for small farming communities in the areas concerned;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, that other adverse environmental effects are avoided, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected as well as those of workers and local population;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that replacing palm oil with other vegetable oils would create a need for more land for cultivation; points out that this would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions and losses of biodiversity and pose a further threat to biodiversity; notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, offering viable economic oportunities to farmers, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, that efforts are made to conserve biodiversity, that sustainable cultivation techniques are used, that child labour is excluded and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 — having regard to the Amsterdam Declaration of 7 December 2015 in support of a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020 and in support of an end to illegal deforestation by 2020,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes th
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and sustainably and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that n
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Expresses regret that the use of fire in palm oil in the development of palm oil has led to the destruction of vast swathes of rainforest and peatlands; notes that efforts to prohibit the use of fire through identifying responsible parties are hampered due to the absence in many producing countries of accurate palm palm oil concession maps or public land registries;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes, in particular, that palm oil is produced in 43 countries, all of which are classified as developing countries, and that in certain countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, which account for 89% of world palm oil production, that production has helped to eradicate rural poverty;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Observes that other plant-based oils produced from soybeans, rapeseed and other crops, have much higher environmental footprint and require much more extensive land use than palm oil; notes that other oil crops typically entail more intensive use of pesticides and fertiliser;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes that palm oil exploitation is not the sole cause of deforestation, the expansion of illegal logging activities and demographic pressures also being responsible for this problem;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes that small producers contribute 40% of world palm oil production and that, among the small producers, some 3 million households are dependent on the palm oil industry around the world;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Notes that latest research proves that agroforestry polycropping applied to palm oil plantations can offer combined benefits in terms of biodiveristy, productivity and positive social outcomes;
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67 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; notes with concern that around half of the forest area illegally cleared to support EU imports has been used for palm oil production; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by applying different customs duty schemes for certified sustainable palm-oil products taking into consideration certification systems such as RSPO-next and fully meeting the sustainability requirements set up by the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that commercial agriculture including palm oil production is the biggest driver of tropical deforestation, and that among the negative environmental effects are loss of biodiversity, unsustainable land use, high application of chemicals, which endanger water and ecosystems, and climate change;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission in this regard to initiate a reform of the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature at the World Customs Union (WCO) that would allow a distinction between certified sustainable and unsustainable palm oil and its derivatives;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the issue of sustainability in the palm oil sector cannot be addressed by voluntary measures and policies alone, but that binding rules and enforced certification schemes are necessary also for palm oil companies;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Expresses its utmost concern about the fact that violence, including violence against land rights defenders, displacements of local populations, assassinations and even massacres are often linked to palm oil production;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Is alarmed by research information that around half of the area of illegally cleared forests are used of palm oil production for the EU market, and that 18 per cent of all illegally produced palm oil enters the EU market; is convinced that this illegal practice has to be stopped, and that solutions must be found to create a level playing field for producers of other vegetable oils, who adhere to strict norms and standards;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Recalls that the EU has already passed legislation to stop the imports of illegal timber, fisheries and conflict minerals; urges the Commission to present a similar proposal for commodities such as palm oil, and their commercialisation throughout the whole supply chain;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesia Free Trade Agreement should not cover palm oil and its derivatives within the current negotiations;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesia as well as other Free Trade Agreements should not cover palm oil and its derivatives within the
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Additionally underlines the importance and compelling need for further complementary multi-stakeholder actions and multilateral, EU level or national initiatives aiming for the gradual phasing out of trade in unsustainable palm oil, in accordance with WTO norms and regulations; reiterates that, in order to ensure the highest degree of effectiveness, these initiatives should take into account the different production systems and country specific factors in assessing the degree of socio-economic and environmental concerns;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to include binding labour and environmental commitments in a sustainable development chapter in trade agreements and to provide strong and enforceable measures to tackle human rights abuses, child and forced labour, forced evictions, discrimination of indigenous communities and unsustainable forestry practices in palm oil production; demands the Commission to include such binding commitments in the FTA-negotiations with Indonesia and Malaysia;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that Colombia has become the fourth largest producer of palm oil, and that local populations, notably indigenous people and Afro-Colombian communities are affected by illegal land acquisitions, displacements and murder, and that until today most victims have not received adequate redress;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the EU has regulated supply chains of illegal timber, illegal fish and conflict minerals but not yet any supply chains concerning forest risk agricultural commodities and urges the commission to present a similar proposal for commodities such as palm oil;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Accordingly, urges the financial sector to include sustainability considerations in their investment and lending operations;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society and that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chain; calls for clear and transparent labelling for all processed goods, to indicate the presence and origin of palm oil and of the main ingredients of the food;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society and that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chain; calls for a broader use of tools such as Round Table of Sustainable Palm oil certificates, which aims at promoting more sustainable production of palm oil;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Highlights that in order to avoid a disruptive impact on international trade, these certification schemes should be developed through an inclusive participatory process comprising of all the relevant actors along the supply chain, from all countries involved;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls the key role of sustainable palm oil certification but stresses the need for the current certification schemes to be further strengthened, using stricter criteria than current standards;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. In this regard, strongly welcomes, among other initiatives, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), yet stresses the need for its continuous enhancement through, but not limited to, the broadening of its stakeholder representation by better inclusion of SMEs, and a strengthened audit and enforcement capacity;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a mandatory due diligence system in the whole supply chain in the palm oil production, similar to the FLEGT and to the Conflict-Minerals- Regulation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban EU imports of bio
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban EU imports of biodiesel derived from palm oil and to introduce a mandatory labelling scheme for biodiesel ingredients and their origins, and for other palm oil products, such as products of chemical or cosmetics industry;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that the placing of illegally sourced and unsustainably produced palm oil on the European market has to be tackled through EU internal regulation and clear provisions in trade agreements with third countries, ensuring that only such palm oil can be placed on the European market, for which it can be demonstrated that it is legally sourced, free from conflict and human rights violations, free from child labour and forced labour, especially women, and free from deforestation can be legally placed on the European market;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Maintains that the production of land-based biofuels must not cause deforestation; points to the need, in this regard, to favour the use of agricultural by-products and processing waste in order to rationalise the production process and limit farms’ energy bills;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of vegetable oils including palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 the latest;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Urges The Commission and the Council to ensure that no financial support for palm oil agro-industries is given through European development programmes, through the EIB or through the Trust Fund set up for the implementation of the peace agreements in Colombia;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that sustainability of palm oil is legally defined in the Renewable Energy Directive for bioliquids and in the Fuel Quality Directive for biofuels while no criteria exist for palm oil used in food industry; calls on the Commission to extend the sustainability criteria for other uses of the same crop in line with WTO regulation and OECD guidelines;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that sustainability of palm oil is legally defined in the Renewable Energy Directive for bioliquids and in the Fuel Quality Directive for biofuels while no legal criteria exist for palm oil used in food industry; therefore calls for an EU sustainable palm oil definition in food industry;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that sustainability of palm oil is legally defined in the Renewable Energy Directive for bioliquids and in the Fuel Quality Directive for biofuels while no criteria exist for
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported unsustainably produced palm oil from third countries by
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the unsustainable production of palm oil; urges the Commission to ensure that information about the sustainable production of vegetable oils including palm oil is provided on products including food, cosmetics or fuels;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points to the need to ensure that certification schemes guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil under protocols that will effectively protect biodiversity and safeguard working conditions while helping to keep the deforestation level close to zero;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the sustainability criteria as set out in the Renewable Energy Directive and Fuel Quality Directive for palm oil are insufficient and do not contain strong environmental and social sustainability criteria and calls the commission to strengthen those aspects
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is concerned by the fact that 18% of all illegally produced palm oil enters the EU market and asks the Commission to take immediate measures to identify and curb this trade;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasises that legislation to stop import of illegal forest-risk commodities is urgently needed; recalls that similar measures concerning timber, fisheries and conflict minerals have already been agreed;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that, under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulation and Voluntary Partnership Agreements between the EU and timber producing countries, the first fully operational licensing scheme is with Indonesia as of 15 November 2016
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that, under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulation and Voluntary Partnership Agreements between the EU and timber producing countries, the first fully operational licensing scheme is with Indonesia as of 15 November 2016; considers such initiatives to be highly beneficial and calls for their further promotion and expansion to other commodities as well.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that, under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to make proposals on how to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by
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70 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Recalls that sustainable agriculture, food security and sustainable forest management are core objectives of the SDGs; notes with concern that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation, particularly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Liberia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Columbia and Peru; recalls that forests are essential for climate-change adaptation and mitigation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Calls for assisting palm-oil producing countries in the elaboration and enforcement of relevant domestic policies and regulations aiming at minimising the impact of the industry on deforestation, ecosystem and natural heritage;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Calls on the EU to establish a binding regulatory framework to ensure that all agricultural commodity importers' supply chains are traceable to the origin of the raw material;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production and welcomes that Malaysian primary forest levels have increased since 1990, but remains concerned that current deforestation levels in Indonesia are running at a rate of -0.5% total loss every five years;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation with devastating impact on biodiversity by deforestation of natural rainforests for the expansion of commodities such as palm oil plantations; Stresses that biodiesel is now the main end product of imported palm oil in Europe; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains; urges the Commission to introduce appropriate due diligence regulation, mandatory certification and traceability mechanisms both upstream and downstream of the Palm Oil supply chain, aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops which are needed for human nutrition and for a phase-
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1 a. Highlights the low deforestation rates of indigenous lands with secured customary systems of tenure and resource management, which has high potential for cost-effective reduction of emissions and securing global ecosystem services; calls for utilization of international climate and development funds to secure indigenous and community lands and to support indigenous peoples and communities who invest in protecting their lands.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses th
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains; Expresses its deep concerns that multiple investigations reveal widepsread abuse of basic human rights at a time of establishment and running of palm oil plantations in many countries, including forced evictions, armed violence, child labour, debt bondage or discrimination of indigenous communities;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Stresses the importance of improving production conditions of palm oil through supporting existing certification systems, ensuring that they are easily accessible for SMEs and understandable for consumers confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced in line with sustainability guideline, including the requirement that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chain;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Embraces the objective set in the Amsterdam Declaration of 2015 in Support of a Fully Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain by 2020; and encourages the EU to engage major players such as India and China on strengthening responsible and sustainable production in the palm oil supply chain;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission to work closely with other significant consumers of palm oil, such as China and India, and with palm oil producing countries to raise their awareness and to explore common solutions to the problem of tropical deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls the role of the food industry in utilizing a notable share of palm oil produced alongside the biofuel industry; calls on the EU to create incentives to work towards a sustainable palm oil uptake of 100% in Europe by 2020;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Calls on the Commission to work with the palm oil producing countries to enhance biodiversity in the plantation areas, notably through measures such as establishment of wildlife corridors;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Recalls that 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015, which are typically result of clearing of land for palm oil plantations and other agricultural use, occurred in coal-rich peatlands, turning Indonesia into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) -1 b. Recalls that poor rural women are especially dependent on forest resources for their subsistence; stresses the necessity to mainstream gender in national forest policies and institutions, so as to promote i.e. the equal access of women to the ownership of land and other resources;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework while enhancing the empowering and role of civil society organisations and forest communities, enabling them to play a greater role in policy processes; Highlights that the EUs forest footprint has continued to increase since the FLEGT Action Plan was adopted; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Action Plan, Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance; calls on the Commission to urgently put forward an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance and transparency;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, offering viable economic opportunities to farmers, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peat lands, that plantations are managed using modern agroecological techniques to minimise adverse environmental and social outcomes and that land rights, the rights of indigenous communities as well as human rights and workers' rights are respected;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to set the example for other countries by establishing accounting rules for greenhouse gas emissions from managed wetlands and for land-use changes of wetlands in European legislation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Urges the EU to support micro-, small- and family based local rural enterprises and to promote national and local legal registration of property or possession of the land;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for the strengthening of the rights of indigenous peoples to use their land and for gender equality in access to land;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Notes that latest research proves that agroforestry polycropping applied to palm oil plantations can offer combined benefits in terms of biodiveristy, productivity and positive social outcomes;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation and that around half of all tropical deforestation since 2000 has been due to illegal conversion of forests for commercial agriculture which may also entail a conflict risk; Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the assessment if a revision of the Non-
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of new binding regulations for deforestation-free and conflict-free palm oil, backed by appropriate and mandatory due diligence framework and traceability mechanisms throughout the supply chain. These would be imposed on supply chain operators for forest-risk and conflict-risk palm oil commodities and should be aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls the need to help developing countries to improve their human capacities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is alarmed by the negative impact
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments; reiterates EU's commitment to its renewable energy targets;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers, including their customary systems of tenure and resource management; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda; calls for the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor, including child labour; improvement of the position of migrant workers; freedom of association; and the establishment of a legitimate, accessible, and transparent grievance mechanism, consistent with international best practices;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers; recalls the crucial role played by "ancestral lands" in the culture and in the life of indigenous people and in the enjoyment of their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines the urgent need to place the right of access to land and social and environmental valorisation above the purely economics-based logic of maximising profit when designing, evaluating and implementing the various strategies for forestry development;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Rejects simplistic concepts and definitions of forest that define forests only as a collection of trees per percentage of area covered, leading to the adoption of equally simplistic concepts of deforestation and reforestation; points out that these approaches have made it possible, for example, for vast palm oil monocultures, which destroy huge areas of tropical forest, to be classified as reforestation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Urges the Member States and Commission to establish a definition of forest that includes biological, social and cultural diversity, so as to prevent monoforestation and give priority to native species, thereby protecting ecosystems, habitats and local communities;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Draws attention to the fact that maximizing profits from vast palm oil monocultures (using methods that include the abuse of market power and pricing dominance, the occupation of land, poor working conditions and pesticide use) is incompatible with protecting the environment, combating hunger and guaranteeing and complying with the four basic elements of the human right to food and nutrition - adequacy, availability, accessibility and sustainability;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Calls for measures that hinder access to adequate food and nutrition to be rejected and not to be implemented, including measures that hinder access to and use of indigenous resources that are essential to the survival and food sovereignty of local populations, particularly in countries where palm oil is (intensively) produced;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned that
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned that
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments; stresses the need for PCD also in this field;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent in accordance with ILO Convention 169; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible and sustainable investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for all trade deals to contain strong and effective sustainable development chapters with enforcement, verification and compliance procedures, complaints and redress mechanisms and rules and sanctions for the protection of indigenous communities and the environment; Stresses that social considerations should be a binding part of sustainability standards contained in the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter, including the requirement for palm oil producers to respect customary rights and the "Free prior and informed consent" principle.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that demand from Europe for protein-rich plants creates significant land pressure in third countries; calls in this connection on the Commission to draw up sustainability criteria for the import of vegetable proteins, from whose indicators conclusions on the extent of land use change and deforestation can be drawn;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Insists on development financial institutions ensuring that their social and environmental safeguard policies are binding, fully aligned with international human rights law; calls for increased transparency to the funding of private financial institutions and public financial bodies;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to require all palm oil imports arriving in the EU to be certified according to the established sustainability criteria;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. calls on the European Commission to completely phase out the use of biofuels made from food crops after 2020 by making these ineligible to meet all EU 2030 climate and energy targets, in particular of biodiesel that has created an unsustainable demand for palm oil;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Draws attention to the problems associated with land concentration processes and land use changes that arise when monocultures such as palm oil plantations are created;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes with concern that the global rush for land is driven by increasing global demand for biofuel and raw materials, speculation on land and agricultural commodities; underlines the ECA's Special Report N° 18/2016 conclusion that the EU certification system for the sustainability of biofuels is not fully reliable; calls on the EU Institutions to include as part of the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive specific verification procedures regarding land tenure conflicts, forced/child labour, poor working conditions for farmers and dangers to health and safety in in its voluntary scheme; likewise, calls on the EU to take into account the impact of ILUC and to include social responsibility requirements in the reform of the RED;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on the Commission to put forward an EU action plan on responsible business conduct;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the key role palm oil production plays in the economies of palm-oil producing developing countries, both as a valuable source of income and employment;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Reminds the Commission of its Communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss" emphasising a holistic approach to tropical deforestation, taking into account of all deforestation drivers, including palm oil production; reminds the Commission of its objective in the UNFCCC negotiations to halt global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and to reduce gross tropical deforestation by at least 50% by 2020 compared to current levels;
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