2018/2791(RSP) | [ParlTrack]

Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas biomonitoring and the various forms of biodiversity protection implemented at the EU level - the Natura 2000 network, for example - are a key part of nature conservation, but are not enough to protect ecosystems, species and genetic diversity;

Amendment 11 #

Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas deterioration of the ecosystems means enormous social and economic losses for the European Union

Amendment 12 #

Paragraph 1

1. Notes with concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and ~~calls on~~if one considers the scientific studies showing a significant biodiversity loss in contrast with the objectives being pursued; exhorts all Parties to step up their efforts; in this regard urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation so as to meet the EU targets;

Amendment 13 #

Paragraph 1

1. Notes with concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and calls on all Parties and stakeholders to step up their efforts; in this regard urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation so as to meet the EU targets;

Amendment 14 #

Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention, which, however, does not appear to be on the agenda of public policies at European Union or Member State level; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral agreements;

Amendment 15 #

Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries - especially those bordering the EU - to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral agreements;

Amendment 16 #

Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for a comprehensive governance regime addressing biomonitoring and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services by expanding the range of nature protection tools; calls on the EU and the Member States to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the Convention on Biological Diversity and to take a leading role in the preparation for the post-2020 framework, in particular in the run up to the fourteenth and fifteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties, and to transparently set out their visions and priorities for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework;

Amendment 17 #

Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that the conservation and restoration of biodiversity underpins achieving most Sustainable Development Goals and is essential for achieving EU policy objectives related to inter alia environment, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, health, disaster-risk reduction and migration;

Amendment 18 #

Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is inherently synergistic and a core element of sustainable development; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the adoption of biodiversity mainstreaming and improved environmental policy coherence in all internal and external policies of the EU also with regards to their commitment to the full implementation of the UN SDGs by 2030;

Amendment 19 #

Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is inherently synergistic and a core element of sustainable development in biotic and abiotic environments; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the adoption of biodiversity mainstreaming and improved environmental policy coherence in all internal and external policies of the EU;

Amendment 2 #

Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Recital A

A. whereas the mission statement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011- 2020 is to take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity - much of which is due to increasing intensity in agriculture and its accompanying global over-reliance on GM seeds and destructive pesticides - in order to ensure that by 2020 ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing the planet's variety of life, and contributing to human well-being, and poverty eradication;

Amendment 20 #

Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is by definition inherently synergistic and a core element of sustainable development; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the adoption of biodiversity mainstreaming and improved environmental policy coherence in all internal and external policies of the EU;

Amendment 21 #

Paragraph 5

5. Believes it to be critical to address key drivers of biodiversity loss with a long- term strategic approach and to develop ~~recommendations for identifying and safeguarding strategic~~and implement effective decisions and measures ranging from identifying and conserving protected areas based on the sensitivity of an area, the presence of endangered species or identified knowledge gaps and/or effective management, to limit losses of biodiversity and negative impacts on indigenous and local communities’ territories and livelihoods; , to restore ecosystems and their services also outside protected areas, to mainstreaming biodiversity into other sectors such as agriculture, forestry, land use planning, development cooperation, research and innovation, transport, mining, health, and to eliminate perverse subsidies;

Amendment 22 #

Paragraph 5

5. Believes it to be critical to address key drivers of biodiversity loss with a long- term strategic approach and to develop recommendations for identifying and safeguarding strategic areas based on the sensitivity of an area, the presence of endangered species or identified knowledge gaps and/or effective management, to limit losses of biodiversity and negative impacts on indigenous and local communities’ territories and livelihoods; considers it unrealistic to want to combat biodiverity loss whilst maintaining policies with purely productivist objectives, especially in the field of agriculture;

Amendment 23 #

Paragraph 5

5. Believes it to be critical to address key drivers of biodiversity loss with a long- term strategic approach and to develop recommendations for identifying and safeguarding strategic areas based on the sensitivity of an area, the presence of endangered species or identified knowledge gaps and/or effective management, to limit losses of biodiversity and negative impacts on indigenous and local communities’ territories and livelihoods and on various geographical levels (hydrosphere, atmosphere, litosphere and humusphere);

Amendment 24 #

Paragraph 5

5. Believes it to be critical to address key drivers of biodiversity loss and deterioration with a long- term strategic approach and to develop recommendations for identifying and safeguarding strategic areas based on the sensitivity of an area, the presence of endangered species or identified knowledge gaps and/or effective management, to limit losses of biodiversity and negative impacts on indigenous and local communities’ territories and livelihoods; considers it essential also to contain biodiversity loss and its negative impact on the land and on the means of subsistence of local and indigenous communities;

Amendment 25 #

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the COP14 in Egypt marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention; therefore considers of the utmost importance to step up the efforts on the implementation of the current Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, focus on the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity targets and the core elements of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and to work on an ambitious post 2020 strategic plan and implementation mechanism, with regards to a 2050 scenario which takes into account new challenges in the field of biodiversity in line with the 2030 Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 26 #

Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the COP14 in Egypt marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention; therefore considers of the utmost importance to step up the efforts on the implementation of the final stages of the current Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, focus on the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity targets and to work on an ambitious post 2020 strategic plan and implementation mechanism, with regards to a 2050 scenario which takes into account new challenges in the field of biodiversity in line with the 2030 Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 27 #

Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the role of the Aichi biodiversity targets in achieving the 2030 Agenda and its global goals of sustainable development, in particular SDG14 (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources) and SDG15 (Protect terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss);

Amendment 28 #

Paragraph 7

7. Notes with concern that in the EU, assessments1 of the conservation status of species and habitat types of conservation interest, only 7% of marine species and 9% of marine habitat types show a ‘favourable conservation status’ and that 27% of species assessments and 66% of habitat types assessments show an ‘unfavourable conservation status’; Notes that these statistics are alarming and in perfect contradiction with the objectives pursued. _________________ 1 The Rregional Aassessment Rreport on Bbiodiversity and Eecosystem Sservices for Europe and Central Asia, https://www.ipbes.net/system/tdf/dow nloa ds/spm_2b_eca_digital_20180622.pdf? file =1&type=node&id=28318

Amendment 29 #

Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear, quantitative, measurable targets with performance indicators, tracking instruments ~~and peer~~, commitment processes and review/ and reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next global Biodiversity ~~Strategy Plan~~framework;

Amendment 3 #

Recital A

A. whereas the mission statement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (the extraordinary variety of ecosystems, species and genetic resources that surround us) 2011- 2020 is to take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity in order to ensure that by 2020 ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing the planet's variety of life, and contributing to human well-being, and poverty eradication;

Amendment 30 #

Norbert LINS

Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms, echoing the mechanisms of the Paris Climate Agreement, to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;

Amendment 31 #

Paragraph 8

8. U~~nderlines the need~~rges steps to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, better tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms with common standards to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;

Amendment 32 #

Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, biomonitoring, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;

Amendment 33 #

Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a stronger international framework is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore it as much as possible; believes that such a framework should be based on targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; considers that such a global plan can only make sense if results are obtained at European level, which is not currently the case;

Amendment 34 #

Norbert LINS

Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a stronger international framework is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore it as much as possible; believes that such a framework should be based on targets and ~~firm~~voluntary commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; this international framework should echo the mechanisms of the Paris Climate Agreement;

Amendment 35 #

Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a stronger international framework is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore it as much as possible; believes that such a framework should be based on targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly review mechanism, with an emphasis on improved governance of protected areas and more effective conservation measures as well as an upward trajectory of ambition;

Amendment 36 #

Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a stronger international framework is needed to protect global biodiversity, also taking account of the abiotic environment, to stop its current decline and to restore it as much as possible; believes that such a framework should be based on targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition;

Amendment 37 #

Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a stronger international framework is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore it as much as possible; believes that such a framework should be based on targets and firm commitments, comprising of ~~Nat~~locally and regionally Ddetermined Ccontributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition;

Amendment 38 #

Paragraph 11

11. Underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity and nature’s capacity to contribute to people and stresses the importance of upscaling nature-based solutions to help societies address complex challenges with social and economic angles in a fully sustainable way;

Amendment 39 #

Paragraph 11

11. Underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity and ~~nature’s capacity to contribute to~~geodiversity, which people need;

Amendment 4 #

Recital A

A. whereas the mission statement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011- 2020 is to take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity in order to ensure that by 2020 – a deadline which is rapidly approaching – ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing the planet's variety of life, and contributing to human well-being, and poverty eradication;

Amendment 40 #

Paragraph 12

12. Highlights the necessity of sufficient financing for biomonitoring and various methods of preventing biodiversity loss; underlines that biodiversity proofing of the next Multiannual Financial Framework will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision;

Amendment 41 #

Paragraph 12

12. Highlights the necessity of sufficient financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing and a possible biodiversity earmarking of the next Multiannual Financial Framework w~~ill~~ould have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision;

Amendment 42 #

Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity and to ensure coherence between policies for climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and biodiversity;

Amendment 43 #

Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of increasing investments and targeting them better to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity;

Amendment 44 #

Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes that the recommendation 10.2.g (XXI/1.) for the COP14 decision mentions the potential of forestry and agriculture; underlines that agricultural activities and preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that well managed agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change; emphasises particularly that farmers are in the front- line of agriculture and are therefore in the best position to both monitor the changes and manage (with proper guidance) the improvements in biodiversity;

Amendment 45 #

Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes that the recommendation 10.2.g (XXI/1.) for the COP14 decision mentions the potential of forestry and agriculture; underlines that agricultural activities and preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that well managed agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change; notes the fundamental contradiction between the productivist philosophy underlying agricultural policy at European level and the reaffirmation of these statements;

Amendment 46 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes that the recommendation 10.2.g (XXI/1.) for the COP14 decision mentions the potential of forestry and agriculture; underlines that agricultural activities and preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that well managed agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change while at the same time stimulating global food production and resource efficiency;

Amendment 47 #

Guillaume BALAS

Paragraph 15

Amendment 48 #

Paragraph 16

16. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity in particular with regard to deforestation and the use of pesticides; recalls the alarming decline of pollinators which are key for well-functioning ecosystems; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the ~~sustainable use of~~phase-out of harmful plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats.

Amendment 49 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Paragraph 16

16. Notes ~~however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversit~~the potential for further agro-ecological innovation and the considerable scope for increasing the contribution to biodiversity made by agriculture, horticulture and forestry; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats. in cooperation with the agricultural sector;

Amendment 5 #

Recital B

B. whereas the 2050 Vision adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is “Living in harmony with nature” where “by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, according to the principles of sustainable development, maintain~~ing~~ ecosystem services, sustain~~ing~~ a healthy planet and delivering material, cultural and environmental benefits essential for all people”;

Amendment 50 #

Paragraph 16

16. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the promotion of agro- ecological approaches, sustainable use of plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats.

Amendment 51 #

Paragraph 16

16. Notes ~~however~~ the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats.

Amendment 52 #

Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes the harm being caused to biodiversity by the development of motorway networks; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable transport, including requirements for the sustainable use of suitable products, noise reduction and plant and seed migration, and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and plant and animal habitats.

Amendment 53 #

Paragraph 16 b (new)

16a. Stresses that the condition of abiotic natural elements and their protection have a direct impact on biodiversity. Water or air pollution and natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions can irreversibly deteriorate endangered species of plants or animals. stresses, therefore, the need to make it possible for account to be taken of biodiversity in other strategies relating to the abiotic environment - the protection of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and pedosphere;

Amendment 54 #

Paragraph 16 c (new)

16a. Welcomes the active renaturalisation of river valleys, which is essential if we are to value, protect, preserve and restore biodiversity and use it in a sustainable way;

Amendment 55 #

Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising inter alia on the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services are key for a successful implementation; therefore welcomes that the COP13 adopted in its decision XIII/23 as well as in XXI/1 a short-term action plan (2017- 2022) to enhance and support capacity- building as well as its communication strategy and calls on COP14 to further elaborate on these key issues;

Amendment 56 #

Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the importance of a comprehensive and participatory process to shape the post-2020 framework;

Amendment 57 #

Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the intention to actively pursue a multi-stakeholder approach including regional and local actors which is fundamental to value, protect, conserve, sustainably use and restore biodiversity and underlines that improved engagement with and between governance levels and sectors ~~will create opportunities for~~as well as business biodiversity platforms will create opportunities for better implementation of biodiversity targets and mainstreaming biodiversity objectives into other policies;

Amendment 6 #

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Nagoya protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing aims to share the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources in a fair and equitable manner;

Amendment 7 #

Recital D

D. whereas EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and help stop global biodiversity loss by 2020, bearing in mind the intrinsic value of biodiversity and the essential contribution of ecosystem services to human well-being and economic prosperity;

Amendment 8 #

Recital D

D. whereas EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and help stop global biodiversity loss by 2020, objectives which seem difficult to reconcile with certain EU policies such as the common agricultural policy;

Amendment 9 #