2019/2156(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas a sustainable and effective forest policy requires reliable information on ~~forest resources, their condi~~the state of forests (adaptation to climate change and the spread of parasite infestation), and how they are managed and used, and also reliable information on land-use change; calls for the EU to support the monitoring of deforestation and forest degradation by using Earth observation data from different sources; whereas, in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, a sustainable forestry policy is more than ever necessary; whereas deforestation, rampant urbanisation and industrialisation are now only leaving small areas of habitat for wild animal species, resulting in an increased probability of close and repeated contact with humans, and ultimately ‘passage across the species barrier’;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the need of fostering the implementation of EU Timber Regulation in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced wood to the European single market;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

~~2. Endorses the priorities for action 2. set out in the communication and expresses its commitment to engage actively in implementing the actions described~~Expresses its commitment to engage actively in the pursuit of policies to enhance the biological, social and cultural diversity of forests so as to protect ecosystems and habitats and encourage the social and economic development of local communities; rejects the purely mercantile view of raw materials and goods from forests that guide the Free Trade Agreements;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Endorses~~Takes note of the priorities for action set out in the communication and expresses its commitment to engage actively in ~~implementing~~developing further the actions described to make them effective and complementary, and subsequently calls for their reinforcement and proper implementation;

Amendment 13 #

Rob ROOKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Endorses~~Takes note of the priorities for action set out in the communication and ~~expresses its commitment to engage actively in implementing the actions described;~~ welcomes the actions described; highlights in particular the need to increase efforts to protect old growth forests;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Endors~~Acknowledges the priorities for action set out in the communication and expresses its commitment to engage actively in ~~implementing the actions described~~reinforcing and effectively implementing them;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that forest restoration cannot compensate for deforestation, since the recovery of lost habitats and ecosystems can take decades or even centuries; notes that it is therefore essential for restoration to be used as a supplementary measure and not as an alternative in combating deforestation;

Amendment 16 #

2a. Emphasises the need for a holistic approach; stresses the need for actions to be based on the three pillars of sustainability, environmental, economic and social sustainability;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses the importance of evidence-based decision-making when it comes to policies related to forests, the forest-based sector and its value-chains;

Amendment 18 #

Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Deeply regrets that, despite the efforts of the EU and its Member States, the EU’s objective of reducing gross tropical deforestation by 50 % by 2020 is unlikely to be met, and therefore strongly supports the Commission in its proposal to step up action in protecting and restoring the world’s forests; points out that deforestation deprives of their habitats animal species carrying viruses and bacteria, driving them towards areas inhabited by human beings and increasing the risk of cross-species transmission of dangerous diseases;

Amendment 19 #

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Rob ROOKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. DIs deeply ~~regrets that~~concerned because, despite the efforts of the EU and its Member States, the EU’s ~~objective of reducing gross tropical deforestation by 50 % by 2020~~commitment to halting deforestation by 2020 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals is unlikely to be met, and therefore strongly supports the Commission in its proposal to step up action in protecting and restoring the world’s forests;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas effective forest policy requires reliable information on forest resources, their condition, and how they are managed and used, and also reliable information on land-use change; calls for the EU to support the monitoring of deforestation and forest degradation by using Earth observation data from different sources, while ensuring close cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Deeply regrets that, despite the efforts of the EU and its Member States, the EU’s~~Notes that the objective of reducing ~~gross~~ tropical deforestation by 50 % by 2020 is ~~unlikely to be met, and therefore strongly supports the Commission in its proposal to step up action in protecting and restoring the world’s fo~~proving to be a failure owing to EU insistence on promoting policies that tend to benefit private interests at the expense of public interests;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Deeply regrets that, despite the efforts of the EU and its Member States, the EU’s ~~objective of reducing gross tropical deforestation by 50 % by 2020~~commitment of halting deforestation by 2020, under the SDGs, is unlikely to be met, and therefore strongly supports the Commission in its proposal to step up action in protecting and restoring the world’s forests;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reiterates its request to the Commission in its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Pact to present a proposal for European legislation based on due diligence to guarantee sustainable and deforestation- free supply chains for products placed on the internal market;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Acknowledges that sustainable and active forest management is the most effective way to prevent forest damages, deforestation and to preserve biodiversity;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Requests the provision of new incentives to reduce the impact of the food system in the EU on nature and people within the EU and beyond;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasises that sustainable forest management provides three main climate benefits: CO2 sequestration and carbon storage in resilient, growing forests; carbon storage of harvested wood products; and a renewable and climate- friendly raw material that replaces energy-intensive materials and fossil fuels;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reminds that EU action on afforestation and reforestation should be secondary to forest restoration efforts to create biodiverse forests that are more resilient towards climate change;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Notes that sustainable forest management enables the value in forestry to be exploited over time, therefore, the economic incentive in sustainable forest management enables the forest assets to double as harvesting takes place at a lower rate than growth, therefore forest volume continues to increase;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the fact that Horizon 2020 has already financed significant research and innovation in the transition towards more sustainable land-use practices and supply chains in order to halt deforestation and forest degradation; calls for increased funding to enable Horizon Europe to continue providing support in these areas;

Amendment 29 #

Rob ROOKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of partnership with third countries in order to strengthen sustainable forest management, the wood-based circular economy and the strong relationship between them in combating deforestation; encourages Member States to stop importing (residual) wood used for biomass from third countries as biomass is not a form of ‘sustainable energy’ since burning wood emits more CO2; 20% more than coal and 95% more than gas; stresses furthermore that transporting wood from third countries to the EU uses a large amount of energy and contributes significant amount of carbon to the atmosphere;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas forests and the forest- based value chain are fundamental to further development of circular bio- economy by providing jobs and economic welfare in rural and urban areas, delivering climate change mitigation, offering health-related benefits especially in developing nations;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of partnership with third countries in order to strengthen sustainable forest management, the wood-based circular economy and the strong relationship between them in combating deforestation. Sustainable forest management can prevent the deforestation and has positive impact on the health and diversity of the forests. Preventing deforestation and promoting sustainable forestry should be supported through partnership approach at all levels;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of partnership with third countries in combating deforestation in order to strengthen sustainable fo~~rest management, the wood-based circular economy and the strong relationship between them in combating deforestation~~od chains and counter global warming, loss of diversity, land grabbing and human rights infringements; supports the creation of a fund dedicated to forests within the framework of the new neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument (NDICI);

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of inclusive partnership with third countries in order to strengthen sustainable ~~forest~~land management~~, the wood-based circular economy~~ and agriculture, as well as land tenure and good governance and the strong relationship between them in combating deforestation; requests that a partnership approach needs to support better governance, respect the rights of indigenous peoples, smallholders and local communities and enable multi- stakeholder processes in producer countries;

Amendment 33 #

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Rob ROOKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses th~~e importance of~~at partnerships with third countries ~~in order~~, which are respectful of indigenous populations rights, are important to strengthen sustainable land and forest management, the wood-based circular economy and the strong relationship between them in combating deforestation;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of partnership with third countries in order to strengthen sustainable forest management, playing an important role in the wood- based circular economy, and to further develop the strong relationship between them in combating deforestation;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of ~~partnership with third countries~~establishing and stepping up cross-border cooperation in order to strengthen sustainable forest management, the wood- based circular economy and the ~~strong~~ relationship between them in combating deforestation;

Amendment 36 #

Tomas TOBÉ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the need to leverage private investments to address drivers of deforestation and to realise the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement; to this end, highlights the importance of a competitive regulatory environment and the need to fully involve stakeholders at all stages of the policy process; further, calls on the Commission to support and stimulate industry-driven innovation and initiatives to enhance sustainability in value chains;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to initiate dialogue with other consuming countries including China and India about deforestation-free supply chains;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reminds that restoration of forests and their biodiversity is of paramount importance for ensuring climate resilient environments;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Union to develop more detailed land imaging satellites in order to monitor deforestation accurately and in real time; notes that the information provided would be a valuable tool in the fight against deforestation globally;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. WStresses that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; welcomes the Commission’s communication of 23 July 2019 entitled ‘Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’ (COM(2019)0352); points out that policy initiatives should be developed in line with these suggestions;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Union to improve its satellites imaging to monitor deforestation in a more detailed and timely fashion;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls ~~for raising consumer awareness about the need to reduce~~ on the Commission to come forward with a legal framework ensuring sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market, while raising consumer’s awareness abourt consumption footprint ~~on land~~ and encourag~~es people to consume products from supply chains that are ‘~~ing behavioural change towards those sustainable and deforestation- free’ products.

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Calls for raising consumer awareness about the need to reduce our consumption footprint~~ Reiterates its calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation land insteand encourag~~es people to consume products from supply chains that are ‘deforestation- free’~~ing imports that do not create deforestation abroad; insists that such legislation is accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism and includes effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance.

Amendment 43 #

Rob ROOKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for raising consumer awareness about the need to reduce our consumption footprint on land and on the production of biofuels such as palm oil and corn which requires enormous deforestation; encourages people to consume products from supply chains that are ‘deforestation- free’.

Amendment 44 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for raising consumer and corporate awareness about the need to reduce our consumption footprint on land and encourages people to consume products from supply chains that are ‘deforestation- ~~free’.~~free’, for example by encouraging the consumption of less meat;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for raising awareness among consumers a~~warenes~~nd EU-industries about the need to reduce our consumption footprint on land and encourages people to consume products from and for the EU bio economy to set up supply chains that are ‘deforestation- free’.

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reiterates its request to the Commission to present without delay a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence in order to guarantee for all products placed on the EU market sustainable and deforestation- free supply chains that respect the natural ecosystem in line with international standards and obligations, such as the rights of indigenous populations and local communities, with particular emphasis on combating the main drivers of imported deforestation1a __________________ 1aParagraph 71 of the resolution on the Green Deal: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0005_EN.html;

Amendment 47 #

Łukasz KOHUT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes the importance of ensuring that deforestation is included in country- level political dialogues and of helping partner countries to develop and implement national frameworks for forestry and sustainable forestry; emphasises that those national frameworks have to reflect domestic needs as well as global commitments; stresses the need for the implementation of incentive mechanisms for smallholder farmers to maintain and improve the ecosystem and products provided by sustainable forestry and agriculture.

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to propose recommendations on sustainable forest management in the third countries with the aim of converting former pasture grounds and farmlands into foresting sites;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recommends that financial institutions also be subject to due diligence and that a robust enforcement regime be established with effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for non-compliance, as well as complaints procedures for third parties and those concerned, in order to allow forest communities to uphold and defend their rights;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission’s communication of 23 July 2019 entitled ‘Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’ (COM(2019)0352);

Amendment 50 #

Łukasz KOHUT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses the need to strengthened standards and certification systems that already exist today instead of incorporating new standards and certificates, and that furthermore, the standards and certification systems must not restrict trade but must comply with WTO rules.

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Commission to propose the definition of deforestation free zone so that to increase the transparency of supply chains, minimise the risk of deforestation for industry and consumers, all contributing to proving for deforestation free supply chains;

Amendment 52 #

Łukasz KOHUT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

6c. Underlines that deforestation is primarily an agricultural problem, therefore standards and certification systems must concern agricultural products, not wood based materials, pulp and paper production, biomass-derived fibres, and biofuel feedstock.

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to fully integrate the European forest policy into the European Green Deal so that it becomes one of its essential elements by contributing to ambitious energy and climate targets;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Points out that the effective conservation of forest ecosystems depends on acknowledgement of the contribution of indigenous populations and local communities to forest conservation;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Recommends the inclusion of robust targets and binding commitments to combat deforestation in the chapters on the conclusion of EU trade agreements with third countries;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Stresses the importance to limit the level of complexity and administrative burden, as it largely damages small and medium-sized farms and collective farming in developing nations.

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Stresses the need for further evaluation of additional WTO compliant regulatory and non-regulatory measures on the demand side to ensure a common understanding of deforestation-free supply chains; emphasizes the need to increase supply chain transparency and minimize the risk of deforestation and deforestation associated with commodity imports into the EU.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that the EU and its Member States need to take action immediately in order to fulfil their commitments under: - the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular goal 15 and its target 2, which refers to sustainably managing all types of forests, halting deforestation, restoring degraded forests and substantially increasing afforestation and reforestation by 2020 and; - the existing global agreements, commitments and frameworks contributing to the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation and the restoration of forests such as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and the UN Strategic Plan for Forests and its Global Forest Goals;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside Europe, with focus on the tropics and the drivers outside the forest sector that are impacting on unsustainable practices in the forest, leading to deforestation and forest degradation; notes that European forest industries only use legally sourced wood from sustainably managed forests;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes with concern that the over- cutting of forests and the destruction of habitats and biodiversity is considerably exacerbating the risk to the public from zoonoses such as Covid-19; stresses the need to radically intensify efforts to halt global warming and the loss of biodiversity and habitats;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are expected to take urgent actions to protect and restore forests in order to meet their commitments under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, the Global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the UN Strategic Plan for Forests and its Global Forests Goals;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises th~~e important role played by farmers in~~at farmers are at the heart of food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests and stresses that recognition of this multifunctionality is crucial for proper management of our forest heritage and that economic, social and environmental aspects are all linked and interdependent;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is deeply concerned that, despite the efforts of the EU and its Member States, the EU’s commitment to halting deforestation by 2020 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals is unlikely to be met, and therefore strongly supports the Commission in its proposal to step up action in protecting and restoring the world’s forests;

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that illegal logging is ongoing practice not only in third countries, but also in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act decisively to prevent and fight illegal logging, especially to save Europe’s last old-growth forests, also by enforcing the existing EU legislation and thus applying proportionate, dissuasive and effective sanctions in cases of breaches of EU law;

Amendment 101 #

Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises that reducing consumption pressure is central to the protection of forests; emphasises, in that connection, that cascading use of timber as a raw material should be encouraged; points out that timber only provides ecological services in long-lived products, such as furniture or buildings;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Trade agreements with countries outside the EU should contain provisions on sustainable forest management and responsible entrepreneurship, as well as commitments on the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement.

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Regrets that the rules of the reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy have systematically led to degradation and in many cases have hampered restoration, regeneration and rejuvenation of high-nature value agroforestry systems; notes with concern the current large-scale die-off of iconic Mediterranean high-nature value agroforestry system and urgently calls for change of the rules in order to facilitate regeneration and restoration of existing agroforestry systems, and establishment of new ones;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that the 'European Environment - State and Outlook 2020' report found that only one third of the forest habitats listed under the EU Habitats Directive are in favourable conservation status, and that there has been little improvement in the conservation status of forest habitats and species since 2013, despite the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy; highlights that sufficient resources are needed to manage these sites and ensure enforcement of the Nature Directives.

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Points out that, in some cases for centuries, local communities and indigenous peoples have been using traditional farming techniques to preserve forests and have a special understanding of sustainable land use; emphasises that in many parts of the world the rights of these communities and peoples are coming under threat;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Underlines the need to raise public awareness of the social and economic impacts of illegal logging and forest- related crimes;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Reiterates and welcomes the recognition by the Communication1a that old-growth and primary forests are irreplaceable and urges that this understanding underpins also policy and strategies´ discussions, and law enforcement effectiveness also in the EU in order to preserve and restore these ecosystems and their remnants in the EU; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission, 2019: Communication Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’ (COM(2019)0352

Amendment 108 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect all environmental and forest defenders in the EU and worldwide;

Amendment 11 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reminds that the farmers are aware of the dependence on forests, they consider forests to be an integral and necessary part of the landscape for their relevant ecological, economic and social functions, and farmers have historically striven to protect, use and regenerate the forests, and continue to do so;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that 30% of the earth's surface is covered by forest and that these forests are home to 80% of the earth's biodiversity; points out that the preservation and sustainable use of forests is an active form of climate protection and fundamental to the well- being of our society and rural areas;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that large-scale industrial farming is the main cause of tropical deforestation and that tropical forests in particular have a vital role to play in the fight against climate change and must be protected accordingly;1a _________________ 1aSee also: IOP science: Trends in size of tropical deforestation events signal increasing dominance of industrial-scale drivers

Amendment 14 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that, in contrast to the generally-accepted view, agriculture in Europe is not expanding to the detriment of forests. Also notes that Europe is the only continent where the surface area of forest is increasing, with some 180 million hectares at the moment;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out that the four main palm oil certification schemes (RSPO14, ISCC15, MSPO16, ISPO17) differ significantly as regards their requirements, effectiveness, uptake and transparency, that inconsistencies in their implementation and enforcement have been brought to light and that none of the systems covers all of the environmental and social issues addressed in the political objectives set by the EU and the UN; calls, as a matter of urgency, for the certification schemes to be adjusted accordingly and for determined efforts to develop deforestation-free supply chains;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Highlights that the EU has been the most significant importer of embodied deforestation linked to crop and livestock products, with meat and soy named as the most significant agricultural drivers of deforestation; considers that the EU must address and reduce its demand of forest- risk commodities, by promotion of locally- sourced, primarily plant-based diets and by making support conditional on farmers using legally and sustainably sourced feedstocks, with focus on pasture-based grazing;

Amendment 18 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Is appalled that, at the same time, forests in Asia and South America are shrinking at an alarming rate. Calls for this situation to be taken into account in our trade relations with countries in these geographical regions, with no agricultural products stemming directly from deforestation in non-EU countries being allowed onto the European market, particularly protein crops and products derived from livestock farming;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that deforestation of rain forests driven by land-use change reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the important role played by farmers in food production ~~and how this i~~nevertheless depend~~ent~~s on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests, providing ecosystem functions, ranging from supporting and regulating services to cultural and provisioning services, as well as a habitat for more than ¾ of terrestrial biodiversity;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Underlines that the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years and could increase by an additional 30% by 2050 if adequate and effective measures are not taken;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Emphasises that the existing legal provisions and implementing rules on the environmental and social sustainability of palm oil production are often enforced only selectively or partially or are ineffective;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Emphasises that the large-scale destruction of forest ecosystems is continuing at an alarming rate and that the main cause is the increasing use of land for the cultivation of agricultural products, a process which in turn is being fuelled by the increased demand for animal products and biofuels;1a draws attention, in this context, to the importance of more sustainable diets; _________________ 1aSee also the 2010 agreement on biodiversity.

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the role of agriculture and prevention of food loss and food waste is expanding as the ~~growing~~ world population ~~requires increased food production~~grows; notes with concern the estimate that 14 percent of the world’s food is lost from harvest, slaughter and catch -up1a; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing losses along the food chain, unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change; _________________ 1a http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food- waste/en/

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as the ability to respond rapidly to crises that could cause food shortages, preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes th~~at the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production~~e crucial role of sustainable agriculture as the growing world population requires sufficient nutritious food production whilst mitigating climate change; considers, therefore, that all further actions must coherently address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances, reducing food waste and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 26 #

Ivo HRISTOV, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the ~~rol~~social and economic importance of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased ~~food~~ production of food and agricultural commodities; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, tackling global deforestation, coping with natural disturbances ands well as mitigating and adapting to climate change;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production~~Recognises the importance of sound forest and agricultural management; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 29 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Irène TOLLERET, Elsi KATAINEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the role of sustainable agriculture is expanding ~~as the growing world population requires increased food production~~, given that agricultural production worldwide is coming under threat from the impact of climate change and decades of intensive farming; considers, therefore, that the primary aim of all further actions must ~~address issues such as~~be to prevent~~ing~~ unsustainable land use and management practices~~, coping with natural disturbances~~ and mitigat~~ing~~e climate change;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests and the multiple services they provide, going from the traditional production of wood and other products, to environmental benefits such as carbon absorption and storage, preventing soil erosion and improved air and water quality;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production;~~Stresses the importance of promoting agroecology and sustainable agricultural production on a global level, considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 31 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural ~~disturbances and mitigating climate change~~, environmental and biological disturbances;

Amendment 32 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasizes the flaws of the biofuel sustainability certification schemes currently recognised and authorised by the EU, as identified by the 2016 European Court of Auditors report, in particular as regards accounting for indirect land use change, traceability and labour conditions; regrets that, under these insufficient sustainability criteria, the import of palm oil, of which half is destined for use in biodiesel, into the EU saw a six-fold increase since the beginning of the last Renewable Energy Directive; Stresses that the Renewable Energies Directive II likewise contains insufficient sustainability criteria, and therefore serves to drive direct and indirect land use change including deforestation; Recognises Commission efforts to identify high-ILUC risk biofuels but is concerned about loopholes in the Delegated Act, and the failure to include soy, despite evidence of its link with deforestation;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Draws attention to the Declaration on Forests for the Climate adopted by the international community on 12 December 2018 at the Katowice climate conference. The declaration emphasises the importance of forests and timber use for climate protection and sets those issues in the context of other international forest- related objectives and decisions. These objectives can only be achieved by means of multifunctional active forest management. This means management which takes account of and strikes a balance between all forest-related objectives, such as carbon storage, species and soil protection, extraction of raw materials, leisure and food production;

Amendment 34 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Irène TOLLERET, Elsi KATAINEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that deforestation comes with severe environmental and social costs, including loss of biodiversity due to destruction and fragmentation of natural habitats (including the habitats of endangered species) and negative impact on the livelihoods of local communities by disregarding their rights and interests;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the crucial role of forestry, along with farming, in the management of natural resources and land use in the EU's and the world's rural areas; hereby recognises the variety in forest management, forest ownership, agroforestry and possibilities between Member States;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need to introduce support programmes for the rehabilitation and reintegration into the forest or agricultural cycle of degraded soils unfit for farming;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Highlights the fact that there is a biodiversity decline also in the EU due to the intensive agriculture and forestry practices that systematically led to degradation of EU forests;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Stresses the need to promote the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating th~~Calls to prohibit products contributing to deforestation from entering the EU market, by introducing mandatory due diligence obligations on companies that place deforestation-risk commodities on the market; calls, as an initial step, for public procurement rules to be adapted to integrate due diligence obligations on prospective suppliers; Stresses the need to ensure only the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by improving traceability and transparency in the supply chain, and guarding against phenomena such as cattle laundering, which takes advantage of inadequate tracing; Notes the possibility of introducing a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU but recalls poor experience with flawed certification schemes and inadequate voluntary labelling initiatives; emphasizes the need to incorporate deforestation-free ~~aspect~~conditions into EU trade ~~deal~~agreements and other multilateral agreements to ensure policy coherence;

Amendment 39 #

Ivo HRISTOV, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Sylwia SPUREK, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to promote the ~~consumption~~use of sustainably sourced goods by introducing and promoting the use of a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements; notes that some labelling schemes (such as FSC) exist in some countries; is of the opinion that however a ubiquitous system would help both increase awareness and have a quantitative view of the trends globally;

Amendment 4 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests~~; r~~. Recognises the multifunctionality of forests and the need to encourage new practices introduced by European farmers in recent years such as hedge-planting and the use of agroforestry techniques;

Amendment 40 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to promote the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation-free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements; recommends the implementation of a traceability system for products imported into the EU in order to ensure compliance with food and environmental quality and safety standards;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to continue to promote the sustainable bioeconomy, needed substitution of fossil based materials and promot~~e th~~e consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;

Amendment 42 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to pr~~omot~~ioritise the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a geographical-labelling and certification system - or maintaining existing national systems - for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to promote the consumption and production of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to ensure strong sustainability criteria for bioenergy in order to protect valuable ecosystems from energy-dedicated harvest, notes1athat COP23 witnessed ambition of number of countries rich in primary and high- biodiverse forests and representing half the world population to increase the use of wood and other plant matter to generate energy; reiterates that the EU must lead the way to ensure this is not a policy line that decimates ecosystems and that renewable energy is truly renewable and low-carbon; _________________ 1aDoyle, A. & Roche, A. Nineteen nations say they’ll use more bioenergy to slow climate change. Reuters. Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us- climatechange-accord-biofuels/nineteen- nations-say-theyll-use-more-bioenergy-to- slow-climate-change-idUSKBN1DG2DO (2017).

Amendment 45 #

Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that free trade agreements should include binding and enforceable provisions to protect forests and guard against human rights violations, particularly violations of community tenure rights; Regrets that this principle was not followed during negotiations on the Mercosur agreement, despite the fact that Commission estimates show that a significant proportion of the deforestation embodied in EU consumption originated in Brazil;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers it necessary to reduce the EU consumption of imported products contributing to deforestation, and for doing that, besides a certification system it is crucial to boost cooperation with third countries, producers or suppliers of agricultural materials and to undertake other actions at international level;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the EU imports of agricultural products from countries with rainforests continues to drive deforestation that is linked to serious environmental, social and human rights implications;

Amendment 48 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Juozas OLEKAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Asks the Commission to regularly present a report covering the trends of deforestation and exploitation of high carbon stock areas, such as peatlands, in third countries;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the importance of inclusive partnership with third countries in order to strengthen sustainable land management and sustainable agriculture, as well as good governance particularly in land and forest tenure, as these are governmental responsibilities in combating deforestation, which cannot be adequately addressed by external stakeholders alone; recalls that a partnership approach must support better governance, respect the rights of indigenous peoples, smallholders and local communities, and enable multi- stakeholder processes in producer countries;

Amendment 5 #

Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources ~~such as soil, water and forests~~; recognises the multifunctionality of forests, and emphasises the important role forests play in connection with biodiversity, water quality, carbon storage and erosion prevention, along wityh o~~f forest~~ther important ecosystem services;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Zero deforestation supply chains should be encouraged, with the aim of increasing the transparency and minimizing the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with the import of certain agricultural products into the EU market.

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation on an alarming scale for commercial agriculture in countries of Southeast Asia, while soya cultivation for animal nutrition contributes to deforestation in South America;

Amendment 52 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Juozas OLEKAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines the need to include safeguard clauses in future trade agreements allowing the EU to suspend imports of related products from regions or countries where deforestation is observed;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Urges the Commission to act, in order to limit environmental impact of EU consumption patterns that are contributing to deforestation and forest degradation in the third countries, by regulating its agricultural commodities imports, such as palm oil, soya or beef, and promoting global climate and biodiversity objectives, and sustainable food production and consumption;

Amendment 54 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Juozas OLEKAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Encourages the implementation of support measures aiming at increasing agricultural productivity in concerned countries, in order to reduce the social and economic pressure onto deforestation and exploitation of peatlands;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Takes into account a global support for protection of world's forest ecosystems including wildlife and their habitats when calling for urgent action to protect forests worldwide and ensure sustainable global supply chains;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Underlines that introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU, to focus on shorter supply chains to the advantage of food sovereignty both in the EU and its partners; stresses that the strategy should also take into account nutritional recommendations relevant for the European region, and integrate production of plant protein for human consumption within the strategy, with the purpose of decreasing the human consumption of meat and milk products, which accounts for a large share of land use change, including deforestation, and, in the EU, currently takes up over 70 percent of EU agricultural land in feeding livestock;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU; encourages the adoption of crop rotation accompanied by support and guidance for farmers in areas suitable for the cultivation of all protein plants; calls on the Commission to draw up a standardised list of protein plants for all Member States;

Amendment 59 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the ineffectiveness of current programmes to encourage the growth of protein crops in Europe. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an effective EU protein plant strategy a~~nd ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU~~t the same time as guaranteeing secure and economically-viable supplies for European livestock farmers;

Amendment 6 #

Juozas OLEKAS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests, and stresses the need for a holistic and coherent approach for the protection, restoration and management of forests;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU; calls in this connection for the introduction of sustainability criteria for plant protein imports;1a _________________ 1aAs called for by the European Parliament, the European strategy for the promotion of protein crops encourages the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector.

Amendment 61 #

Juozas OLEKAS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU in order to limit the danger of deforestation linked to these crops in other regions of the world;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein ~~plant~~ strategy and ensuring a robust protein ~~plant~~ production within the EU; in order to reduce the dependence on imports, and reduce the pressure on forests due to land use change

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that the EU livestock sector production based on imported feed is among the key drivers for land-use change and thus indirectly responsible for deforestation and forest degradation at the expense of natural habitats and ecosystems and biodiversity in the third countries, especially in South America;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that trade deal with Mercosur countries is in conflict with the EU commitments on zero deforestation and human rights with regards to meat and soya imports; urges the Commission to meet its climate and zero deforestation targets and therefore decrease soya imports;

Amendment 66 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Encourages the Commission to ensure that a multi-stakeholder platform that fully encompasses all relevant stakeholders be integrated into a legal framework;~~deleted

Amendment 67 #

Ivo HRISTOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes the continuing import into the EU of palm oil and its use in a range of industries, including the food industry; expresses its concern at palm oil being used in some products as a milk substitute, which is liable to mislead consumers; notes with concern that the demand for products such as palm oil puts pressure on forest areas in sensitive regions and on the communities that live there;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the importance of further developing existing systems such as the FLEGT action plan to enable the transfer of knowledge and education for partners outside the EU; recommends that the EU increase its efforts into the FLEGT-Voluntary Partnership Agreements, with focus on civil society participation, in particular indigenous peoples, local communities dependent on forests, women and environmental rights defenders; recommends to build on the example of FLEGT-VPA via its extension to forest-risk agricultural commodities;

Amendment 69 #

Juozas OLEKAS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Carmen AVRAM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the importance of further developing existing systems such as the FLEGT action plan as well as current legislation like REDD+ and the EU timber regulation, and promotion of current voluntary systems, in order to reduce the administrative burden of Member States, and to enable the transfer of knowledge and education for partners outside the EU;

Amendment 7 #

Ivo HRISTOV, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in agricultural and food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests and their interdependence from other ecosystems and their elements;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the importance of further developing existing systems such as the FLEGT action plan to enable the transfer of knowledge and education ~~for partner~~so as to raise awareness and a sense of responsibility among partner countries outside the EU;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the importance of ~~further developing~~ existing systems such as the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT action plan ~~to enable~~in the transfer of knowledge and education for partners outside the EU and in addressing the legality of timber;

Amendment 72 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; points out that these targets can be met by giving farmers easy access to funding to acquire cutting-edge high-precision farming technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, ~~thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policie~~while respecting that forest policy is competence of the Member States, thereby ensuring the coherence of policies direct or indirectly affecting forests, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies, thereby contributing to a circular economy; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 75 #

Ivo HRISTOV, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain and the production of agricultural commodities through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on both primary, secondary and managed forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 77 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Joëlle MÉLIN, Maxette PIRBAKAS, Elena LIZZI, Mara BIZZOTTO, Ivan DAVID, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in ~~a EU policy framework~~the context of multilateral cooperation among Member States, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative, sustainable and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, ~~thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies,~~by reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative ~~and~~, efficient and sustainable farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the ~~important~~essential role played by farmers in ~~food production~~supplying our basic necessities, that is to say food production, bearing in mind the current situation, and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in an EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests; by ~~developing~~encouraging ever more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 81 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more ~~innovative and efficient~~sustainable farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain including through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that the reshaping of forestry must lead to the use of integrated forest management practices worldwide. Only in this way can the potential offered by multifunctional forestry be exploited to the full. Integrated forestry management is based on the sustainable production of timber as a natural raw material and the exploitation of the sustainable potential of all forms of timber;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines that next to agricultural commodities, also timber, pulp, paper and bioenergy is responsible for a large- scale deforestation. In order to mitigate the negative impact of these industries, it is of great importance to set aside large enough areas of intact forests with highest protection to sustain large- scale ecological processes that are crucial for adaptation of forests to climate change.

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the importance of establishing sustainable, transparent agricultural value chains by means of trade agreements which will not allow access to Europe to agricultural products which do not comply with our standards and values in terms of forest protection.

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to link the European Green Deal policies with the incentives on deforestation in addressing its environmental, social and human rights impacts in order to achieve the long-term vision for a climate neutral economy;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes the need to respect the commitments we undertook in the New York Declaration on Forests; stresses the advantage to be gained by introducing a European certification system to enable imports to be suspended immediately if areas of deforestation are detected by satellite imagery;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy is creating pressure on the European and world's forests given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of biofuels has on deforestation; therefore calls on the Commission to fundamentally reform EU bioenergy policies, i.e. by revising the Renewable Energy Directive;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Calls for the rapid phase-out of all land-based biofuels that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land and significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, and water ~~and forests~~; recognises the multifunctionality of forests;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;

Amendment 91 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7f. Recognises further that a reduction in the EU production and consumption of meat would contribute to meet the SDGs, among other things, on halting deforestation and halting biodiversity loss;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests; Highlights in this regard the importance of supporting forest owners and especially take into account the conditions for small forest owners.

Amendment 93 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Irène TOLLERET, Elsi KATAINEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management, with the permanent replantation of new forests, within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring biodiversity and the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests.

Amendment 94 #

Juozas OLEKAS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Marc TARABELLA, Carmen AVRAM, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests, as well as enhancing carbon sequestration within forests.

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners, people that live or work in forests and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests.

Amendment 96 #

Ivo HRISTOV, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Sylwia SPUREK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management and education within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests.

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights the role of agroforestry systems, including extensive wood pastures, in biodiversity conservation, mitigation and adaptation to climate change as a practice with high carbon sequestration potential and which in dry periods represents potentially important source of feed for animals, and for diversification of production, including for the purposes of bioeconomy; stresses that field studies show that agroforestry uses land more efficiently than monocropping practices and therefore have a potential to decrease pressure on other ecosystems, including forests;

Amendment 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasizes the need to ensure consistency between EU action at home and abroad; Calls for robust enforcement of the Timber Regulation and the Nature Directives across the EU, including via timely infringement proceedings; strongly condemns the acts of violence, including murder, recently reported against forest rangers and workers in certain Member States, and urges the authorities to ensure full and fair criminal investigation and trial;

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2020/04/28 INTA 46 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the progress made through Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs)~~, especially in Indonesia,~~ and the increased dialogue between governments, industry and civil society in several countries resulting from the VPA process; Notes that to date, seven countries have ratified VPAs with the EU (Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Ghana, Indonesia, Liberia, the Republic of the Congo and Vietnam), among which Indonesia is the first and so far the only VPA partner with FLEGT licencing since 2016, and that the EU has concluded negotiations and initialled VPAs with Honduras and Guyana, while negotiations are ongoing with six other countries (Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia); is convinced that the EU should continue to engage with VPA countries to ensure it remains an attractive alternative to export markets with less stringent environmental standards; welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up capacity support to VPA countries in order to accelerate the implementation of the commitments made, including combatting corruption and greenwashing, enhancing good governance, and e~~xplo~~nsuring the inclusion of more ambitious ~~sustainable forestry provisions~~binding and enforceable sustainable forestry and ecosystem protection provisions, including the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities rights, in trade and sustainable development chapters in its trade agreements;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 12 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 13 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 14 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that the objective of the VPAs is to provide a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all timber and timber product imports from partner countries into the EU covered by the VPA have been produced legally; and that VPAs are generally intended to foster systemic changes in the forestry sector aimed at sustainable management of forests, eradicating illegal logging and supporting worldwide efforts to stop deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission to streamline and better coordinate its efforts in fighting illegal logging within the different EU policies and its services involved in the policies; calls on the Commission to negotiate timber import standards in future bilateral or multilateral trade-related agreements, in order to avoid undermining the successes achieved through the FLEGT Action Plan with timber-producing countries;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Recalls that sustainable and inclusive forest management and governance is essential to achieve the objectives set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Underlines that the VPAs provide an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries, made possible with the good cooperation and engagement by the countries concerned;

Amendment 18 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to more closely cooperate with like-minded importing countries in the fight against deforestation and climate change while safeguarding avenues for legal trade; noting that Indirect Land-use Change (ILUC) can occur when land previously devoted to food or feed production is converted to produce biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels; in that case, food and feed demand still needs to be satisfied, which may lead to the extension of agricultural land into areas with high carbon stock, contributing to global deforestation;

Amendment 19 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to ~~more closely~~strengthen international cooperation by increasing efforts in key international fora, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD); calls on the Commission to investigate avenues for multi-, pluri-, or bilateral cooperateion with like-minded importing countries in the fight against deforestation and climate change as a consequence of imports while safeguarding avenues for legal trade;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the progress made through Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), especially in Indonesia, and the increased dialogue between governments, industry and civil society in several countries resulting from the VPA process; is convinced that the EU should continue to engage with VPA countries to ensure it remains an attractive alternative to export markets with less stringent environmental standards; ~~welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation~~acknowledges the importance of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation in preventing the entry of illegally harvested timber to the EU markets; calls on the EU to increase funding for FLEGT; welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation as an opportunity to strengthen their enforcement and to widen their scope to cover e.g. printed products and wooden products; calls on the role of civil society, as a crucial source of information on deforestation, to be strengthened;

Amendment 20 #

Emmanuel MAUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to more closely cooperate with like-minded importing countries in the fight against deforestation and climate change while safeguarding avenues for legal trade; calls for additional efforts in the coordination of choices regarding which species to replant in order to safeguard forests' resilience, based, in particular, on the diversity of the replanted species;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to more closely cooperate with ~~like-minded~~other importing countries in the fight against global deforestation and climate change while safeguarding avenues for legal trade; and strengthening sustainable land management and agriculture, as well as land tenure and good governance in the third countries;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to more closely cooperate with trade partners and like- minded importing countries in the fight against deforestation and climate change while safeguarding avenues for ~~legal trade~~trade that complies with EU regulatory requirements and TSD provisions in trade agreements;

Amendment 23 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point a (new)

(a) Recalls that the Renewable Energy Directivelimits the contribution to the EU Renewable Energy target of food and feed crops considered to have a high indirect land use change (ILUC) risk, and for which a significant expansion of their feedstock production area into land with high carbon stock is observed; notes that the contribution of these high ILUC-risk biofuels will be reduced to 0% by 2030; considers this to be a vitally important provision which limits negative and unintended impacts of EU's Renewable Energy policy on global deforestation;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes with concern that research continues to affirm a worrying link between zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19, and deforestation, climate change and biodiversity loss; Notes also with concern that commercial export- oriented agriculture remains a major driver of global deforestation, since around 75 per cent of all deforestation now comes from the conversion of natural forests for agriculture, and that around half of all tropical deforestation since 2000 has been due to the illegal conversion of forests for commercial agriculture;

Amendment 25 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of measures ensuring that demand is in line with the stated goals, such as the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal, as the EU is a major importer of commodities associated with deforestation, such as soy, palm oil, eucalyptus, rubber, maize, beef, leather and cocoa, which are often drivers of global deforestation;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of measures ensuring that demand is in line with the ~~stated goal~~European Green deal objectives, as the EU is a major importer of commodities associated with deforestation; highlights that commodities like cocoa offer an early chance to make progress on such an approach, learning lessons from the FLEGT-VPA process;

Amendment 27 #

Emmanuel MAUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of measures ensuring that demand is in line with the stated goals, as the EU is a major importer of commodities associated with deforestation; calls for stiffer penalties to be introduced in order to reduce the import and marketing of illegal timber into the European Union;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of measures ensuring that demand is in line with the stated goals, as the EU is a ~~major~~n important importer of commodities associated with deforestation;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the EU communication on "Stepping up EU action to protect and restore the worlds’s forests"; notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but not yet of forest-risk agricultural commodities; recalls that legislation regulating access to the EU market for forest-risk commodities would be the most effective demand-side measure to combat deforestation; urges the Commission to develop an enforceable framework for due diligence obligations in the entire supply chain of these commodities in order to identify, prevent, and mitigate environmental, social and human rights risks and impacts

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the progress made through Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), especially in Indonesia and Ghana, and the increased dialogue between governments, industry and civil society in several countries resulting from the VPA process; is convinced that the EU should continue to engage with VPA countries to ensure it remains an attractive alternative to export markets with less stringent environmental standards; welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation; Warns against recent development in Indonesia with regards to lifting FLEGT licensing which will seriously undermine the VPA, and calls on the EU to take immediate action, starting with enhanced dialogue with Indonesian authorities, in order to remediate this;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that ~~the FLEGT licensing process complements voluntary third-party certification~~voluntary third-party certification complements the FLEGT licensing process, and that it iscan be particularly beneficial for smaller operators that often struggle to obtain certification through private sector schemes.;

Amendment 31 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Is convinced that green public procurement policies can play an important role in encouraging trade in legal and sustainable timber; notes however that most EU Member States have mandatory purchasing policies for central government departments and voluntary policies for local authorities that undertake the majority of public spending; calls on the Member States to improve their statistics on the volume of wood they purchase including the indication of how much sustainable, legal or FLEGT-licensed material might be included within their procurement;

Amendment 32 #

5 a. Recalls that conflict timber is already an action area in the FLEGT Action Plan but that insufficient work has been done to address this issue; calls on the Commission to deliver on its commitment to extend the due diligence obligations provided by the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) so as to cover conflict timber in the framework of the upcoming review;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to tackle deforestation multilaterally, with the aim of, inter alia, speeding up negotiations at the WTO on an Environmental Goods Agreement;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for the EU to ensure the coherence of the VPA with all its policies, including in the fields of development, the environment, agriculture and trade;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the EU to strengthen the enforcement of the environmental and climate rules of EU free trade agreements (FTAs); welcomes the proposal to this end by the Commission in the European Green Deal to make the Paris agreement an essential element of future FTAs and its proposal to do so in the case of the EU- UK agreement; calls on the Commission to develop tools to monitor the carbon footprint of imports; calls on the EU to include a “hierarchy clause” in the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters of future FTAs, whereby the stipulations of the international agreements regarding climate, environment, human and labour right, to which the parties adhere to, would take precedence over other stipulations of the agreement; calls on the EU to include such provisions in future FTAs that would allow the EU to organise inspections and verifications in cases of suspected non-compliance with provisions laid down in the TSD chapter and, as a last resort, to make it possible to gradually withdraw trade preferences in cases of non-compliance with these provisions;

Amendment 36 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

5 b. Repeats its demand that imports of timber and timber products should be more thoroughly checked at the EU borders, to ensure that the imported products comply with the criteria necessary to enter the EU; stresses that the Commission needs to ensure that custom controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of a direct unified customs control mechanism, in coordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity; believes that the EU needs to ensure imports to and production within the EU only support global supply chains and financial flows which are sustainable and deforestation-free and do not result in human rights violations by reinforcing private sector efforts through policies and appropriate measures;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses that corruption linked to illegal logging should be addressed in the EU trade policy; urges the Commission to include in its FTAs illegal logging related anti-corruption provisions that are enforceable and which must be effectively and fully implemented; such provisions should include underpricing of wood in concessions, harvesting of protected trees by commercial corporations, smuggling of forest products across borders, illegal logging and processing forest raw materials without a licence; further calls on the EU to enhance collaboration with organisations aiming to prevent global forestry crime;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses that clear commitments in the fight against deforestation are included in all new trade agreements including Mercosur and others;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recalls the importance of adequate access to justice, legal remedies and effective protection for whistleblowers in natural resources exporting countries in order to ensure the efficiency of any legislation or initiative; further calls on the EU to introduce a formal and independent complaints mechanism that would allow citizens, and local stakeholders with effective recourse to remedy, and a tool to address potential negative impacts on human rights, notably through the application of the State to State Dispute settlement to the trade and sustainable development provisions in FTAs;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the progress made through Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), especially in ~~Indonesia~~Malaysia and Vietnam, and the increased dialogue between governments, industry and civil society in several countries resulting from the VPA process; is convinced that the EU should continue to engage with VPA countries to ensure it remains an attractive alternative to export markets with less stringent environmental standards; stresses that the VPAs constitute a very effective framework to establish good partnerships with those countries and new VPAs with additional partners should be promoted; welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation;

Amendment 40 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Calls for the EU to address global deforestation also by regulating European trade and consumption of forest-risk commodities, such as soy, palm oil, eucalyptus, rubber, maize, beef, leather and cocoa, based on lessons learned from the FLEGT Action Plan, the Timber Regulation, the Conflict Mineral Regulation, the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, legislation on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) and other EU initiatives to regulate supply chains;

Amendment 41 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Calls on the Commission to take use of the new provisions of the anti- dumping regulation concerning environment and climate policies;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Underlines that the drivers of deforestation go beyond the forest sector per se and relate to a wide range of issues, such as land tenure, protection of the rights of indigenous people, agricultural policies, climate change, democracy, human rights and political freedom; recalls that indigenous women and women farmers play a central role in protecting forest ecosystems; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to address deforestation holistically through a coherent policy frame, i.e. by ensuring effective recognition and respect of land tenure rights of forest-dependent communities, particularly in case of EU development funding, as well as in the screening process of the FLEGT-VPAs, and in such a way as to enable subsistence in local community forestry, while ensuring the conservation of ecosystems; believes that gender equality in forestry education is a key point in the sustainable management of forests, which should be reflected in the EU Action Plan;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Recalls that the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights must be respected; supports the ongoing negotiations to create a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights and stresses the importance of the EU being proactively involved in this process;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Calls on the EU to make a stronger link between trade and development policies, inter alia, by better implementing GSP+ rules in partner countries; calls on the Commission to work with GSP+ recipients on forestry management action plans to ensure effective implementation of their environmental commitments;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Recalls the importance of respecting the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls on the Commission to be actively involved in the negotiations on a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights;

Amendment 46 #

Heidi HAUTALA, Anna CAVAZZINI, Saskia BRICMONT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Calls for the suspension of the EU-Mercosur Agreement process until binding and legally enforceable provisions to address climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and to protect indigenous communities’ rights have been included.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Emphasises the need to further improve implementation and enforcement of the EUTR to best preserve sustainable trade in imported and domestically produced timber and timber products; notes also that imports of timber and timber products should be more thoroughly checked at the EU borders to ensure that the imported products do indeed comply with the criteria necessary to enter the EU; stresses the strengthening of existing policies must go hand in hand with increased policy coherence to ensure EU policies, including trade, do not create negative impacts on environment or people.

Amendment 6 #

Emmanuel MAUREL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses, in the wake of this wretched pandemic, that the majority of human pathogens originate in animals and that the destruction of forest ecosystems is making the outbreak of new pandemics more likely; calls, in this connection and in view of the lessons to be learnt from this unprecedented crisis, for a re-evaluation of our goals with regard to combating deforestation, monocultures and intensive forestry;

Amendment 7 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jordi CAÑAS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes with deep concern the recent developments in Indonesia regarding the discussion to lift FLEGT licensing, which will seriously undermine the VPA and the export advantages it provides to the EU market; calls on the Commission to take immediate action and through dialogue with the Indonesian government find a way to continue with the licensing, without jeopardising the integrity of the commitments under the agreement;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Considers it necessary to tackle all the main drivers of global deforestation, particularly agricultural expansion, which account for an estimated 80% of global deforestation and which has its roots in the demand for commodities such as palm oil, soya and beef;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Urges the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to introduce a due diligence obligation on operators placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and products on the internal market to ensure that such commodities and products do not cause deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or related human rights violations; a similar due diligence obligation should apply to the financial sector; the due diligence obligations should apply to the whole supply chain and cover OECD guidelines on social responsibility and human rights in trade; an access to justice and grievance mechanisms for the victims should be an important component of this legislation;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

— having regard to the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union affirming the EU's competence to protect European forests1, _________________ 1Judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 April 2018, European Commission v Republic of Poland, C- 441/17,EU:C:2018:255.deleted

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020 – 2024, the EU External Policy on Indigenous Peoples (2016), the European Council Conclusions on Indigenous Peoples (2017), and the EU Consensus for Development in support of good governance of tenure and Indigenous Peoples’ rights (2017),

Amendment 100 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests and other natural ecosystems, protects the cultures and livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities and provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests and other natural ecosystems, protects the cultures and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests and other natural ecosystems protects the cultures and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests, both passive and active, provides opportunities for economic development through sustainable forest management, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities, and for climate change mitigation;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests provides opportunities for economic development, particularly for indigenous peoples and at the level of local communities;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection and proper management of forests provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 107 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~increased protection~~sustainable and multi- purpose management of forests provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests provides opportunities for economic and social development, particularly at the level of local communities;

Amendment 109 #

Michal WIEZIK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas mangrove forests fulfil crucial ecosystem services, given that they store large amounts of carbon, they are an important spawn location for many species of coral reef fish, and they protect coral reefs from nutrient loads and sediments, and coastal areas from flooding; whereas until recently mangrove forests covered over ¾ of tropical coasts and more than half has been lost due to coastal development, aquaculture, pollution, and unsustainable use;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

Amendment 110 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas, protecting existing forests and sustainably increasing forest cover can provide livelihoods, increase income for local communities and allow for sustainable bio-economies to be developed; whereas forests represent a promising green economic sector, with the potential to create between 10 and 16 million jobs worldwide;.

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas forests are a crucial natural sink to store and remove GHG; whereas it is therefore fundamental to protect and restore biodiverse forests to reach the 2050 climate neutrality objective and tackle the climate crisis;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas climate change, the worldwide loss of biodiversity, as well as the destruction and modification of natural habitats, including forests, greatly increase the risk of new zoonic diseases;

Amendment 113 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Łukasz KOHUT, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI, Rovana PLUMB, Sylwia SPUREK, István UJHELYI, Milan BRGLEZ, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Tudor CIUHODARU, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the chances of pathogens like viruses passing from wild and domestic animals to humans may be increased by the destruction and modification of natural ecosystems;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the chances of pathogens like viruses passing from wild and domestic animals to humans may be increased by the destruction and modification of natural ecosystems;

Amendment 115 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the chances of pathogens like viruses passing from wild and domestic animals to humans may be increased by the destruction and modification of natural ecosystems;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas deforestation and forest disturbance have severe impacts on wildlife habitats and lead to increased contact between wild animals, humans and domesticated animals, which increases the risk of new outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics originating in wildlife; whereas more than two-thirds of emerging infectious diseases originate in animals, the overwhelming majority of which are wild animals;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the conversion of mangrove forests causes 10% of carbon emissions from deforestation although mangroves represent only 0.7% of tropical forests1a _________________ 1aDaniel C.Donato et al., 2011: Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forest in the tropics. Nature Geoscience

Amendment 118 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI, Rovana PLUMB, Sylwia SPUREK, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support the protection and restoration of forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the protection, restoration and sustainable management of natural ecosystems, as well as their related co- benefits and human rights aspects, need to be better integrated into EU funding mechanisms;

Amendment 119 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the protection and sustainable management of natural ecosystems, as well as their related co-benefits and human rights aspects, need to be better integrated into EU funding mechanisms;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020 - 2024, the EU External Policy on Indigenous Peoples (2016), and the European Council Conclusions on Indigenous Peoples (2017),

Amendment 120 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests ~~and~~, sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the protection and sustainable management of natural ecosystems, as well as their related co-benefits and human rights aspects, need to be better integrated into EU funding mechanisms;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the protection and sustainable management of natural ecosystems, as well as their co-benefits and human rights aspects, need to be better integrated into EU funding mechanisms;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the objective of protecting and restoring natural ecosystems, including forests, must be better integrated in all relevant EU programs;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the ~~amount of EU funding provided to support forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient~~EU is already giving financial assistance to sustainable forest management in partner countries, and whereas this assistance must not be the only external action taken by the EU, given the scale of the problem;

Amendment 124 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests conservation and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas the EU has expertise in sustainable forest management and in assisting other countries with capacity building;~~deleted

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the ~~EU has expertise in sustainable forest management and in assisting other countries with capacity building~~implementation of the EU Forest Strategy has so far not led to substantial improvements in the conservation status of forest habitats and species in Europe; whereas lessons need to be drawn so as to ensure sustainable forest management substantially improve biodiversity and the resilience of forests and to increase capacity building in that regard, in particular for third countries;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the EU has ~~expertise in sustainable~~a long tradition in managing forests; whereas the majority of its forests are manage~~ment~~d and in ~~assisting other countries with capacity building~~tensification of their management is worrisome and goes against climate and biodiversity goals; whereas the EU could invest in capacity building for close-to- nature, and sustainable management;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas ~~the EU~~EU Member States hasve expertise in sustainable forest management and ~~in assisting~~thus, both the EU and its Member States have necessary financial and technical means to assist other countries with capacity building;

Amendment 129 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the EU ~~has~~and its Member States have expertise in sustainable forest management and in assisting other countries with capacity building;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

- having regard to the UN resolution of 20 March 2019 on recognizing the contribution of environmental human rights defenders to the enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development,

Amendment 130 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas deforestation and forest degradation rates continue escalating in tropical forests; whereas in 2019 deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached its highest level in ten years and in protected indigenous reserves, it increased even faster, expanding by 74 percent in 2019 compared to 2018;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. Recalls that the European Commission, in its 2008 Communication on Deforestation, set the objective to halt global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and to reduce gross tropical deforestation by 50% by 2020; points out, at the same time, that the second of the aforementioned objectives will almost certainly not be achieved;

Amendment 132 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities are increasingly under threat and facing human rights violations for their efforts to protect their forests, land and environment;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas subsidies for bioenergy from wood should be redirected towards energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Amendment 134 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. Stresses that protecting existing forests and sustainably increasing forest cover can provide livelihoods, increase income for local communities and allow for sustainable bio-economies to be developed; agrees that forests represent a promising green economic sector, with the potential to create between 10 and 16 million sustainable and decent jobs worldwide;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the "cascading" use of biomass can lead to an almost 30% reduction in European greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 20101a . _________________ 1a https://www.cedelft.eu/publicatie/cascadin g_of_biomass%3Cbr%3E13_solutions_fo r_a_sustainable_bio-based_economy/1277

Amendment 136 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas emissions and are at risk of becoming a source of carbon in the atmosphere instead of a carbon sink; whereas climate change-driven droughts and extreme heat lead to increasing tree mortality which contributes significantly to the saturation and ongoing decline of the tropical forest carbon sink;

Amendment 137 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to focus on a partnership approach, which means close cooperation with producer and consumer countries as well as business and civil society;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)

Gd. whereas reducing greenhouse gas emissions is crucial to protect the world's forests; whereas corporate carbon offset schemes based on reforestation or afforestation projects may have a net- negative impact if the indirect effects of greenhouse gas emission in reducing the ability of tropical forests to absorb carbon dioxide is not fully taken into account;

Amendment 139 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)

Gd. Notes with regret that the current level of monitoring of imports of timber and timber products into the EU is insufficient, especially with regard to checking that they meet the criteria necessary for entry into the EU;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)

- having regard to the 2019 report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation 2019 entitled "The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture", and its report on State of the World's Forests 2016,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)

Ge. Notes that the promotion of transparent certification schemes for non- deforestation commodities is one of a number of appropriate tools, but also points out that the main purpose of such schemes must be to combat deforestation;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G f (new)

Gf. Recalls that environmentalists, who in some countries face threats, attacks, deadly violence or other human rights abuses, and of whom many are indigenous peoples, are often connected with the forests in which they or their communities live;

Amendment 142 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Welcomes the Commission Communication ‘Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’ and considers it a good basis for the development of decisive EU action to protect and restore forests and other natural ecosystems while protecting human rights; underlines that implementing a comprehensive set of measures and initiatives, including new legislation, is essential to reduce the EU’s footprint on the world’s natural ecosystems;

Amendment 143 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in ~~COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious;~~ the communication; underlines that the five priorities laid out in the communication are equally important and should be implemented simultaneously; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious in its actions and policy measures in order to adequately address the urgency of deforestation and forest degradation worldwide; is of the opinion that EU action against deforestation should tackle its main drivers, including palm oil, soy, beef, maize, rubber, cocoa, and fuelwood for energy;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious, notably by including other ecosystems; underlines that the five priorities laid out in the communication are equally important and should be implemented simultaneously as a package; calls on the Commission to ensure that the proposed set of actions are developed further and made effective and complementary, especially new legislative measures;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious, in particular by prioritising regulatory measures to address EU-driven deforestation and by extending this approach to other natural ecosystems; underlines that the five priorities laid out in the communication are equally important and should be implemented simultaneously as a package;

Amendment 147 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious; underlines the importance of swift and comprehensive action as well as for new legislative measures to be effective, complementary, enforceable, and include monitoring;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious; furthermore acknowledges that sustainable land-use globally is one of the most successful ways to halt deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU action should be ~~more ambitious~~formulated in a way that is achievable and should respond to the changing economic situation;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956 (RSP)), where it calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market,

Amendment 150 #

Michal WIEZIK, Radan KANEV, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious, particularly in terms of environmental responsibility towards third countries;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with and highlights the reference to old-growth and primary forests in the Communication as being irreplaceable; regrets that some of the EU domestic policies in force are directly contradicting this understanding;

Amendment 152 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that the EU should lead by example and ensure implementation of the EU’s and/or its Member States’ international social and environmental commitments, including on climate, biodiversity, and human rights;

Amendment 153 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes with a high level of concern that the EU's goal set in 2008 to reduce gross tropical deforestation by 50% by 2020 will almost certainly not be met;

Amendment 154 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the restoration of forests and their biodiversity is of paramount importance for ensuring climate resilient environments;

Amendment 155 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

1b. Underlines the EU forest-related commitments under the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims, inter alia, to halt deforestation by 2020, and under the Aichi Biodiversity targets, also by 2020, to halve and, where feasible, bring close to zero the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, and significantly reduce degradation and fragmentation; stresses that the EU must improve its approach and take immediate and decisive action to ensure the protection and restoration of forests fully in line with its international commitments;

Amendment 156 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Highlights the irreplaceable role of forests as the green lung of our world and believes that safeguarding them should be a political priority of the European Union;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests; considers also that reference should be made to the need for extensive reforestation in areas affected by repeated forest fires and actions to increase forest cover in areas close to the urban fabric;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the ~~powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at~~funds available and means to ensure co- operation and coordination between Member States inside the EU, and with external international partners outside the EU aimed at the protection of forests from biotic and abiotic natural disasters; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to support efforts to establish effective international cooperation aimed at promoting sustainable management, and protecting and restoring the world’s forests ~~are consistently applied to European forest~~, including by financial means;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that biodiversity decline also in the EU is mainly due to the intensive agriculture and forestry practices that systematically lead to degradation of EU forests; Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;

Amendment 16 #

Michal WIEZIK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956 (RSP), where it calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; reiterates that success in our external action and response of our partners to protect their forests depends on how effective and ambitious we are in relation to our own natural heritage; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure ~~that measures aimed at prote~~consistency between its external actiong and ~~restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European~~the task to protect and restore EU forests;

Amendment 161 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that ambitious measures aimed at protecting and restoring forests and other natural ecosystems are applied equally to European and the world’'s forests, a~~re consistently applied to European forest~~nd reflect this ambition consistently within the new EU Forest and Biodiversity Strategies;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 163 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect and restore all the European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to pro~~tect European~~mote and support sustainably managed forests as part of protecting the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ~~ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forest~~take national, regional and local differences into account when applying forest protective measures;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the ~~EU has~~Member States have the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the ~~Commission and the~~ Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;

Amendment 166 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to also protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that ~~measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests~~the highest standards of environmental protection are consistently applied to European forests;

Amendment 167 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the EU has the ~~powers,~~ responsibility and funds available that can help to protect European ~~forests as part of the world’s~~ forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Strongly believes that a radical change must immediately take place in the way food is produced and consumed; stresses that the Commission and Member States must stop funding intensive livestock farming and monoculture farming in order to halt deforestation and forest and ecosystem degradation; underlines the urgent need to increase the support for agroecological farming practices, to reduce food waste across the supply chain and to promote dietary choices based on less consumption of animal-based products, and raising consumers' awareness of the impact of consumption patterns on climate and biodiversity;

Amendment 169 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that sustainable forest management is an essential tool for preventing, halting and reversing forest loss and degradation, as it reconciles economic, environmental and social objectives, ensures that forests retain their productive value, increases the resilience of forests to climate change and preserves the ecosystem services provided by forests, and calls on the Commission to promote sustainable forest management, both internationally and in European forests;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report of 31 May 2019,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise that the protection of native forests provides an outstanding climate mitigation benefit, deriving from the size and longevity of their ecosystem carbon stocks, which are greater in primary forests than in production forests even at harvest maturity;

Amendment 171 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the decision made by the United Nations General Assembly to proclaim 2021-2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration; underlines that the UN Decade positions the restoration of ecosystems as a major nature-based solution towards meeting a wide range of SGDs;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the important role that the EU's outermost regions play in forestry, with regard both to species conservation and reproduction and to employment in the tourist trade and attracting tourist activity;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Expresses its serious concern about the rate of deforestation worldwide, especially in developing countries, due to illegal logging?

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Notes that the existing definition of a forest and categorisation of forests, as well as other relevant concepts and principles related to sustainable forest management used by relevant institutions such as the FAO, are strictly technical and do not fully reflect the differences between natural forests and forest plantations in which productive functions significantly outweigh non-productive functions;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States identify effective methods for sharing innovative EU practices on the circular economy, sustainable bio-economy, renewable energy, smart agriculture and other relevant areas with other countries;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to improve the availability, quality and harmonisation of reliable information on forest resources and land- use change to inform policy-making through the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, including in partner countries.

Amendment 177 #

Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to take this role into account in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level and in key international forums; calls on the EU to support and encourage initiatives by forest-rich countries aimed at counterbalancing the unfettered expansion of unsustainable agricultural practices and mining activities with adverse impacts on forest management and on the livelihood and cultural integrity of indigenous people, other local communities, and small farmers;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests ~~and calls on the Commission to take this role~~; is deeply concerned by the increasing threats and human rights violations they are facing; calls on the Commission to take this role and the related rights of indigenous peoples and local communities into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level, in dialogue with partner countries and in key international forums;

Amendment 179 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including women, in the protection of the world’s forests, recognises the threats and human rights violations they are facing, and calls on the Commission to take this ~~role~~ into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, ~~both~~ at EU level, in partner countries, in dialogue with other consumer countries and in key international for~~ums~~a;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special reports on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems and its Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability,

Amendment 180 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role, rights, and need for support of indigenous peoples ~~and~~, local communities and forest owners, including women, in the protection of the world’s forests ~~and~~; furthermore recognises the threats and human rights violations they are facing; therefore calls on the Commission to take this role into account in the ~~adoption,~~ir proposals, and also in the implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, ~~both at EU level and in key international forum~~in dialogue with third countries;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities, including women, in the protection of the world’s forests; recognises the threats and human right violations they are facing and calls on the Commission to take this ~~role~~ into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level, in partner countries, in dialogue with other consumer countries and in key international forums;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests; recognises the threats and human rights violations they are facing, and calls on the Commission to take this ~~role~~ into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, ~~both~~ at EU level, in partner countries, in dialogue with other consumer countries and in key international for~~ums~~a;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and ~~calls on the Commission~~in the decision-making process concerning those forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to take this role into account in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level and in key international forums;

Amendment 184 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role and rights of iIndigenous pPeoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to take this ~~role~~ into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, ~~both~~ at EU level, in partner countries, in dialogue with other consumer countries and in key international forums;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take this role into account in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection ~~measures, both at EU level and in key international forums~~internationally agreed measures, both at regional and global levels, as appropriate;

Amendment 186 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous ~~peoples and~~nations and peoples but also of local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to take this role into account in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level and in key international forums;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to ~~take this r~~fully involve ~~into account~~them in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level and in key international forums;

Amendment 188 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that 80% of terrestrial biodiversity can be found in forests and that mangroves forests are an important part of marine biodiversity; insists that protecting forests, is therefore a priority to halt biodiversity loss and a matter of strategic international and European interest; calls on the Commission and the Member States to further establish, support, and consolidate networks of protected areas including forests, such as NaturAfrica 2030; recognises that this will strengthen the EU's position at the next Convention on Biological Diversity;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises the role of forests in society in relation to the physical and mental health of citizens and the fact that the public goods provided by forests have a high environmental value since they contribute to the quality of life, especially in terms of providing oxygen, carbon sequestration, storing water, controlling erosion and providing protection from landslides;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report: 'The State of the World’s Forests 2018';

Amendment 190 #

Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that mature forests should be given the attention they deserve, as they make a contribution to knowledge and health that we cannot deny to future generations; expresses its concern on the biodiversity loss occurring in several parts of the world due to climate change and recalls that the loss of biodiversity should also be a priority for the Union;

Amendment 191 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of developing and implementing incentive mechanisms for smallholder farmers to maintain and enhance ecosystem services and products provided by sustainable forest management and agriculture;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. calls on the Commission and the Member States to make efficient use of blended finance mechanisms to attract private sector finance into forest restoration;

Amendment 193 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection; calls on the Commission to encourage communication and awareness raising campaigns to the general public about the multiple benefits and services from nature-based solutions, sustainably managed forests, forestry and forest-based products;

Amendment 194 #

Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ, Ewa KOPACZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote ~~forest protection~~sustainable and multi-purpose forest management, thus preventing deforestation and forest degradation, but also supporting natural forests protection and restoration, at regional and global levels;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection; stresses, in this connection, the importance of a constant focus on forest-protection training and information for civil society actors;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection; considers that the role of professional foresters is also unavoidable, and that therefore their support is of the utmost importance in order to implement effective forest protection;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection as part of sustainable forest management so as to fight deforestation and forest degradation, at both local and global level;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society, environmental defenders, indigenous peoples and local communities in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest- and other land-use-related measures in order to promote ~~forest protection;~~ biodiversity and ecosystems protection, in particular in forests;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society, particularly indigenous peoples and local communities, in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation at all levels in forest-related measures in order to promote ~~forest~~ protection of forest and human rights;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

— having regard to the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union ~~affirming the EU's competence to protect European forests1~~ 1, _________________ 1Judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 April 2018, European Commission v Republic of Poland, C- 441/17,EU:C:2018:255.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency,

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society, in particular Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest- and land use related measures in order to promote forest protection and human rights;

Amendment 201 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society, in particular Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest- and land use related measures in order to promote forest protection and human rights;

Amendment 202 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the role of civil society, Indigenous People and Communities in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection and human rights;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the ~~rol~~paramount importance of civil society in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure full transparency and public participation in forest-related measures in order to promote forest protection;

Amendment 204 #

Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Acknowledges that the EU’s demand for certain products accounts for around 10% of global deforestation and welcomes therefore the commitment of the Commission to increase supply chain sustainability and transparency; calls for the adoption of regulatory measures in order to minimise the impact of EU consumption on deforestation and ensure a level playing field; points out that EU measures in this regard should not lead to income loss for the people in developing countries but to new economic changes and an overall transformation into a more sustainable economy; Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non- deforestation supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of ~~non-~~'zero deforestation and ecosystem degradation' supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, ~~and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition~~forest degradation and to the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems; calls on the Commission to propose such a legally- binding definition; considers that the Commission should primarily focus on the main drivers of deforestation, including palm oil, soy, beef, maize, rubber, cocoa, paper and fuelwood for energy; in doing so, the Commission should pay particular attention to related human rights violations as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of ~~non-~~ deforestation- free supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; underlines that such definition must also include degradation and conversion of forests and should include deforestation of ecosystems not qualifying as forests; in this regard, urges the Commission to include the protection of human rights in the definition;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of ~~non-~~ deforestation- free supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; considers that this definition should be as ambitious as possible, and aim at including forest degradation as well as deforestation and degradation and conversion of natural ecosystems that do not qualify as forests, as well as related human rights violations;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of ~~non-~~ deforestation- free supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; considers that this definition should be as ambitious as possible, and aim at including forest degradation as well as deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems that do not qualify as forests, as well as related human rights violations;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of ~~non-~~ deforestation- free supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; considers that this definition should be as ambitious as possible, and aim at including forest degradation as well as deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems that do not qualify as forests, as well as related human rights violations;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal,

Amendment 210 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non- deforestation supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; calls for the ratification of free- trade agreements to be conditional on this definition and on a principle which prioritises 'zero deforestation' exports;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non- deforestation supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; highlights in this context the strong connection between forest-based value chains and the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non- deforestation supply chain is central to addressing~~ Calls on the Commission to ensure full implementation of the EU FLEGT plan, withe p~~roblem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition~~articular emphasis on Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs);

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Supports the Commission's intention to promote, on behalf of the EU in key international fora, the adoption and implementation of strict commitments and regulations to halt deforestation and forest degradation and to support forest regeneration, but considers that the EU must lead by example;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that studies on certification schemes for non-deforestation commodities are carried out without delay and to submit these studies, together with a proposal for follow-up actions, to the European Parliament for further consideration; invites the Commission to propose measures to improve certification schemes and welcomes the Commission's commitments to strengthen the EU Ecolabel by including deforestation matters;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ~~ensure that studies~~complete the Study on cCertification schemes for non-deforestation commodities are carried out without delay and to submit these studies, together with a proposal for follow-up actions, to the European Parliament for further considerationand Verification Schemes in the Forest Sector and for Wood-based Products, to present its results to the European Parliament, and to put in place a system of 'deforestation-free import' certificates or for the effective verification of 'deforestation-free export' certificates issued by exporting countries;

Amendment 217 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, István UJHELYI, Delara BURKHARDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that studies on certification schemes for non-deforestation commodities are carried out without delay and to submit these studies, together with a proposal for follow-up actions, to the European Parliament for further consideration with a view to developing a single certification scheme;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that studies on certification schemes for ~~non-deforestation~~forest and ecosystem risk commodities are carried out without delay ~~and to submit these studies, together with a proposal for follow-up actions, to~~so that the European Parliament ~~for~~can further consider~~ation~~ the need for such schemes as part of a more comprehensive package of regulatory measures;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises the need to further improve implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation to best preserve sustainable trade in imported and domestically produced timber and timber products; notes also that imports of timber and timber products should be more thoroughly checked at EU borders to ensure that the imported products do indeed comply with the criteria necessary to enter the EU; stresses that the strengthening of existing policies must go hand in hand with increased policy coherence to ensure that EU policies, including trade, do not create negative impacts on the environment or people;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that the introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market; requests that the Commission establish legally binding sustainability criteria to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns;

Amendment 221 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that, in light of the alarming rate of biodiversity loss as well as the climate emergency, the introduction of a system based on voluntary, labelling or certification of deforestation-free products would not be sufficient;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Union to improve its satellite imaging to monitor deforestation in a more detailed and timely fashion;

Amendment 223 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities;deleted

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Commission ~~pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing~~adopt the necessary legislative measures to ensure that all commodities and products placed on the Union market can be traced back to source and do not cause adverse environmental and social effects such as deforestation, forest degradation, the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and violation of human rights; believes that these legislative measures must be based on a cross-commodity approach and be accompanied by an adequate enforcement regime, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance and mandatory due diligence ~~regul~~obligations for forest-risk commodities;

Amendment 225 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market i~~Emphasises that robust regulatory measures on the basis of due diligence are needed to ensure that there are no products entering the EU market that contribute to deforestation, forest degradation and conversion or de~~r to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities~~gradation of natural ecosystems, biodiversity loss or violations of human rights, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, in any phase of the supply chain; calls therefore on the Commission to present without delay a proposal for an effective European legal framework based on due diligence to guarantee deforestation-free supply chains for all products placed on the EU market;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Rec~~ommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of~~alls its support for a European legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to regulat~~ing~~e access to the Union market ~~in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due dilig~~only to products and commodities that do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation, nor to the conversion or degradation of other natural ecosystems; believes such framework should apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, both upstream and downstream of the supply chain, and should also ensure the absence of regulat~~ion for forest-risk commodities~~ed human rights violations; urges the Commission to adopt such a proposal without delay;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission ~~pay particular attention to the possibilities of~~to present without delay, a comprehensive European legal framework regulating access to the Union market, in order to ~~promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities~~ensure that only products free from deforestation and human rights violation are placed on the EU market, including by introducing due diligence and legally binding sustainability measures; highlights in this regard the importance of enforceability; underlines that the above obligations must also apply to the financial sector;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Commission p~~ay particu~~resent without delary attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities proposal for an effective European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable, deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market, ensuring the absence of related human rights violations; such due diligence obligations should apply also to the financial sector;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 d (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2018 on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests,

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 231 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission ~~pay particular attention to the possibilities of~~to swiftly put forward legislative proposals for regulating access to the Union market in order to promote ~~non-~~deforestation-free products, including ~~the possibility of~~by introducing due diligence regulation and legally binding sustainability criteria for forest-risk commodities;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the Commission ~~pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of~~explore WTO compliant possibilities to prevent access of products responsible for deforestation to the EU market, including by introduc~~ing~~tion of due diligence regulation for forest-risk commodities;

Amendment 233 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Pascal CANFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commoditiesto propose a comprehensive set of measures (including legislation) to reduce the Union's land consumption footprint, based on due diligence and ensuring sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products sold in the Union;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that forests are indispensable to our planet and biodiversity; welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and asks it to step up its actions; calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation, and which would encourage imports that do not create deforestation abroad;

Amendment 235 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Sara CERDAS, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with due diligence requirements on financial institutions to identify, prevent, and mitigate environmental, social and human rights impacts of EU driven deforestation in order to guarantee that no EU finance and banking entity is neither directly, nor indirectly linked to deforestation, forest degradation, conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or human rights violations;

Amendment 236 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the significant amount of embodied deforestation linked to animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, and to reduce EU consumption of risk commodities, by promoting more plant based diets and low input extensive livestock farming that does not depend on protein rich feed such as soy;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legal framework ensuring sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed in the EU market, while raising consumers awareness about consumption footprint and encouraging behavioural change towards those sustainable and deforestation-free products;

Amendment 238 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights the role of forests in increasing resilience towards adverse impacts from climate change; points out the need for concrete and effective actions in climate adaptation strategies and plans, incorporating the synergies between mitigation and adaptation;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that such European legal framework should be based on a robust enforcement regime and include effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 e (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2017 on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests;

Amendment 240 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

7b. Underlines the significant impact of EU's imports of animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, on the world's forests and other natural ecosystems; considers that the EU must address and reduce such demand of forest and ecosystem risk commodities by promoting primarily plant-based diets and low input extensive livestock farming, and by making support conditional on farmers using legally and sustainably sourced feedstock; stresses also the need to focus on shorter supply chains of protein crops, to the advantage of food sovereignty both in the EU and its partners;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Underlines that due to climate change and loss of biodiversity, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently and intensely, causing increasing damage to the world's forests, according to the IPCC;

Amendment 242 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Underlines that specific attention should be paid to forests in coastal areas, which are particularly impacted by climate change and represent a great opportunity for preservation, adaptation and mitigation policies;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be more involved in the fight against deforestation; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility; emphasises the need to ensure full transparency of the whole supply chain, namely by ensuring that all products entering the Single Market are traceable and sustainable; invites the Commission to put in place an alert mechanism to warn companies when they are working in deforestation-risk areas; invites the Commission to include the fight against deforestation in Corporate Social Responsibility within the wider framework of biodiversity protection in the reform of the Non Financial Reporting Directive; is of the opinion that commodity traders should also be covered by the EU action to tackle deforestation and ensure transparency;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be more involved in the fight against deforestation; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibilitytake responsibility and end any deforestation and/or human rights violations throughout their supply chains and investments, and fulfil without further delay their zero deforestation commitments while ensuring full transparency on their compliance with their commitments; calls, in this regard for the establishment of an independent compliance mechanism, where complaints of non-compliance filed by stakeholders (e.g. local communities) are independently investigated; calls on the Commission to encourage companies to transition to global sustainable supply chains;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be more ~~involved in the fight against deforestation~~active in the fight against deforestation and human rights violations embodied in their supply chains and investments, fulfilling without further delay their zero deforestation commitments and ensuring full transparency on their compliance with their commitments; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise ~~volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility~~frontrunners; calls on the Commission to encourage companies to transition to global sustainable supply chains;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be more ~~invol~~actived in the fight against deforestation and to significantly reduce its ecological footprint overall; calls, atin th~~e same time~~at regard, on the Commission to step up ~~coopera~~its action ~~with~~in the ~~private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility~~framework of the Sustainable Finance Strategy and in particular to seize the opportunity of the upcoming revision of the EU Directive for Non-Financial reporting to ensure full transparency and accountability of the private sector in their use and management of natural resources;

Amendment 248 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be more involved in the fight against deforestation and human rights violations embodied in their supply chains and investments, fulfilling without further delay their zero deforestation commitments; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise ~~volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility~~frontrunners, as well as encourage companies to transition to global sustainable supply chains;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be more involved in the fight against deforestation, especially illegal logging; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility;

Amendment 25 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 f (new)

- having regard to the 2017 Council conclusions on indigenous people,

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to be ~~more~~actively involved in the fight against deforestation; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up cooperation with the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the private sector to ~~be more involved~~take its share of responsibility in the fight against deforestation; calls, at the same time, on the Commission to step up ~~cooper~~regulation ~~with~~of the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise ~~volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibility~~sustainable production and consumption;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recognises that the EU livestock sector is a significant driver for deforestation, degradation and conversion of the world's forests as it relies heavily on the import of deforestation-related commodities such as soy, palm oil and maize; calls therefore, on the Commission to take steps to enhance policies and the legal framework to strongly reduce imports of high-risk commodities; calls on the Commission to present a plan promoting plant based diets;

Amendment 253 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the EU to support only reforestation, which reflects the productive, environmental and social functions of forests, as well as their ability to adapt to ongoing climate change, for example by emphasising natural regeneration and promoting biodiversity;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Invites the Commission, together with Member States, to redirect existing support under the upcoming Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) to establish an EU technical and financial mechanism which would catalyse funding to support partners' efforts to sustainably use, protect and restore forests;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; deplores that EU imports of agricultural products continues to drive deforestation and is linked to serious environmental, social and human rights implications;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Reiterates that the Union's efforts to combat deforestation must address its principal causes, such as palm oil, soya, beef and cocoa; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose an EU action plan on palm oil and other causes of deforestation;

Amendment 257 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that deforestation of rain forests driven by land-use change reduces the carbon sequestration potential and thereby significantly contributes to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions; highlights that palm oil production and feed cultivation are important causes of these land-use changes; calls on the Commission to step up its policies and legal framework to drastically decrease the imports of these high-risk commodities;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on the Commission to assess, together with the private sector and other development actors, new disaster risk finance and insurance solutions against catastrophic events affecting a large number of hectares of forest;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Encourages the Commission to further integrate deforestation considerations within the EU Ecolabel, green public procurement and other initiatives in the context of the circular economy;

Amendment 26 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 g (new)

- having regard to the 2019 UN Human Rights Council resolution on Environmental Human Rights Defenders1a, _________________ 1a https://undocs.org/A/HRC/40/L.22/Rev.1

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Stresses that the climate emergency and the consequences of mass biodiversity loss constitute a grave threat to human rights; calls on the Union and the European External Action Service to thoroughly assess how its external action can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach aimed at stopping biodiversity loss, forest deforestation and degradation and; calls on the EU to further promote biodiversity as a human right in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Stresses that the EU livestock sector production based on imported feed is among the key drivers for land-use change and thus directly responsible for deforestation and forest degradation at the expense of natural habitats, ecosystems and biodiversity in third countries, especially in Latin America;

Amendment 262 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Stresses the need to promote the consumption of products in the EU from non-deforestation supply chains;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Insists that the European Green Deal's external dimension should be further strengthened through alliances and partnerships aimed at addressing global challenges like climate change and biodiversity while enabling socio- economic development of partner countries;

Amendment 264 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Recognises the multi-functionality of forests; therefore calls on the Commission and its Member States to design partnerships which improve forest sustainable management and tackle deforestation and forest degradation in an integrated and comprehensive approach along the forest value chain as well as in inter-linked sectors such as agriculture, energy or mining infrastructure;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Recognises that a reduction in the EU production and consumption of meat and dairy would greatly contribute to meet the SDGs, by combating climate change and halting deforestation and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 267 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Urges the Commission to act, in order to limit the environmental impact of EU consumption patterns that are contributing to deforestation and forest degradation in third countries, by regulating its agricultural commodities imports, such as palm oil, soya or beef, and promoting global climate and biodiversity objectives and sustainable food production and consumption;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Calls on the EU to consider providing support to third countries through forest partnerships to improve sustainable deforestation-free agriculture production and, when deemed necessary, implement actions that will help partner countries comply with any measures the EU may set up to reduce imported deforestation;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the methods used to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Energy for all Europeans package must not lead to deforestation and forest degradation in other parts of the world; calls, therefore, on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the report annexed to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/807 and, if necessary, to revise this Regulation without undue delay, and in any case before 2023, on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle; calls on the Commission, in any event, to phase out use in the EU of biofuels liable to indirectly cause changes in land use as soon as possible;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 16 January 2020 on the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the methods used to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Energy for all Europeans package must not lead to deforestation and forest degradation in Europe and in other parts of the world; calls, ~~therefore~~in particular, on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the report annexed to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/807 and, if necessary, to revise this Regulation without undue delay, and in any case before 2023, on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle, so as to ensure the phase out of all high-ILUC risk biofuels, including soy, and to fulfil the EU's global commitment to stop and reverse global biodiversity loss;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the methods used to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Energy for all Europeans package must not lead to deforestation and forest degradation in other parts of the world; calls, therefore, on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the report annexed to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/807 and, if necessary, to revise this Regulation without undue delay, and in any case before 2023, on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle; underlines the necessity to reassess soya-related data; invites the Commission to revise downwards the threshold of high ILUC risk commodities;

Amendment 272 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the methods used to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Energy for all Europeans package must not lead to deforestation and forest degradation in other parts of the world; calls, therefore, on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the report annexed to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/807 and, if necessary, to revise this Regulation without undue delay, and in any case before 2023, in order to phase out as soon as possible high ILUC-risk biofuels used in Europe; on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle;

Amendment 273 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the methods used to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Energy for all Europeans package must not lead to deforestation and forest degradation neither in the EU nor in other parts of the world; calls, therefore, on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the ~~report annexed to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/807~~Renewable Energy Directive and delegated acts supplementing it and, if necessary, to revise th~~is Regulation~~em without undue delay, ~~and in any case before 2023,~~ on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle and the principle of ’’do no harm’’ of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 274 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Emphasises the importance of reducing negative impacts of the EU food system on forests and other ecosystems; calls therefore for EU action that creates new incentives to promote sustainable food systems and diets, including reducing waste and pressure on the global food system stemming from EU consumption;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls the letter of more than 700 scientists calling for a scientifically-sound revision of the Renewable Energy Directive, in particular excluding certain types of woody biomass from counting towards the target and from the eligibility to receive support;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the need to reduce the EU's consumption of wood and wood- based products by promoting a more circular economy, minimising the generation of waste and by promoting consumer awareness on the ecological consequences of wood-based commodities;

Amendment 277 #

Michal WIEZIK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Denounces the increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy which is creating pressure on the European and world's forests given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Notes that COP23 witnessed the ambition of a number of countries, rich in primary and highly-biodiverse forests and representing half of the world population, to increase the use of wood and other plant matter to generate energy1a; reiterates that the EU should not set the wrong example and it must ensure that rules guiding the renewable energy policy do not lead to decimated and degraded ecosystems; _________________ 1a Doyle, A. & Roche, A. Nineteen nations say they’ll use more bioenergy to slow climate change. Reuters. Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us- climatechange-accord-biofuels/nineteen- nations-say-theyll-use-more-bioenergy-to- slow-climate-change-idUSKBN1DG2DO (2017)

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of biofuels has on deforestation; therefore calls on the Commission to fundamentally reform EU bioenergy policies, i.e. by revising the Renewable Energy Directive;

Amendment 28 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Calls for the rapid phase-out of all land-based biofuels that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land and significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 281 #

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission ~~include~~extend these dialogues to the protection of all natural ecosystems and the sustainable management of land and agriculture, and include in these dialogues the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights and needed protection of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as ~~support for environmentalists in these dialogu~~of environmental defenders; strongly encourages the Commission to formalise those dialogues by the adoption of partnership agreements with those countries; stresses that such dialogues should be held with all producer countries, including developed countries;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues ~~and~~but recommends that the Commission ~~include~~go beyond this; encourages the Commission to formalise partnership agreements, which include the protection of forests and ecosystems, the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including women, as well as support for ~~environmentalists in these dialogue~~the effective participation of civil society actors and environmentalists;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues ~~and~~but recommends that the Commission ~~include~~go beyond this; encourages the Commission to formalise partnership agreements, which include the protection of forests and ecosystems, the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as support for ~~environmentalists in these dialogue~~the effective participation of civil society actors and for environmentalists;

Amendment 284 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission ~~include~~formalises partnership agreements, which include the protection of forests and ecosystems, the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of iIndigenous pPeoples and local communities, as well as support for the effective participation of civil society organisations and environmentalists in these dialogues;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues ~~and~~, but recommends that the Commission in~~clude the~~stead formalise partnership agreements that include the protection of forests and promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous peoples ~~and~~, local communities, a~~s well as support for~~nd women; highlights the importance of support for and participation by civil society and environmentalists in these dialogues;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission include the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous ~~peoples and~~nations and peoples but also local communities, as well as support for ~~environmentalist~~defenders of forest ecosystems in these dialogues;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission include ~~the promotion of human rights~~a broad range of people involved in forest protection and sustainable forest management, in particular ~~the rights of~~ indigenous peoples and local communities, ~~as well as support for environmentalists~~ in these dialogues;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission include the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as support ~~for environmentalists~~public participation in these dialogues;

Amendment 289 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, ~~but considers that such assistance should produce measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and actions~~ensuring the recognition of land tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and incorporating substantial direct support to civil society in partner countries to ensure a balanced and equitable political dialogue; points out that such frameworks should reflect not only domestic needs but also global commitments such as the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956 (RSP), which calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, but considers that such assistance should be provided on the basis of competences conferred on the EU and produce measurable results demonstrating its cost- effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and actions;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, but considers that such assistance should ~~produce~~be conditional on measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and actions;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, ~~but~~and considers that such assistance should ~~produce measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and~~ensure a balanced and equitable political dialogue among all stakeholders, including through direct support to local civil society act~~ion~~ors;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management~~, but considers that such assistance should produce measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and action~~ while recognising the land tenure rights of indigenous peoples and local communities; recalls in this regard the importance of supporting civil society actors in partner countries;

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the EU to develop a green timber procurement policy to support the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems worldwide;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls on the EU to provide appropriate support to the protection of existing and the creation of new and appropriately selected protected areas, especially in countries that are major timber producers;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning;~~deleted

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning;~~deleted

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication entitled 'The European Green Deal' (COM(2019)640),

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)

- having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024, the EU External Policy on Indigenous Peoples (2016), and recalling the European Council Conclusions on Indigenous Peoples (2017) and the EU Consensus for Development in support of good governance of tenure and Indigenous Peoples’ rights (2017);

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning; calls on the Commission to encourage that legal reform processes in producer countries are done with the effective and meaningful participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, with special attention for the effective participation of women;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning; calls, further, on the Commission to promote an exchange of best practices among the Member States of the EU, but also with third countries;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management, the traceability of timber and timber products throughout the supply chain within the EU and in third countries and land use planning;

Amendment 304 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Radan KANEV, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for ~~supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning~~the protection and restoration of forests, and to provide guidance and specific measures on land use planning and no -regret adaptation options, in particular nature- based solutions;

Amendment 306 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for ~~suppor~~promoting sustainable forest management and land use planning at national, regional and global levels;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Underlines that the loss of primary forests cannot be compensated by any new forest based approach; believes that primary forests must be safeguarded by adopting effective legal measures and incentives aimed at fully preserving their complexity and unique ecological features;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to continue to support forest conservation through the creation and effective management of protected forest areas, while exploring high conservation values and high carbon stocks;

Amendment 309 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13.~~ Calls on the Commission to ~~place 13. particular emphasis on~~critically assess measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuels in view, inter alia, of the high level of imports of wood pellets into the EU ~~and~~perversely incentivised by the flawed accounting rules under the Renewable Energy Directive and the EU Emission Trading System, and address the potential risks that these imports pose to forests in third countries;

Amendment 31 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Rovana PLUMB, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the year 2020 is the deadline for a number of forest-related international commitments, such as target 15.2 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aims to halt deforestation by 2020, and the Aichi biodiversity target 5, adopted in 2010under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which states that “by 2020 the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced”; whereas these commitments are still far from being met;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to ~~place particular emphasis on measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuel~~monitor and assess the negative effects ion ~~view, inter alia, of the~~forests due to high level of imports of wood pellets into the EU ~~and the potential risks that these imports pose to forests in third countries~~;

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to place particular emphasis on measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuels in view, inter alia, of the high level of imports of wood pellets into the EU and the potential risks that these imports pose to forests in third countriesa revision of the Renewable Energy Directive in view of the high level of degradation of forest ecosystems around the world facilitated by its provisions and in view of the fact that emissions per unit of energy of solid woody biomass are higher than for coal;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Warns that EU action alone will have limited impact on reducing global deforestation and forest degradation; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to step up cooperation and take the most necessary and effective measures to prevent trade in deforestation-related goods from being diverted to other regions of the world;

Amendment 313 #

Michal WIEZIK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for the Commission and Member States to acknowledge that since the introduction of the Renewable Energy Directive the use of wood for energy has kept increasing and data show a worrying and unsustainable wood use ratio of approximately 1:1 for material use to energy use at EU level; calls for this situation to be remedied by terminating the regime of subsidies for wood-based bioenergy;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to ~~consider providing support to third countries with the potential~~redirect support to Member States and third countries to switch to truly renewable and low-carbon energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure onf deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel; highlights that the more decentralised energy systems of third countries would allow for a straightforward transition to solar and wind energy sources;

Amendment 315 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to ~~consider providing~~ support to third countries ~~with the potential to switch to renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel~~using renewable energy sources and phase out the use of wood as fuel which causes deforestation;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to consider providing support to third countries with the potential to switch to non-wood based renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel;

Amendment 317 #

Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to ~~consider providing~~provide swifter and enhanced support to third countries ~~with the potential~~to enable them to switch to renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to ~~consider providing~~increase its support to third countries ~~with the potential~~in their transition to swi~~tch to~~nd and solar renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to consider providing support to ~~third~~help countries ~~with the potential to switch to renewable energy sources~~develop innovative methods for using bioenergy, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel;

Amendment 32 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the good condition of forests and of other highly biodiverse and carbon-rich ecosystems are essential to reverse massive biodiversity loss and limit global warming; whereas protecting and restoring those ecosystems, both at EU and global level, should be, alongside substantial and rapid direct GHG emissions reduction across all sectors, a core and distinct priority of the EU's answer to the climate and environmental emergency the world is facing;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to eliminate all financial incentives to burn wood for energy;

Amendment 321 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Promotes the "cascading use" of biomass where priority is given to the use of wood as a material and only to recover energy at the end of the product's life cycle;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen international cooperation on policies and measures to ~~protect th~~sustainably manage world’s forests ~~in key international forums,~~and prevent global deforestation in key international forums, such as UNFF, FAO, ITTA and FOREST EUROPE and calls on the Commission and the Member States to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 323 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management ~~or deforestation-free~~that fully contributes to biodiversity protection or 'zero deforestation and ecosystem degradation' supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. ~~sustainable forest management or~~intact and old-growth forests, plantation, sustainable forest management, close-to-nature management, deforestation-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to endeavour to cooperate with these forums (i.e. UNFF, FAO, ITTA and Forest Europe) with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or ~~deforestation-free supply chai~~supply chains free of deforestation and human rights violations) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation and human rights violations-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation and human rights violations-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 329 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation and human rights violation-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 33 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas forests are home to more than 75% of terrestrial biodiversity making protection and restoration a key element, not only in halting the loss of biodiversity but also in fighting and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology ~~and~~, concepts and statistics in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation-free supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;

Amendment 331 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Michal WIEZIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls the Commission to restart the negotiations for an international legally binding forest convention, that would contribute to the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests and to provide for their multiple and complementary functions and uses, including action towards reforestation, afforestation and forest conservation, while taking into account social, economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual needs of present and future generations, and recognising the vital role of all types of forests in maintaining the ecological processes and balance, and supporting the identity, culture and the rights of indigenous people, their communities and other communities and forest dwellers;

Amendment 332 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Welcomes the Commission's intention of promoting sustainable supply chains in order to increase the benefits of the circular economy domestically and globally; underlines that this can only be done through mandatory due diligence obligations in line with OECD guidelines which fully respect environmental, social and safety standards as well as fully implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; expects the Commission to present a legislative initiative on due diligence, which includes the introduction of a transparent and functioning mandatory ‘social and environmental traceability’ along the entire supply chain;

Amendment 333 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of agroforestry systems, characterised by higher effectivity of land use than other agricultural systems, for agricultural production, diversification, climate change mitigation and adaptation and prevention of desertification; stresses that at EU level, present and past rules of CAP reforms have been co-responsible for their systematic destruction and prevention of rejuvenation; calls for a change in order to systematically incentivise existing high- nature value agroforestry systems, facilitate their restoration and provide capacity building to streamline this method of production;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the importance of establishing an online platform for multi- stakeholder and Member State dialogue on deforestation, forest degradation and ways of sustainably increasing world’s forest cover in order to build alliances, enter into joint commitments to significantly reduce deforestation and exchange experiences and information;

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Agrees that deepening cooperation with producer countries is essential in the fight against deforestation and forest degradation, but is nonetheless concerned about the general nature of the measures proposed by the Commission under this priority;

Amendment 336 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a clear position and to declare its support on the issue of the sustainability of supply chains, including deforestation and forest degradation, in relevant international commodity trade fora such as the International Tropical Timber Organisation, the International Cocoa Organisation and the International Coffee Organisation;

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Highlights that there is a significant difference in delivery of ecosystem services by different types of forest stands; reiterates that according to FAO definition, all types fall under the same category of forests; considers this problematic and calls for a process of developing separate categories;

Amendment 338 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Regrets that the Communication lacks any mention of mangrove forests, the world-scale degradation of which is a major problem both from a climate and biodiversity point of view, as well as for the livelihood of respective local communities;

Amendment 339 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain binding provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation; urges the Commission to live up to the commitments of the European Green Deal by including in the essential clauses of our trade policy the ratification and the respect of the legally binding elements of the Paris Agreement; recalls Parliament’s position that Sustainable and Development chapters should be enforceable;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas forests cover 30% of the Earth’s land area and host 80% of its biodiversity, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest and most diverse collections of life;

Amendment 340 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted ~~trade~~and future trade and investment agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, are fully compatible with the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, that environmental and climate provisions are legally binding and enforceable and that they contain provisions relating to forests ~~and~~including safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 341 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all ~~newly~~envisaged and concluded adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain ~~provisions relating to forest~~binding and legally enforceable provisions relating to forests, ecosystems and human rights, proper enforcement mechanisms and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation or ecosystem destruction;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain binding provisions ~~relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner~~on environmental protection in order to, inter alia, fully protect forests and other ecosystems; calls, in addition, for the inclusion of effective implementation and enforcement mechanisms to prevent any action that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all ~~newly adopt~~envisaged and concluded trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain ~~provisions relating to forest~~binding and legally enforceable provisions relating to forests, ecosystems and human rights, proper enforcement mechanisms and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation or ecosystem destruction;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ~~ensure that~~include binding and enforceable chapters on trade and sustainable development in all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, and to ensure that they contain provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all new~~ly adopted~~ trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain legally binding provisions relating to forests and human rights, effective enforcement mechanisms, and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to seek to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain provisions ~~relat~~leading to ~~forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to~~a reduction in deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 347 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all ~~newly adopted~~ trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, ~~contain provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degrad~~adopted by the EU contain binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions relating to the protection of forests and other natural ecosystems and safeguards against related human rights violations;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain binding and enforceable provisions relating to forests and ~~safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to~~prevention of deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 349 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ~~ensure that all~~abandon any newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and ~~relevant~~ sub- agreements, which do not contain provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation ~~and~~or forest degradation;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas 300 million people worldwide live in forests; whereas forests provide subsistence and income to about 1.6 billion people worldwide, holding spiritual, social and cultural values and representing a large part of the land traditionally inhabited by indigenous peoples;

Amendment 350 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to ~~ensure that all newly adopted~~include in all future trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, ~~conta~~binding provisions relating to forests and safeguards t~~o prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to~~hat ensure their implementation and the fight against deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 351 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Deplores that the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur agreement did not uphold these principles, despite evidence that this trade agreement will reinforce and perpetuate the dependency of the Mercosur economies on the very economic activities that lead to deforestation; calls on the suspension of the EU-Mercosur agreement process until binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions to address climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities have been included;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Believes that the EU must not enter into any Free Trade Agreement that has adverse effects on forests, other natural ecosystems and human rights, including the rights of Indigenous People and local communities;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recommends that the Commission assess the possibility of including forest protection provision~~Welcomes the "do no harm" principle as highlighted in the European Green Deal Communication; in that context, calls on the Commission to analyse the extent to which existing trade agreements directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems, and to propose measures to address such detrimental impacts where identified, in particular by including binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission ~~assess the possibility of including~~to undertake the revision and integration of forest protection provisions in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions; asks, in the context of the EU's responsibility towards the environment, for trade agreements to be suspended if the provisions are not accepted by the partner countries,

Amendment 355 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recommends that the Commission assess the possibility of including ~~forest protection provision~~binding and legally enforceable provisions relating to forests, ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions or in which such provisions are not binding and legally enforceable in practice;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of including ~~forest protection provision~~binding & legally enforceable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of including ~~forest protection provision~~binding and legally enforceable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recommends that~~Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of including ~~forest~~legally binding and enforceable forest and human rights protection provisions in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recommends that~~Asks the Commission to assess the possibility of including forest protection provisions in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;

Amendment 36 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas forests directly sustain millions of people’s livelihoods, including those of indigenous peoples and local communities, who have traditionally inhabited forests;

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recommends that the Commission assess the possibility of including binding and enforceable forest protection provisions in existing trade agreements ~~which do not yet contain such provisions~~;

Amendment 361 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Underlines the need to ensure the consistency of EU trade policy with the objectives of deforestation-free policies by guaranteeing the protection and restoration of forests and other natural ecosystems in trading partner countries whilst defending human rights, ensuring good land governance, supporting local livelihoods and maintaining the cultural integrity of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and smallholders;

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur is in conflict with the EU commitments on combatting climate change, zero deforestation and human rights;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade agreements on the state of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments and other relevant assessment methods, ~~and~~ that the ~~conclusions of these assessments~~se assessments and conclusions are discussed with all relevant stakeholders, and that no negotiation of a trade agre ~~subsequently~~ement is concluded without takening into account ~~when deciding whether to conclude such agree~~the conclusions of these assessments;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade agreements on the state of forests, other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments and other relevant assessment methods, and that no trade agreement be concluded until the conclusions of these assessments are ~~subsequent~~fully taken into account ~~when deciding whether to conclude such agreement~~by all Parties;

Amendment 366 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade agreements on the state of forests and human rights is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments and other relevant assessment methods, making sure all stakeholders are included and that the conclusions of these assessments are ~~subsequently~~ taken into account ~~when deciding whether to conclude such agreements~~before such agreements can be concluded;

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Recalls the importance of adequate access to justice, legal remedies and effective protection for whistleblowers in natural resources exporting countries in order to ensure the efficiency of any legislation or initiative; further calls on the EU to introduce a formal and independent complaints mechanism that would allow citizens, and local stakeholders with effective recourse to remedy, and a tool to address potential negative impacts on human rights, notably through the application of the State to State Dispute settlement to the trade and sustainable development provisions in FTAs;

Amendment 369 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect all environmental and forest defenders in the EU and worldwide;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-Ab. whereas some 80 percent of global deforestation is caused by agricultural expansion, driven in particular by the production and consumption of commodities such as soy, palm oil, and beef; whereas EU consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation embodied in the total final consumption of commodities driving deforestation; whereas urban expansion, infrastructure development, and mining are also leading to deforestation;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy;~~deleted

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to ~~include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy~~respect the principle of subsidiarity when drawing up the EU's forest strategy; stresses the key role of the Member States in the preservation and restoration of forest ecosystems and particularly in their capacity to adapt to the wide diversity and the needs of native European forests;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, ~~as part of the EU's future forest s~~in line with the objectives of the European Green Pact and the new EU Biodiversity Strategy;

Amendment 373 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to include ~~binding~~ targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy; stresses that afforestation can help to reach climate neutrality by 2050;

Amendment 374 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Łukasz KOHUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy; recalls that newly planted forests cannot replace primary forests;

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets and adequate funding for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including nat~~ive~~ural and primary European forests, as part of the EU's future forest and biodiversity strategyies;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to ~~include binding target~~perform an in depth impact assessment on the effective measures for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy;

Amendment 377 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission, to ~~include~~gether with the Member States, to set binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, a~~s part of the EU's future forest strategy~~nd to establish mechanisms to support that action, including financial instruments;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including nat~~ive~~ural, intact and old-growth European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategy;

Amendment 379 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Andreas GLÜCK, Ondřej KNOTEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to ~~include bind~~ensure implementation of existing targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, ~~including native European forests,~~ as part of the EU's future forest strategy;

Amendment 38 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)

-Ac. whereas anthropogenic activities between 1990 and 2016 resulted in the loss of 1.3 million square kilometres of forest, amounting to 800 football fields destroyed every hour;

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses that illegal logging is an ongoing practice not only in third countries, but also in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act decisively to prevent and fight illegal logging, especially to save Europe’s last old-growth forests, by also enforcing the existing EU legislation and thus applying proportionate, dissuasive and effective sanctions in cases of breaches of EU law;

Amendment 381 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to establish a European Forest Surveying and Preserving System based on a monitoring system using GNSS (Galileo and Copernicus) and ground networks in order to monitor the activity from logging at the entrances and exits of wood processing companies; considers that the System should use devices to monitor legal logging and the information collected from the wood processing and trade companies;

Amendment 382 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to identify and propose solutions, as part of the EU's forest strategy, to the endemic threat of invasive species and imported diseases linked to the globalisation of trade and the intensification of trade flows and movements of people;

Amendment 383 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls for the development of a policy and financial incentives for non- intervention management regime in the most valuable forest areas of the EU;

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant ~~industrial~~sectors, including the financial and insurance sectors, towards activities that do not cause deforestation, forest degradation, and conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems; urges in that regard the Commission to adopt without delay an EU definition of economic activities that substantially harm the environment under the Taxonomy Regulation;

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant ~~industrial~~ sectors towards activities that do not cause deforestation; believes it also necessary to introduce an enforceable European legal framework that commits the financial sector to ensure that investments and financing are not enabling or promoting deforestation, forest degradation and conversion or human rights violations;

Amendment 386 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant ~~industrial~~ sectors towards activities that do not cause deforestation; underlines the need to introduce mandatory due diligence on deforestation risk for the finance sector to ensure it is not enabling or contributing to deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem conversion and degradation, or human rights violations.

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant ~~industrial~~ sectors towards activities that do not cause deforestation; also considers it necessary to introduce mandatory due diligence on deforestation risk for the finance sector to ensure it is not enabling or contributing to deforestation, ecosystem conversion and degradation, or human rights violations;

Amendment 388 #

Adam JARUBAS, Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Ewa KOPACZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant ~~industrial~~ sectors towards activities that do not cause deforestation, also considers it necessary to introduce mandatory due diligence on deforestation risk for the finance sector to ensure it is not enabling or contributing to deforestation, ecosystem conversion and degradation, or human rights violations;

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant industrial sectors towards activities that promote sustainable and multi-purpose forest management and, thus, do not cause deforestation;

Amendment 39 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A d (new)

-Ad. whereas primary forests are unique and irreplaceable and heavily affected by deforestation; whereas newly planted forests cannot replace primary forests, which have high carbon stocks and are characterised by the highest levels of protection of biodiversity and unique ecological features;

Amendment 390 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant industrial sectors towards activities that do not cause deforestation; stresses the importance of promoting a sustainable bioeconomy;

Amendment 391 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Believes that the EU must take urgent action to improve legislation regulating its financial sector with a view to preventing any support to or profit from activities related to deforestation, forest degradation, conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and associated human rights violations;

Amendment 392 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement incentive mechanisms for small farmers and local communities to maintain and improve ecosystem services and products obtained through sustainable forestry and agriculture;

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the Just Transition Fund be adopted and implemented in line with the ''do no harm'' principle of the European Green Deal and that it does not increase pressure on the world’s, including European, forests;

Amendment 394 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the European Union to make the allocation of financial grants to support producer countries conditional on the implementation of a functioning system of binding forest management plans and other relevant instruments;

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Welcomes the Commission's plan to support partner countries in designing and implementing policies and instruments that can encourage better land and forest governance (such as fiscal policies, green accounting, green bonds, payments for ecosystem services schemes);

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate forest- and human rights related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to consider making ~~investments and support conditional on compliance with these ele~~forest and ecosystem protection and related human rights a priority in investments;

Amendment 397 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate forest and human rights-related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to consider making investments and support conditional on compliance with these elements;

Amendment 399 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate forest- ecosystems and human rights related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to ~~consider making~~make investments and support conditional on compliance with these elements;

Amendment 4 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the ~~draft~~ feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A e (new)

-Ae. whereas natural biodiverse forests have been shown to be more resilient to natural disturbances, such as storms, pests, diseases, and droughts, whose frequency has increased due to the current climate crisis;

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate forest and human rights-related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries,; and to ~~consider making~~make investments and support conditional on compliance with these elements;

Amendment 401 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to integrate forest and human rights-related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to consider making investments and support conditional on compliance with these elements;

Amendment 402 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nils TORVALDS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to integrate forest-related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to consider making investments and support conditional on compliance with these elements;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Recalls that the risk of wildfires is expected to increase due to climate change; therefore underlines the need to considerably strengthen prevention and preparedness efforts by collaborating internationally on early warning tools, disaster resilience and risk mitigation measures;

Amendment 404 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that support provided by the EU for agricultural, infrastructure, mining, urban, peri-urban, and rural policies in partner countries does not contribute to deforestation and forest degradation;

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Welcomes the monitoring work of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS); calls on the Commission to use its expertise and expand the use of the Copernicus REDD+ satellite system to support global forest risk monitoring and deforestation in collaboration with third countries;

Amendment 406 #

Michal WIEZIK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take specific steps to harmonise data and improve the availability of information and data obtained through existing and new monitoring and assessment tools relating to forests, and to ensure that thise information is disseminated in a form that is accessible, user-friendly and comprehensible to the public, consumers and the private sector and ready to use by policy makers;

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to take specific steps to improve the availability of information and data obtained through existing and new monitoring tools relating to the world's and European forests, and to ensure that this information is disseminated in a form that is accessible and comprehensible to regulatory and enforcement authorities, the public, consumers and the private sector;

Amendment 408 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to take specific steps in close cooperation with the Member States to improve the availability of information and data obtained through existing and new monitoring tools relating to forests, and to ensure that this information is disseminated in a form that is accessible and comprehensible to the public, consumers and the private sector;

Amendment 409 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take specific steps to improve the availability of information and data obtained through existing and new monitoring tools relating to forests, and to ensure that this information is disseminated in a form that is accessible and comprehensible to the public, consumers and the private sector;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A f (new)

-Af. whereas emissions from land-use and land-use change, mostly due to deforestation, are the second largest cause of climate change after the burning fossil fuels, accounting for nearly 12% of all greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 410 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation with third countries through technical assistance, exchange of information and good practices in preservation, conservation and sustainable use of forests, giving special recognition to sustainability initiatives carried out by the private sector;

Amendment 411 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to contribute to exchanges of innovative EU practice regarding the circular economy, sustainable bio-economy, renewable energy, smart agriculture and other relevant areas with other countries;

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that independent monitoring and information sharing are essential to improving governance and facilitating compliance with zero- deforestation commitments in partner countries; Calls for the EU to step up financial and technical support to partner countries to achieve these ends and to help them develop the expertise necessary to improve local forest governance structures and accountability;

Amendment 413 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that ~~independen~~credible forest monitoring and information sharing are essential to improving forest governance and facilitating compliance with zero- deforestation commitments in partner countries; Calls for the EU to step up financial and technical support to partner countries to achieve these ends and to help them develop the expertise necessary to improve local forest governance structures and accountability;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that ~~independent~~reliable monitoring and information sharing are essential to improving governance and facilitating compliance with zero- deforestation commitments in partner countries; Calls for the EU to step up financial and technical support to partner countries to achieve these ends and to help them develop the expertise necessary to improve local forest governance structures and accountability;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recommends that the Commission continue to support the development of global (such as the Global Wildfire Information System) and regional (such as the European Forest Fire Information System) information systems to monitor the impact of forest fires, with a view to helping to protect forests from fires and providing tools to support forest fire management, from the national to the global level;

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Union to evaluate the financial and technical assistance provided to partner countries and redirect it to those countries which commit to applying policies designed to have a favourable impact, in order to help them achieve their objectives and develop the know-how needed to strengthen local forest governance structures and increase stakeholder responsibility;

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Urges the Commission to raise global awareness of the importance of sustainable forest management which helps decrease deforestation and forest degradation and helps drive economic development;

Amendment 418 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Stresses that the Commission should focus on preventing illegal logging by enhancing the EUTR and FLEGT methodology to agricultural goods, as appropriate; notes that approximately 80 % of global deforestation is caused by agriculture and believes therefore that standards and certification schemes should accurately target this sector;

Amendment 419 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Notes that globally deforestation and forest degradation is mainly driven by poverty; acknowledges and supports FAO conclusions that state that globally sustainable land-use is important in the fight against poverty;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas~~, despite all efforts so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current policies~~ forests are essential to preserve the world’s biodiversity and climate, and directly sustain millions of people’s livelihoods; whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests and the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities cannot be adequately ensured by current policies; whereas other highly biodiverse and carbon rich ecosystems are also being destroyed;

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)

24d. Highlights the positive role of European forest industries in advancing global standards for sustainable forest management; believes that European industries, SMEs and micro-enterprises in the forest sector should play a key role in the dialogue with partner countries on how to further promote sustainability in the entire value chain;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas forests are essential to preserve the world’s biodiversity and climate, and directly sustain millions of people’s livelihoods; whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation ~~and~~, sustainable use of the world’s forests ~~cannot be adequately ensured by current policies~~and the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities cannot be adequately ensured by current policies; whereas other highly biodiverse and carbon rich ecosystems are also being destroyed;

Amendment 44 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas forests are essential to preserve the world’s biodiversity and climate, and to directly sustain millions of people’s livelihoods; however whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation, preservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests as well as the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities cannot be adequately ensured by current policies;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas deforestation causes immense biodiversity loss and further increases global warming, with tropical deforestation being the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions; whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current policies;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests ~~can~~, including in the EU have not been adequately ensured by current policies; whereas, in addition, EU nature legislation, while fit for purpose, lacks implementation and problems with illegal logging are also found in the EU;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, despite all efforts of the international community so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current international cooperation policies;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation ~~and~~, sustainable use of the world’s forests and the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities cannot be adequately ensured by current policies;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current policies and legal frameworks;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the ~~draft~~ feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Treaties make no specific reference to forests, the European Union having no common forestry policy; whereas forestry policy therefore remains primarily a national competence, but whereas many European actions have an impact on forests in the EU and in third countries;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas forests are a source of unique species of fauna and flora and absorb and store much of the carbon dioxide emissions, therefore contributing significantly to mitigating climate change;

Amendment 52 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Renewable Energy Directive's negative impact on the world's and EU forests required a recast of this Directive; whereas the changes introduced will however not address the problem;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas there is a need for far- reaching, ambitious, and concerted action, underpinned by political and societal will, to protect and restore the world's forest;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas forest policy and responsibility for forests remains a competence of the Member State, and whereas EU action must take into account the principle of subsidiarity;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas Court judgments do not establish a common forestry policy or any new EU competences in this area;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect and restore existing forests, and ~~actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies~~enhance the quantity and quality of forests ecosystems, both at EU and global level, has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies; whereas this can only be achieved by ensuring policy coherence across all sectors and between the EU's internal and external policies, carefully assessing the impact of all EU policies on biodiversity and ecosystems through the use of a robust 'do no harm' test;

Amendment 57 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies, and the principle of sustainability should be further strengthened at all levels from the local to the global in order to protect biodiversity, mitigate climate change and combat desertification;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies; whereas the EU should continue to mainstream biodiversity objectives into forestry and other policies as stated under the European Green Deal;

Amendment 59 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas newly planted forests cannot replace primary forests; whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably restore the integrity of forest ecosystems before createing new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies;

Amendment 6 #

Michal WIEZIK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Radan KANEV

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the ~~draft~~ feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect and restore existing forests and ~~actively and sustainably create new forest coverage~~create new forest and agroforestry coverage where appropriate, taking account of high-nature value reference vegetation, e.g. wetlands, peatlands and grasslands, hasve to play a crucial role in the EU~~’s sustainability~~ policies;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies; and in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably restore the integrity of forest ecosystems before createing new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to first protect existing forests and actively and sustainably restore forest ecosystems, and secondly to create new forest coverage, has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies;

Amendment 65 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the ~~EU’s~~Member States' sustainability policies;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas between 1990 and 2016, an area of 1.3 million square kilometres of the world's forests was lost having a destructive effect on biodiversity, climate, people, and the economy; whereas forests support the livelihoods of around 25 % of the global population, while they also embody irreplaceable cultural, societal, and spiritual values;

Amendment 67 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are integrated and indivisible; whereas progress towards sustainable agriculture, food security and sustainable forest management, core elements of the SDGs, should be made simultaneously;

Amendment 68 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas forests contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and disaster risk reduction measures through nature-based solutions; whereas scaling up investments in nature-based solutions is one of the most cost-effective remedies to tackle emissions, protect vital ecosystems, while improving livelihoods, resilience and food security;

Amendment 69 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas there are successful examples of increased agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation; whereas according to FAO, integrated land-use planning is key to balancing land uses, underpinned by the right policy instruments to promote both sustainable forests and agriculture;

Amendment 7 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the draft feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas according to the FAO, agriculture remains one of the most significant drivers of global deforestation, and there is an urgent need to work closely with the EU’s partner countries and different stakeholders to find innovative and positive interactions between food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is ~~also in~~directly involved in the deforestation ~~and~~, degradation and conversion of world forests and of other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, including through the consumption and trade of products and commodities related to deforestation and ecosystems degradation, the lack of environmental integrity of its current bioenergy policy, and the provision of private finance and investment to companies directly or indirectly related to the destruction or degradation of forests and other natural ecosystems ;

Amendment 72 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, István UJHELYI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation; whereas EU consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation embodied in total final consumption of commodities such as palm oil, beef, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, including fuelwood for energy, and rubber;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests as well as conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation, but also through its finance and investments;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation and free-trade agreements signed by the EU with third countries which practise deforestation as an economic model;

Amendment 75 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests as well as the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, including through the consumption of products ~~related to deforestation~~, but also through its finance and investments;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is ~~also~~directly and indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests, including through agricultural practices, the consumption of products related to deforestation and through investments and trade agreements;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is ~~also~~ indirectly involved in the deforestation ~~and~~, degradation of world forests, including through the agricultural practices, the consumption of products related to deforestation and through investments and trade agreements;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation as the final consumer of 10% of forestry-related products;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the ~~draft~~ feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is ~~also~~both directly and indirectly involved in the deforestation ~~and~~, degradation and conversion of world forests, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation;

Amendment 81 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the European Environment Agency's report on 'The European Environment - state and outlook 2020' also warned that the EU is set to miss most of its own environmental targets and objectives for 2020, and highlighted in particular that Europe's forests are still subject to many human- induced pressures, such as intensive forest management, pollution, climate change and invasive alien species;

Amendment 82 #

Ca. whereas indigenous peoples, local communities and environmental defenders are increasingly under threat and intimidation, whilst facing human rights violations in their efforts to protect their forests, land, and environment; whereas land tenure rights engages indigenous peoples and local communities to commit themselves to participatory forest conservation;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas by contributing to the deforestation, degradation and conversion of world forests, the EU takes part in exacerbating the threat posed to indigenous peoples and local communities, who are met with human rights violations, attacks, and killings in response to their efforts to protect their forests, land, and environment;

Amendment 84 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas a recent Global Witness investigation revealed that, between 2013 and 2019, EU-based financial institutions were the main international source of funds and backed six agribusiness companies linked to forest destruction in the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Papua New Guinea to the tune of €7 billion1a; _________________ 1a https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaig ns/forests/why-eu-action-tackle- deforestation-should-not-let-finance- hook/

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities are increasingly under threat and facing human rights violations for their efforts to protect their forests, land, and environment;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities are increasingly under threat and facing human rights violations for their efforts to protect their forests, land, and environment;

Amendment 87 #

Michal WIEZIK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the pressure increases not only on tropical, but also on boreal forests;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas human intervention in largely undisturbed areas affects biodiversity and natural processes in these areas, including natural circulation of viruses and can eventually lead to transfer to human population; whereas an intermediary host of the coronavirus is suspected to be the pangolin, one of the most illegally traded species in the world;

Amendment 89 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas current voluntary commitments from companies and banks to tackle deforestation have failed to deliver the change in behaviour needed to halt this disastrous environmental destruction;

Amendment 9 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

— having regard to the ~~draft~~ feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (2017),

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the applicable rules of the EU Renewable Energy Directive are based on the understanding that energy dedicated harvests are sustainable, and climate-neutral, and enable the renewal of the source in a relevant time-frame; whereas this understanding is erroneous;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas action at all levels, stricter enforcement of current legislation and adoption of new regulatory measures, as well as substantial investment, will be needed to protect ~~the world's forest~~forests and other natural ecosystems more effectively;

Amendment 92 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Catherine CHABAUD, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~action at all levels, as well as substantial investment, will be needed~~, as members of the international community, countries must cooperate in taking specific, necessary action at all levels, as well as undertaking vital investment, to protect the world's forests more effectively;

Amendment 93 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas action at all levels, including regulatory measures, as well as substantial investment, will be needed to protect the world's forests more effectively;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas action at all levels, as well as substantial public and private investment, will be needed to protect the world's forests more effectively;

Amendment 95 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas according to recent investigations, EU based financial institutions were the main source of financing behind the six key agribusiness companies involved in deforesting climate-critical forests in Brazil, Congo Basin and New Guinea; whereas secretive international financial flows and incomplete due diligence by banks and investors were considered the major obstacles for achieving "deforestation- free" supply chains and upholding human rights;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas reforestation, the regeneration of degraded forests and agro-forestry activities to provide tree crown cover on farmland are the only available source of negative emissions able to contribute significantly to achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives ;

Amendment 97 #

Sándor RÓNAI, Tudor CIUHODARU, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Rovana PLUMB, Alessandra MORETTI, Sara CERDAS, István UJHELYI, Maria ARENA, Delara BURKHARDT, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities are increasingly under threat and facing human rights violations for their efforts to protect their forests, land, and environment;

Amendment 98 #

Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection of forests provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities; whereas forests have a therapeutic function with direct positive consequences for human health and quality of life, and could therefore also contribute to the socioeconomic development of rural areas;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas increased protection ~~of forests provides~~and restoration of forests and other natural ecosystems preserve the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities, and provide opportunities for economic development and job creation, particularly at the level of local communities;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Reminds that deforestation and forest degradation are amongst the major human causes of carbon emissions, habitat destruction and climate change; asks therefore the Commission and its Member States to maintain the commitment to fighting against illegal logging as well as trade in illegal timber and forest-risk commodities; highlights, however, that EU measures should focus also on minimising the effects of law- abiding logging operations allowed for alternative land uses, notably for cattle ranching, mining and drilling activities;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and agro-ecology have direct and indirect benefits in food security, livelihoods and nutrition in developing countries, contributing to end hunger and improving the nutrition of local communities; recalls that progress towards sustainable agriculture, food security and sustainable forest management, should be made simultaneously as core elements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose SDGs are interconnected and indivisible;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; notes with deep concern that EU consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation, through its high import dependency of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber[1]; [1] Sources: Communication of the European Commission “Stepping an EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests”, of 23 July 19, p.4.

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is concerned that the rising demand for bionergy products and the import of biomass, if not duly monitored, might lead to unsustainable practices with potentially harmful impact on the environment in the long term; urges therefore the EU and its Member States to ensure consistency among policies and to assess compliance with the principle of policy coherence for development (PCD), as set out in Article 208 TFEU, then reiterated in the new European Consensus on Development in 2017;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture, and is aggravated by legal and illegal wood harvesting for fuel and export. Calls the Commission to support cooperation policies aimed at reducing deforestation that is carried out for industrial-scale, export-oriented agricultural production;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the EU to keep up the pace of efforts to curb deforestation and damage to forests and the overexploitation of forest resources and ensure that the progress achieved in the area of sustainable forestry is maintained in the context of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that combating deforestation calls for consistency in EU environmental policies and that, in particular, farmers must not be encouraged to grow crops whose cultivation contributes significantly to deforestation, such as palm oil;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the EU to strengthen international cooperation to halt deforestation, forest degradation and encourage forest restoration, which would provide at least 30 % of all mitigation action needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the EU to provide faster and increased support to third countries to enable them to focus on renewable energy sources and thus reduce the deforestation pressure caused by the use of wood as fuel;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that EU cooperation measures need to tackle corruption, weak governance and institutions, lack of trained personnel, impunity and insecure land tenure as major causes of illegal logging, fraud, tax evasion and violations of human rights; recognizes the relevance of international frameworks such as the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) to offer legal clarity and internationally accepted standards of good practices for the responsible governance of land tenure; invites the Commission to support the diffusion and use of the VGGT at global, regional and country level.;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that EU cooperation measures need to tackle corruption, weak governance and institutions, lack of trained personnel, impunity and insecure land tenure as major causes of illegal logging, fraud, tax evasion and violations of human rightsshould aim to address the root causes of deforestation and illegal logging abroad, which entails i.e. to tackle corruption, weak governance and institutions, shrinking civic space, inadequate participation of civil society stakeholders, lack of training of personnel, forest criminality, fraud, tax evasion and violations of human rights resulting i.e. from land-grabbing and insecure land tenure;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Recalls that according to the IPCC Climate Change and Land report, the largest potential for reducing emissions from the land sector is from curbing deforestation and forest degradation; in addition, stresses that several scientific studies show the interlinkages between biodiversity loss and the rise of pandemics, notably zoonotic diseases linked to deforestation and degradation of natural habitat;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that EU cooperation measures need to tackle corruption, weak governance and institutions, lack of trained personnel as well as a definition on forests, impunity and insecure land tenure as major causes of illegal logging, fraud, tax evasion and violations of human rights; stresses that sustainable land use planning should be at the core of donors initiatives and programmes around agriculture and forestry;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that EU cooperation measures need to tackle deforestation, corruption, weak governance and institutions, lack of trained personnel, impunity and insecure land tenure as major causes of illegal logging, fraud, tax evasion and violations of human rights;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that worldwide, about 2.6 billion people use traditional biomass, mainly wood and charcoal, for cooking, while almost three quarters of them do not have access to efficient stoves; believes that EU’s assistance should equally support developing countries in producing woodfuel more sustainably to reduce forest degradation, as well as more cleanly and efficiently to improve the health of millions of people, particularly women and children in developing countries;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Deplores the signing of trade agreements with countries which do not honour their commitments to combat deforestation, such as Vietnam; stresses that the implementation of effective measures to combat deforestation should be a prerequisite for the conclusion of trade agreements between the EU and any third country;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that increasing levels of deforestation and damage to forests are not only detrimental to sustainable forestry and biodiversity, but also have an adverse impact on people’s lives and rights, for example in the context of resettlement or flight from the land, if land rights or labour rights are disregarded;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Points out that forests make a significant contribution to global food security and are an important source of income for many small family farms; emphasises that forest conservation and reafforestation measures improve living conditions in rural areas;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests; ~~calls on the EU to ensure their~~in particular, stresses that in its Special Report on “Climate Change and Land”, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) explicitly underlines the critical role of traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples and local communities in stewarding and safeguarding the world’s lands and forests as well as the importance of securing community tenure land rights to combat climate change; stresses that EU’s strategy on forest should respond to local needs and respond to a human-right base approach, involving the full participation of local communities, notably indigenous people; on this line, calls on the EU to ensure their effective participation in the design and implementation of EU development programmes which have an impact on them, building upon the lessons of FLEGT; calls on the EU, furthermore, to ~~increase~~strengthen the transparency and accountability of Voluntary Partnership Agreements; more broadly, stresses EU’s responsibility to effectively recognize and protect the right of local forest-dependent communities and of indigenous peoples to customary ownership, in line with the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) and control of their lands and natural resources, as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and in ILO Convention 169;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests while acknowledges the role of professional forester’s whose role is also utmost important in order to implement effective forest protection; calls on the EU to ensure their participation in the design and implementation of EU development programmes which have an impact on them; calls on the EU, furthermore, to increase the transparency of Voluntary Partnership Agreements; stresses that priority should be given also to knowledge on forestry and forest protection, including innovation and digitalisation, as well as knowledge transfer;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests; ~~calls on the EU to ensure~~stresses the fact that preserving natural resources is not just a matter of protecting biodiversity, but also a question of social justice in the vision of an ecological restoration, whereby the needs of both nature and human beings are balanced ; calls on the EU to ensure the recognition of their land tenure and basic human rights, as well as their participation in the design and implementation of EU development programmes which have an impact on them; calls on the EU, furthermore, to increase the transparency of Voluntary Partnership Agreements;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the EU to increase its investments in programmes for research and innovation, climate resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agroecology and agroforestry, with the aim of stopping the expansion of land use at the expense of forests while feeding and providing socioeconomic opportunities for a growing population; underlines in particular the importance of increasing tree cover, restoring damaged ecosystems and regenerating soils through reforestation and afforestation programmes, as indicated in SDG 15 targets;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests and that together with environmental human rights defenders, they are increasingly under threat and intimidation, facing human rights violations in their efforts to protect their forests, land and environment; calls on the EU to ensure their participation in the design and implementation of EU development programmes which have an impact on them and in the enforcement of forest protection measures; calls on the EU, furthermore, to increase the transparency of Voluntary Partnership Agreements;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests; calls on the EU to ensure their participation in the design and implementation of EU development programmes which have an impact on them; calls on the EU, furthermore, to increase the transparency of Voluntary Partnership Agreements; calls, further, on private actors in the timber industry to help promote the social development of these communities by means of voluntary initiatives;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that introduction of labelling and certification schemes for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market, requests the Commission to establish legally binding sustainability criteria to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights that indigenous women and women farmers play a central role in protecting forest ecosystems; notes with concern, however, the absence of women’s inclusion and empowerment in the natural resource management process; believes that gender equality in forestry education is a key point in the sustainable management of forests, which should be reflected in the EU Action Plan;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Draws attention to the importance of supporting small and medium-sized forestry enterprises by providing technical and financial assistance, training and knowledge transfer;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Points out that the EU has wide- ranging expertise in the area of sustainable energy supply and, through research and cooperation, should make available and pass on knowledge to the countries worst affected by deforestation, with a view to achieving the sustainable forest management goals set in the Agenda 2030;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the ~~forestry sector to feature strongly~~prioritisation of forest protection and restoration in the upcoming Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and ~~for the full~~stresses the potential of the External Investment Plan and regional blending facilities to ~~be exploited~~ in leveraging private funding, to protect and to restore the integrity of forest ecosystems, with the view to maximise their capacity for carbon storage and biodiversity protection; calls on the private sector to be pro-active in the fight against deforestation and human rights violations embodied in their supply chains and investments, fulfilling without delay their zero deforestation commitments and ensuring full transparency on the compliance with their commitments; calls on the Commission to make the FAO VGGT binding for the External Investment Plan; stresses that compliance with VGGT requires the existence of effective independent monitoring and enforcement, including appropriate dispute resolution and grievance mechanisms;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the forestry sector to feature strongly in the upcoming Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and for the full potential of the External Investment Plan and regional blending facilities to be exploited in leveraging private funding; for sustainable forest management, afforestation, reforestation, sustainable tourism and agroforestry as well as the initiatives of some major companies to eliminate deforestation products from their supply chains;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the EU to increase its investments in programmes for climate resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agroecology and agroforestry, and for a reduction in emissions from deforestation and forest damage and the restoration of damaged forests, with the aim of stopping the expansion of land use at the expense of forests while feeding and providing economic opportunities for a growing population; , given that forests, as the world’s most important carbon sink, have a key role to play in the global climate, by releasing oxygen and fixing the greenhouse gas CO2;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises the therapeutic function of forests in the highly urbanized societies of Europe, including the increasing importance of urban forests and trees in cities, which have direct positive consequences for human health and the quality of life of citizens; stresses that forests also contribute to the socioeconomic development of the world’s rural territories, including the distribution of resources to the poorest areas thanks to forest industry, non-wood forest products, or ecotourism;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Forests are an important part of terrestrial and marine biodiversity, and contribute to mitigation and adaptation to the negative impacts of climate change, such as, extreme weather disturbances, including flooding, droughts, storms, erosion, heat waves and fires. Calls, therefore on the EU to enhance biodiversity protection with regards to forestry in development policy and cooperation with third countries;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for the EU to strengthen its standards in terms of mandatory disclosure of information of corporates related to the production or processing of forest risk commodities in the remit of the Revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), as part of its efforts to scale up sustainable finance;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points out that the Commission’s strategy on bioeconomy, which is heavily based on the use of biomass, notably forest biomass (both as a fuel and as a raw material from which to manufacture a wide range of products), raises new challenges for the protection and restoration of forests, as it risks to shift the balance between its economic, social and environmental role to the benefit of its industrial use;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the EU to pay specific attention, in its cooperation with development countries, to forests in coastal areas, such as mangroves ; which are particularly impacted by climate change and human activity and represent a great opportunity for preservation, adaptation and mitigation policies;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Recalls that the increasing EU demand of wood for materials, energy and bioeconomy exceeds the limits of EU supply, which therefore increases the risks of import-embodied deforestation, land grabbing, forced displacement and violation of indigenous people’s rights; reiterates that EU bioenergy policy should respond to strict environmental and social criteria;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the Commission to recognize the multifunctional role of forests in its Forest strategy and to address the trade-offs resulting from the increasing demand of wood for materials, energy and the bioeconomy, by developing EU criteria for Sustainable Forest Management with concrete benchmarks and thresholds, notably on the amount of dead wood; in particular, urges the EU to ground its legislation on scientific evidence, which entails i.e. to prioritise “proforestation”, namely the practice of letting forests grow to their maximum ecological capacity to store carbon and to reach their full biodiversity potential, which proves to be a cheaper and more effective solution to address the dual global crises of climate change and biodiversity loss than reforestation and afforestation;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Underlines that protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change are not automatically mutually supportive; calls for the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive to make it consistent with EU’s international commitments on Agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement and the Convention of Biological Diversity, which entails i.e.: to introduce social sustainability criteria taking into account the risks of land- grabbing; to this end, RED II should comply with international tenure rights standards, i.e. ILO Convention No 169 and FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenures and Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Stresses equally the need to introduce more stringent environmental criteria on forest biomass to avoid deforestation abroad; in particular, calls on the Member States to refrain from importing wood and wood-based products for energy purposes; asks the Commission to modify RED II so that burning forest wood would not be eligible for meeting EU Member State renewable energy targets, and so that burning forest wood is no longer eligible for subsidies;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the EU to discuss deforestation issues in bilateral dialogues with partner countries in order to encourage them to include forests in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, to work on internationally binding forest protection and reforestation schemes and to coordinate with international initiatives; calls on the EU to consider providing support to third countries with the potential to switch to non-wood based renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel, and encourages actions to increase forest cover and other wooded land where relevant, especially in abandoned lands, close to urban and peri-urban areas as well as in mountainous areas considering regional site and changing climatic conditions;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the EU to ~~increas~~continue its investments in programmes for climate resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agroecology and agroforestry, with the aim of stopping the expansion of land use at the expense of forests while feeding and providing economic opportunities for a growing population; stresses that investments of this kind can be effective only with the involvement on a fair basis of the whole of the international community, and in particular those countries which are the biggest contributors to global deforestation, first and foremost China;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the EU to discuss deforestation ~~issue~~, forest degradation and the destruction of other natural ecosystems in bilateral dialogues with partner countries in order to encourage them to include forests and related governance measures in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, as well as in their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP) under the Convention on Biological Diversity, and to work on internationally binding forest protection schemes and to coordinate with international initiatives;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the EU to discuss deforestation issues in bilateral and regional dialogues with partner countries in order to encourage them to include forests in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, to work on internationally binding forest protection schemes and to coordinate with international initiatives;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the European Commission to expand the use of the Copernicus REDD+ satellite system to support global forest risk monitoring and deforestation in collaboration with developing countries, to strengthen prevention and preparedness efforts for wildfires by collaborating with developing countries on early warning tools, disaster resilience and risk mitigation measures; in this context, calls on the Commission to assess, together with the private sector and other development actors, new disaster risk finance and insurance solutions against catastrophic events affecting forests;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy is creating pressure on world’s forests, given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources; Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of biofuels and bio mass could have on deforestation and review its EU bioenergy policies accordingly;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to monitor, raise the profile of and work to guarantee the transparency of any initiative in which it is involved as part of the effort to combat deforestation, in particular in the context of the Central African Forest Initiative;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Points out that China is probably the world’s largest importer of deforestation timber, because it illegally imports timber from Myanmar, Thailand and Brazil in particular and from many sub-Saharan African countries, and that a global strategy to combat deforestation must therefore involve, as a matter of priority, a dialogue with China which is designed to encourage that country to honour its own obligations and undertakings regarding deforestation;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Points out, further, that Chinese imports of timber from the EU, and in particular eastern France, are having a disastrous impact on the timber industry and the environment in the areas concerned, given that Chinese imports of French timber increased sevenfold between 2007 and 2019, triggering a significant rise in prices which has been damaging to the French timber industry; calls, therefore, for the imposition of quotas on Chinese imports of round timber, as far as this is possible under World Trade Organization rules;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Deplores the fact, moreover, that imports of timber products, in particular furniture, into the EU from China increased sharply between 2000 and 2018, given that these products are in direct competition with items manufactured in the EU and the industry has been shedding jobs since the early 2000s; stresses that the EU should therefore consider imposing quotas on these imports and monitoring their compatibility with the relevant EU rules;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission to increase supply chain sustainability and transparency; recalls ~~for the adoption of regulatory measures while ensuring a level playing field to avoid income loss in developing countries and unfair competition;~~ that voluntary measures and certification schemes alone have proved not to be sufficient to stop deforestation; in this context, reiterates its support for a European legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to regulate access to the Union market only to products and commodities that do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation, nor to the conversion or degradation of other natural ecosystems and human rights violations; stresses that such legislative framework should apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, both upstream and downstream of the supply chain; be accompanied by a robust enforcement regime and include effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance; urges the Commission to adopt such proposal without delay, based on the lessons of existing legislation such as conflict minerals, timber regulation, unregulated and unreported fishing, which all include mandatory due diligence requirements;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission to increase supply chain sustainability and transparency; calls to this regard for the adoption of ~~regulatory measures while ensuring a~~mandatory due diligence obligations to be applied to all operators involved in forest-risk commodity supply chains and invites the Commission to promote such a binding regulatory framework at international level, with the aim of promoting transparency and enforcing proportionate but dissuasive sanctioning mechanisms, also in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; is of the opinion that such approach is conducive to a more level playing field to avoid income loss in developing countries ~~and~~, tackle unfair competition and incentivise global sustainable forest management at the same time;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the EU to increase its investments in programmes for climate resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agroecology and agroforestry, with the aim of stopping illegal logging and the expansion of land use at the expense of forests while feeding and providing economic opportunities for a growing population in harmony with the European Green Deal, while notes the different level of national policies in the context of circular bioeconomy;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission to increase supply chain sustainability and transparency and urges the traceability of timber and timber products throughout the supply chain within the EU and in third countries; calls for the adoption of regulatory measures while ensuring a level playing field to avoid income loss in developing countries and unfair competition; is convinced that the EU Forest Strategy should promote and share of best practices and results in the forest sector and improve cooperation among Member States;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the commitment by the Commission to increase supply chain sustainability and transparency; calls for the adoption of regulatory measures while ensuring a level playing field to avoid income loss in developing countries and unfair competition; reiterates its call for an EU legal framework based on corporate due diligence to prevent, address and mitigate deforestation and human rights violations in supply chains and provide access to justice for victims; such obligations should be cross-sectorial and apply in particular to the financial sector

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that the EU’s intensive farming model is dependent on the import of large volumes of protein feed; stresses that the cultivation of protein feed overseas is one of the main drivers of deforestation and the destruction of tropical forests; calls for sustainability criteria to be introduced for feed imports, in an effort to ensure that in third countries protein plants are cultivated in a sustainable manner which is not damaging to the environment or social structures;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the EU to integrate forest diplomacy into its climate policy, with the aim to encourage countries which process and/or import significant quantities of tropical timber to adopt effective legislation banning the importation of illegally harvested timber and requiring operators to conduct due diligence (similar to the EU Timber Regulation);

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the EU to support the development of sustainable, deforestation- free supply chains for agricultural raw materials, and in so doing to integrate small farmers’ products into sustainable supply chains, improve small farmers’ living conditions and take proper account of basic human rights, social and environmental requirements;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Encourages the EU to provide assistance in strengthening surveillance of deforestation and illegal activities;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore fores~~Recalls EU’s international commitments on the environment, climate and human rights, notably the Paris Agreement, the Convention of Biological Diversity, the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT), the International Bill of Human Rights and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); recalls as well the Treaty obligation to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all internal and external policies; accordingly, calls on the EU to make sure that all its sectorial policies are coherent with, and contribute to, delivering its commitments to protect and restore forests; in particular, calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade on the state of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments; recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain binding and enforceable forest- specific, human rights and responsible business conduct provisions, ~~as well as mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions.~~ including provisions to guarantee Free, Prior and Informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and the recognition of land tenure rights of forest-dependent communities and of indigenous people; calls for the integration of mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions and to seek redress, notably by providing accessible complaint mechanisms, including sanctions.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore forests; ~~recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain~~insists on the strategic importance of robust, coherent and enforceable sustainability chapters in trade agreements, along with an effective implementation of multilateral environmental and climate agreements; invites the Commission to carefully assess the impacts of trade agreements on deforestation in the Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) and other relevant assessments, based on solid data and evaluation methodologies; urges the Commission to include clear reference to forest- specific and responsible business conduct provisions, as well as mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions.

Amendment 69 #

7. Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore forests; recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain binding forest- specific and responsible business conduct provisions, as well as mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions and that effective measures to combat deforestation must be a prerequisite for the conclusion of such trade agreements.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the EU to ~~increa~~prioritise its investments in ~~programmes for climate resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agroecology and agroforestry~~agroecology, crop diversification and agroforestry, in line with the conclusions of the IPCC Special Report on “Climate Change and land”, and to invest in community-based forest management, with the aim of stopping the expansion of land use at the expense of forests and other natural ecosystems, while feeding and providing sustainable economic opportunities for a growing population;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore forests; recalls that biodiversity objectives should be mainstreamed into forestry and other policies ; recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain binding forest- specific and responsible business conduct provisions, as well as mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore forests; recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain forest- specific and responsible business conduct provisions, as well as mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions, stresses that afforestation can help to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore forests; recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain forest- specific and responsible business conduct provisions, as well as binding mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Expresses its concern on the biodiversity loss occurring in the Union, something that needs to be addressed by the European Forest Strategy; reminds that the loss of biodiversity is an internal problem of the Union; notes that the Strategy should protect the last fragments of mature forests in the Union due to their importance as biodiversity reservoirs and as a way to increase forest resilience; emphasises that the Strategy should promote sustainable and multifunctional silviculture approaches that are adapted to regional conditions to optimize different goals simultaneously such as wood production, water and soil conservation, and landscape beauty.

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that the disruption of entire ecosystems and the loss of forest areas has pushed wild and exotic animals into areas where they are forced to live more closely with human beings, thereby facilitating the emergence and spread of some infectious diseases; urges the Commission and the Member States to work in cooperation with international organizations such as WHO and FAO and provide a global response to prevent health crises and pandemics from happening in the future.

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasizes that the link between health, environmental and climate crisis has been scientifically proven. Points out that, due to climate change and biodiversity loss such as deforestation, such crisis might multiply in the decades to come ; therefore calls on the EU, as part of the Green Deal’s external dimension, to step up its technical assistance as well as the sharing of information and best practices with third countries regarding sustainable forest management.

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for strengthening the EU - ACP cooperation in order to tackle the increasing problem of deforestation and desertification in these countries through the development of action plans aimed at improving the management and conservation of forests taking into account the causes of deforestation from inside and outside the forest sector and acknowledging the importance of tropical timber for the economies of the ACP States with timber producing forests.

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that trade liberalisation , including EU EPAs and FTAs with their countries, can increase deforestation and express its concern about the upcoming EU-Mercosur agreement. Insists that binding and enforceable provisions in EU trade agreements TSD chapters are needed to ensure respect for human rights, environmental, forest and labour protection and with EU commitment to policy coherence for development.

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the significant amount of embodied deforestation and forest degradation linked to animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, to reduce EU consumption of risks commodities, by promoting more plant based diets and extensive livestock farming that does not depend on protein rich feed such as soy;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to include illegal forest practices, such as under pricing of wood in concessions, harvesting of protected trees, smuggling of forest products across borders, illegal logging and processing forest raw materials without a licence, within the scope of enforceable anti-corruption provisions in FTAs.

Amendment 8 #