2019/2803(RSP) | [ParlTrack]

Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Considers that the synergy between extensive pastoral systems and pollinators is not addressed at all by the Pollinators Initiative

Amendment 102 #

Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Considers that the positive contribution the Initiative associates with the Common Agricultural Policy instruments is not underpinned by data as no indicator has existed so far on the matter; asks the Commission and the Member States to accept the European Parliament´s call for a Pollinators´ Indicator in the CAP

Amendment 103 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Stresses that insecticides3a sales increased in 2017 in comparison to 2016 in 18 EU countries; highlights with worry that in the category of other insecticides4a increase of sales in 2017 in comparison to 2016 was observed in 9 out of 13 countries for which this disaggregate was available and that the Pollinators Initiative does not consider this trend relevant; _________________ 3aEurostat data exist for the category of Insecticides and acaricides; further data exist for different categories of Insecticides (pyrethroids, chlorinates hydrocarbons, orpanophosphates, carbamates and oximo-carbamates; and other insecticides); available at http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/su bmitViewTableAction.do 4a which comprises also of neonicotinoids

Amendment 104 #

Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that thpesticide reduction ~~of pesticide use should therefore be set as a target in Member States’ strategic p~~plan, with clear targets, milestones and timeline, should be set in each Member States’ National Action Plans, and pesticide reduction should be set as a ‘common indicator’ with which to monitor success; believes that EU-wide mandatory reduction targets should be included in the upcoming revision of EU Directive on Sustainable Use of Pesticides (2009/128/EC).

Amendment 105 #

Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that biodiversity measures and the reduction of pesticide use should therefore be set as a target in Member States’ strategic plans within the CAP, and pesticide reduction as well as increase in biodiversity should be set as a ‘common indicators’ with which to monitor success;

Amendment 106 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HÄUSLING, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that the reduction of pesticide use should therefore be set as a target in Member States’ strategic plans, and pesticide reduction and substitution with less toxic products should be set as a ‘common indicator’ with which to monitor success;

Amendment 107 #

Ulrike MÜLLER

Paragraph 9

9. Sstresses that the reduction of pesticide use should ~~therefore be set as a target in Member States’ strategic plans~~be incentivised under the framework of the strategic plans in order to protect biodiversity, and pesticide reduction should be set as a ‘common indicator’ with which to monitor success;

Amendment 108 #

Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls on the Commission to review the revised National Action Plans and to take all available actions to ensure Member States adequately commit to pesticide use reduction targets and the necessary monitoring;

Amendment 109 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA

Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (128/2009/EC), non-chemical methods of pest control should be used ~~as a priority, to replace~~before resorting to pesticides, with a view to protecting pollinators;

Amendment 11 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Mairead McGUINNESS, Pascal CANFIN

Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas the Commission launched the EU Pollinators Initiative in response to the calls of the European Parliament and the Council to address the decline of pollinators on 1 June 2018;

Amendment 110 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (128/2009/EC), non-chemical methods of pest control ~~should~~must be used ~~as a priority~~first, to replace pesticides, with a view to protecting pollinators;

Amendment 111 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the Union without derogation~~systematically request the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority in case that Member States give an emergency authorisation for a neonicotinoid-based plant protection product, based on article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;

Amendment 112 #

Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~propose legislation prohibiting~~work for the gradual abandonment of the production, sale and use of ~~all~~those neonicotinoid-based pesticides th~~roughout the Union without derogation~~at have been scientifically proven to interact adversely with the physiology of bees;

Amendment 113 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES

Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the Union ~~without derogation~~except in the case of trained farmers;

Amendment 114 #

Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides intended for outdoor use throughout the Union without derogation;

Amendment 115 #

Anthea McINTYRE, Pietro FIOCCHI

Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all~~fully enforce the existing use restrictions for neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the Union without derogation;

Amendment 116 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES, Jessica POLFJÄRD

Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to set detailed rules for and ensure a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public; welcomes the role of EFSA in examining these derogations;

Amendment 117 #

Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ~~set detailed rules for and~~effectively implement and enforce the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2019 to ensure a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public;

Amendment 118 #

Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that professional users of plant protection products should, for at least three years, keep detailed records of the plant protection products' usage, area, timing and dose of application; notes that the relevant information recorded should be available to the competent authority on request, in order to monitor adherence to the cross-compliance rules and to track performance of the CAP in terms of pesticide use reductions across the EU;

Amendment 119 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Alexander BERNHUBER, Frédérique RIES

Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness and promote funding opportunities in this area; points out that common instruments and models for the development of strategies and plans for pollinators based on existing best practices will encourage the adoption of additional measures at national, regional and local level;

Amendment 12 #

Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas pollinators include insects such as bees, hoverflies, butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, thrips and mammals such as bats and birds;

Amendment 120 #

Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Stresses that the indicator measuring pollinator diversity and abundance being developed will allow evaluation of the CAP's performance in this area;

Amendment 121 #

Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adopt without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent review of three neonicotinoids;deleted

Amendment 122 #

Ulrike MÜLLER

Paragraph 13

13. ~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adopt without delay the~~Welcomes the foreseen review of the Bee Guidance document to be carried out by EFSA to ensure that latest science will be applied; stresses that the involvement of key stakeholders should ensure that the reviewed and updated bBee gGuidance ~~used by EFSA in its recent review of three neonicotinoids~~Document will be broadly accepted and will not face the same resistance as the current document;

Amendment 123 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and ~~the~~ Member States ~~in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adopt without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent rev~~to ensure the full adoption of the 2013 EFSA bee guidance as a matter of urgency, including the requirements with regard to chronic and larvae toxicity as well as concerning speciews o~~f three neonicotinoid~~ther than honey bees;

Amendment 124 #

Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to ~~adopt~~fully adopt in all its dimensions and without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its ~~recent~~ review of three neonicotinoids;

Amendment 125 #

Anthea McINTYRE, Pietro FIOCCHI

Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to ~~adopt without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent review of three neonicotinoids~~continue its work on producing an update to the EFSA bee guidance document informed by the principles of science based policy;

Amendment 126 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Martin HÄUSLING, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Commission to request from EFSA a pesticide guidance document setting out pre-approval tests to provide protection for butterflies, moths and hoverflies;

Amendment 127 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that many Member States have expressed reservations about the bee guidance, and that these must be taken into account;

Amendment 128 #

Paragraph 14

~~14. Underlines that 'controlled pollination' could help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and significantly increase crop yields;~~deleted

Amendment 129 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HÄUSLING, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Paragraph 14

~~14. Underlines that 'controlled pollination' could help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and significantly increase crop yields;~~deleted

Amendment 13 #

Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas pollinators represent one of the most important indicators of the health of our environment; whereas statistics and trends from across Europe, while sometimes partial, all point to a worrisome decline in pollinator populations;

Amendment 130 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA

Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that 'controlled pollination' ~~could~~may help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and ~~significantly~~could increase crop yields along with pollination from wild pollinators;

Amendment 131 #

Frédérique RIES, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that '~~controll~~managed pollination' could help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and significantly increase crop yields;

Amendment 132 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that the presence of pollinator habitats increases the productivity of land.

Amendment 133 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Considers that at least 10% of farmland could be reserved for natural habitats.

Amendment 134 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HÄUSLING, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to improve the habitat and forage space for bees;deleted

Amendment 135 #

Ulrike MÜLLER

Paragraph 15

Amendment 136 #

Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity ~~and~~, to regulate intensive farming practices, ~~in order to improve the habitat and forage space for be~~and to encourage the use of greening measures which qualitatively and quantitatively improve the habitat and forage space for pollinators and fight the homogenisation of European landscapes;

Amendment 137 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to gradually eliminate them by reducing their environmental impact and ultimately improve the habitat and forage space for bees and wild pollinators;

Amendment 138 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity ~~and to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to improve the habitat and forage space for bee~~through intensification of the use of external inputs, such as pesticides and fertilisers, and set an objective on the transition towards agroecology to ensure long-term productivity and a sustainable income for farmers;

Amendment 139 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to ~~include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and to regulate intensive farming practices~~take account of existing agricultural practices in the CAP, in order to improve the habitat and forage space for bees;

Amendment 14 #

Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the poor conservation status of butterflies and their semi natural grassland habitats is clear and a good proxy for the situation of wild bees, hoverflies, moths and other pollinators;

Amendment 140 #

Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member State to promote the use of pasture and pastoral habitats, including wooded pastures and other agroforestry systems, as a critical precondition for creating nesting, breeding and overwintering substrates for pollinators, and in synergy with the mainenance of high nature value grassland communities confined to grazing and traditional forms of extensive farming;

Amendment 141 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HÄUSLING, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. In this regard, stresses that crop rotation, the use of strong varieties, and mechanical weeding/ biological pest control will help restore pollinator’s habitats, while large fields with monocultures contribute to pollinator decline;

Amendment 142 #

Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support green infrastructure that recreates and restores mosaics of habitats and functional connectivity for pollinators in rural and urban landscapes;

Amendment 143 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips ~~and~~, grassy/ flowering ~~waterways with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as~~strips along water courses and perennial flowering areas as measures encouraging biodiversity in order to protect foraging opportunityies and habitat for pollinators, as well as providing better erosion control;

Amendment 144 #

Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips and grassy/ flowering waterways with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators in rural, semi- urban, and urban areas;

Amendment 145 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES

Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips and grassy/ flowering waterways and maintain well managed hedgerows with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators;

Amendment 146 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote ~~the concept of~~flowering buffer strips and ~~grassy/ flowering waterways with a view to provide both better erosion control as well as perennial flowering areas as foraging opportunity and habitat for pollinators~~field margins that provide multiple ecosystem services and serve as habitat for pollinators, for biocontrol agents as well as erosion control;

Amendment 147 #

Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on the Member States to support early listing on the Union List of species that present a risk to pollinators, to respond quickly to control and eliminate such species, to increase vigilance, and to take of restrictive actions when pathways are identified;

Amendment 148 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures to help tackle pressures on pollinators stemming from farmland abandonment;

Amendment 149 #

Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Stresses that effective biosecurity measures need to be introduced for potted plants and soil before moving significant distances and encourages public bodies responsible for the management of green areas to use local plants, maximising benefits for local pollinators and minimising spread of invasive alien species;

Amendment 15 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas only 56 pollinators species are protected by the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, of which 67% of the assessments are unfavourable;

Amendment 150 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 16 c (new)

16 c. Calls on the Commision to apply the EU ecolabel to pollinator friendly potted plants which display their place of origin, are placed in a sustainable container, do not use peat, and do not contain insecticides;

Amendment 151 #

Paragraph 17

~~17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the beekeeping sector by reinforcing import inspections in order to avoid imports of adulterated honey;~~deleted

Amendment 152 #

Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the beekeeping sector by reinforcing import inspections in order to avoid imports of adulterated honey and by adopting compulsory honey origin labelling (with every countries' name) for honey mixtures;

Amendment 153 #

Paragraph 17

Amendment 154 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Roberta METSOLA, Alexander BERNHUBER

Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that European farmers use plant protection products professionally and that the protection of pollinators is constantly being improved thanks to ongoing further training in their correct use;

Amendment 155 #

Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls for the promotion and development of pollinator habitats in urban areas;

Amendment 156 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Roberta METSOLA

Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Calls on Member States to ensure that national and regional farm advisory systems are able to provide good quality advice to farmers on how to encourage biodiversity and pollinator habitats;

Amendment 157 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA

Paragraph 18

18. Concerning ~~bees~~honeybees (apis mellifera), insists in particular on the role of research on the causes of the reduction in the life expectancy of queen bees, which is a worrying phenomenon;

Amendment 158 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Underlines that the research heading of the Initiative lacks any consideration of the result-based schemes which have monitoring embedded within and could prove useful, partly covering the monitoring needs and provide relevant incentives to farmers; highlights that such schemes can be piloted and scaled up under various EU financial instruments and policies, including the Common Agricultural Policy;

Amendment 159 #

Paragraph 19

19. Calls ~~for mor~~on the Commission and Member States to increase fundsing for ~~research and for the monitoring of wild pollinators~~basic and applied research on pollinators, the development of treatments against new diseases, parasites and viruses affecting them, and to invest in strengthening and expanding the pool of taxonomic expertise, including through EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation;

Amendment 16 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HÄUSLING, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas the European Parliament has initiated several pilot projects and preparatory actions to further study the decline of pollinators and develop concrete solutions to mitigate the worrisome decline in pollinator populations1a; _________________ 1aNotably the EU pollinators monitoring and indicators, the Environmental monitoring of pesticide use through honeybees; Measuring the pulse of biodiversity using the Red list index; and Developing a farmer's toolbox for integrated pest management practices from across the European Union.

Amendment 160 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 19

19. Calls ~~for more funds for research and for the monitoring of wild pollinator~~on the Commission and Member States to establish a systematic and standardised monitoring of wild pollinators and the main pressures they face, in order to build a good understanding of the magnitude of their decline and its causes and to enable full evaluation of the effectiveness of relevant EU and national policies;

Amendment 161 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Roberta METSOLA

Paragraph 19

19. Calls for more funds for research and for the monitoring of wild pollinators; insists that more investment in taxonomic skills is required for effective monitoring;

Amendment 162 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES

Paragraph 19

19. Calls for more funds for ~~research~~specialist research programmes in this field and for the suitable monitoring of wild pollinators;

Amendment 163 #

Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls for more emphasis to be placed on field research and pollinators other than honeybees and butterflies; stresses that the systematic monitoring in real life conditions is important to gauge the extent of pollinator decline and its causes;

Amendment 164 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Martin HÄUSLING, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure integration of funding needs for the monitoring of wild pollinators into the CAP Strategic Plans, in order to secure robust data for building a CAP indicator on pollinators as per the commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative;

Amendment 165 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase funding for basic and applied research on pollinators, and invest in strengthening and expanding the poll of taxonomic expertise, including through EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation;

Amendment 166 #

Paragraph 20

20. Considers it appropriate to support the development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators and to increase research into new hybridisation techniques as a way of selecting plant species so as to greatly reduce the need for pesticides;

Amendment 167 #

Paragraph 20

20. ~~Considers it appropriate to support the development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators~~Deems it necessary to support the agro-ecological transition of agriculture, and the development of methods of pest management which are harmless to pollinators, such as, inter alia, adequate cultivation techniques, crop rotation and balanced fertilisation;

Amendment 168 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 20

20. Considers it appropriate to encourage partnership arrangements with academic circles and cooperation with researchers in different fields to support the development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators;

Amendment 169 #

Paragraph 20

20. Considers it appropriate to support eco-innovation1a in agriculture and the development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators; _________________ 1aDefined by the Commission as any innovation resulting in significant progress towards the goal of sustainable development, by reducing the impacts of our production modes on the environment, enhancing nature’s resilience to environmental pressures, or achieving a more efficient and responsible use of natural resources.

Amendment 17 #

Recital B

B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators ~~will need to be strongly reduced~~must stay within the limits defined in the risk assessments of each pesticide;

Amendment 170 #

Paragraph 20

20. Considers it appropriate to support the further development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinators;

Amendment 171 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HÄUSLING, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 21

21. Calls ~~for support for~~on the Commission and Member States to support citizens science focusing on recording and monitoring of pollinators and the training of beekeepers to promote a non-intrusive Union surveillance of bees through the development of indicators of colony vitality;

Amendment 18 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA

Recital B

B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators - residues that are particularly damaging to pollinators - will need to be ~~strongly~~ reduced;

Amendment 19 #

Recital B

B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators from further decline, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reduced;

Amendment 2 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions -EU Pollinators Initiative1a _________________ 1a (COM(2018)395 final)

Amendment 20 #

Recital B

B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the ~~presenc~~use of pesticide ~~residues in the habitat of pollinators~~s that harm pollinators and their food will need to be strongly reduced;

Amendment 21 #

Recital B

B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide ~~residue~~s in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reduced;

Amendment 22 #

Recital B

B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be ~~strongly~~ reduced;

Amendment 23 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital C

C. whereas neonicotinoid ~~use~~s hasve been linked to adverse ecological effects~~, including high risks to both domestic and wild bees, responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide~~ on honeybees, which play an important role as pollinators;

Amendment 24 #

Recital C

C. whereas ~~neonicotinoid use~~the use of some pesticides has been linked to adverse ecological effects, including high risks to both domestic and wild bees, responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide;

Amendment 25 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the decline in the number of pollinators, which is deeply regrettable, cannot only be blamed on the use of plant protection products; whereas air pollution and light pollution due to traffic and building on habitats have played a large part in the decline of pollinators;

Amendment 26 #

Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas according to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 professional users of pesticides must keep records of pesticide use for at least 3 years, containing the name of the plant protection product, the time and the dose of application, the area and the crop where the product was used;

Amendment 27 #

Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas even now the existing criteria for approving plant protection products take a great deal of account of the need to protect pollinators and whereas the active substances involved are constantly becoming less harmful;

Amendment 28 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital E

E. whereas ~~however,~~ several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications ~~of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made public~~to the Commission must be in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation EC 1107/2009; whereas in its subsequent assessments, EFSA noted that in 7 Member States, 23 out of 40 emergency authorisations were deemed to be justified; expresses concern at the misuse of such emergency authorisations but notes the importance of the process and highlights that it is being appropriately used in the majority of cases;

Amendment 29 #

Recital E

E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas these notifications ~~of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made public~~are often of very poor quality and are not made public, while EFSA concluded that for about one third of the products for which emergency authorisations were granted, alternatives would have been available;

Amendment 3 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2019 on the Union´s authorisation procedure for pesticides1a _________________ 1a P8_TA(2019)0023

Amendment 30 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA

Recital E

E. whereas ~~however,~~ several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas ~~notifications of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made public~~emergency derogations are necessary in order to combat new harmful organisms or ones which occur on a massive scale, or in order to overcome the growing number of indication gaps in both organic and conventional farming;

Amendment 31 #

Recital E

E. whereas ~~however,~~ several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications ofby Member States regarding ~~those~~ emergency authorisations ~~are often of very p~~should be of goord quality and ~~are not~~ made public; whereas EFSA can play a role in examining emergency authorisations;

Amendment 32 #

Recital E

E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often ~~of very poor quality and are~~ not made public;

Amendment 33 #

Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the comprehensive approval procedure for plant protection products takes account of the safety of active substances in relation to the protection of pollinators, and emergency derogations are only granted in exceptional circumstances;

Amendment 34 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas glyphosate use has been shown to damage the bacteria of honeybees contributing to pollinator decline and loss of habitat;

Amendment 35 #

Recital F

F. whereas~~, in 2013, EFSA updated the methodology for the assessment of risks posed by~~ EFSA's Guidance Document on the risk assessment of plant protection products ton bees, taking into account not only chronical risks to honeybees but also adding risk assessment schemes for bumble bees and solitary bees; whereas this method was fully applied in the EFSA assessments with regard to three neonicotinoid approved in 2013 representing the most updated scientific methodology of the risks of pesticides to Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees has not been endorsed by the Member States fully; whereas this situation undermines the proper application of the approval criteria of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and thus better protection of these species;

Amendment 36 #

Martin HÄUSLING, Frédérique RIES, Martin HOJSÍK

Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas, aside from the impact of insecticides on pollinators, wide-spectrum herbicides used on a landscape scale, e.g. as a pre-emergent weedkillers or as desiccants, destroy the food sources of pollinators outside of the main crop flowering periods and contribute to population crashes;

Amendment 37 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Recital G

G. whereas, as Member States were unwilling to support the full bee guidance, the Commission proposed amending Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 on the uniform principles, but only for the assessment and decision-making with regard to acute toxicity to honeybees; whereas in July 2019, the Standing Committee of Plants, Animals, Food and Feed adopted a positive opinion on that proposal;deleted

Amendment 38 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Recital G

G. whereas~~, as Member States were unwilling to support the full bee guidance,~~ the Commission proposed amending Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 on the uniform principles~~, but only~~ for the assessment and decision-making with regard to acute toxicity to honeybees; ~~whereas in July 2019, the Standing Committee of Plants, Animals, Food and Feed adopted a positive opinion on that proposal;~~

Amendment 39 #

Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas even the full application of the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance would still leave butterflies, moths and hoverflies unprotected by the pesticide approval regime;

Amendment 4 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Recital A

A. whereas~~, while a lot of~~ much research as ~~regards~~to the reasons for pollinator decline has already been done, ~~the implementation of these findings leaves a lot to be desired~~including the EU funded POSHbee project and work by Coloss, the honeybee research association; notes the need for continued research to be conducted in order to form definitive conclusions as to the reasons behind pollinator decline;

Amendment 40 #

Recital G b (new)

G b. whereas many pollinator habitats have become highly fragmented and specialist species are under increasing threat from habitat mismanagement and climate change;

Amendment 41 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES

Recital H

H. whereas connected pollinator habitats, such as buffer strips and grassy waterways, can contribute to erosion control and in general to an improvement of biodiversity and are potentially useful for improving the quality of the food available for both domestic bees and wild pollinators;

Amendment 42 #

Recital H

H. whereas connected pollinator habitats, such as buffer strips, hedgerows and grassy waterways, can contribute to erosion control;

Amendment 43 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Irena JOVEVA, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital H

H. whereas connected pollinator habitats, such as buffer strips and grassy waterways, can contribute to soil erosion control;

Amendment 44 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Recital I

I. whereas ~~using indigenous flowers is of particular importance for~~occurrence, conservation and restoration of areas of indigenous flowers, also in urban areas, is essential for healthy populations of wild pollinators;

Amendment 45 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES

Recital I

I. whereas ~~using~~ indigenous flowers isare of particular importance for wild pollinators;

Amendment 46 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Alexander BERNHUBER

Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas the pollination by managed honey bees only supplements, rather than substitutes pollination by wild pollinators;

Amendment 47 #

Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas wild pollinators play a vital role in crop pollination, honeybees support this contribution;

Amendment 48 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital J

J. whereas wild pollinators and beekeepers in Europe provide pollination services almost entirely for free; whereas this is in stark contrast to other parts of the world, where the cost of pollination is consistent with other farm inputs such as seeds, fertilisers, and pesticides;

Amendment 49 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas healthy bees are essential for agricultural activity in the European Union, given that 84 % of plant species and 76 % of European food production depend on pollination by bees;

Amendment 5 #

Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas on 11 October 2019 the IUCN issued an urgent call to massively scale up species conservation action in response to the escalating biodiversity crisis, appealing to the world's governments to halt species decline and prevent human-driven extinctions by 2030, and to improve the conservation status of threatened species with a view to bringing about widespread recovery by 2050;

Amendment 50 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Roberta METSOLA

Recital J a (new)

J a. Whereas pollinators are socially and culturally beneficial via remedies, products, art and traditions;

Amendment 51 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HÄUSLING, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Recital K

K. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU;deleted

Amendment 52 #

Recital K

K. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service supplements that of wild pollinators and is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey and other bee products; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU;

Amendment 53 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Irena JOVEVA, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas agri-environmental measures have not been implemented at a sufficient scale across the EU to compensate for the losses of pollinator habitats and declines in habitat quality; and greening has failed to provide significant improvement;

Amendment 54 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Irena JOVEVA, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas over-fertilisation of crops contributes to diminishing the occurrence of flowering plants which represent a potential food basis for pollinators;

Amendment 55 #

Recital K b (new)

K b. whereas the introduction of a pollinator indicator can contribute to optimal decision-making processes, more effective public spending, increased accountability and understanding of the impact of policies and legislation;

Amendment 56 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Irena JOVEVA, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital K c (new)

K c. whereas the introduction of a pollinator impact indicator was requested in the positions of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development in the context of the CAP Strategic Plans regulation proposal (COM(2018)-392);

Amendment 57 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Recital K d (new)

K d. whereas nitrate emissions cause eutrophication and the growth of rank grasses, which crowd out the herbs and flowers in the sward, cover bare ground used as a nesting habitat by many pollinators, and cause low level shading that creates a cool microclimate unsuitable for many indigenous species;

Amendment 58 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that Parliament specifically asked for an EU Pollinators Initiative in its resolution on the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy; therefore welcomes the Commission's initiative to protect pollinators;deleted

Amendment 59 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA, Alexander BERNHUBER

Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that there are various positive elements in the Initiative in terms of setting strategic objectives and a set of actions to be taken by the EU and its Member States; applauds work already being carried out at local level to protect pollinator habitats;

Amendment 6 #

Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas pollination by honey bees only supplements, rather than substitutes, pollination provided by a broad array of insect species2a, including solitary bees, butteflies, hoverflies and beetles _________________ 2aLucas A. Garibaldi at al, 2013: Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

Amendment 60 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Irena JOVEVA, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that there are various positive elements in the Initiative in terms of setting strategic objectives and a set of urgent actions to be taken by the EU and its Member States to protect bees;

Amendment 61 #

Paragraph 2

2. Recognises th~~at there are various positive elements in the~~e added value of the EU Pollinators Initiative in ~~terms of~~ setting strategic objectives and a set of actions to be taken by the EU and its Member States;

Amendment 62 #

Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that numerous national rural development programmes already include measures to promote biodiversity and assist pollinators;

Amendment 63 #

Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Observes that in order for such programmes and measures to be continued and further expanded, it is primarily necessary to provide adequate funding for Pillar II of the CAP;

Amendment 64 #

Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that, in so doing, the diversity of regions and habitats and also the many different pollinators that exist must be taken into account, which necessitates a national and regional approach;

Amendment 65 #

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, the effects of pathogens and parasites such as the Varroa destructor mite, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 66 #

Norbert LINS, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats and their connectivity, intensive agricultural management practices, cessation of traditional management, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 67 #

Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address ~~the main root~~ causes of pollinators’ decline, which include l~~and-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices, pla~~oss of habitats, pressures on pollinators stemming from intensive agricultural management and land-use change - including farmland abandonment, p~~rotection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien speci~~esticide use, invasive alien species, climate change, environmental pollution and diseases; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 68 #

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the ma~~in root~~ny causes of pollinators’ decline, which include unsustainable land-use changes and loss of habitats, ~~intensiv~~environmental pollution, intensive unsustainable agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 69 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HÄUSLING, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, ~~diseases, climate change and~~environmental pollution, invasive alien species, pathogens and climate change1a; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency; _________________ 1aPotts, S.G., et al., (2016), The Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 552 pp.

Amendment 7 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HÄUSLING, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas pollinators provide essential direct and indirect ecosystem services such as pollination, pest control, soil and water quality, and landscape aesthetics;

Amendment 70 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Roberta METSOLA, Alexander BERNHUBER

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the ma~~in root~~ny causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, environmental pollution, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 71 #

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, ~~intensive agricultural management practices,~~ plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 72 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Paragraph 3

3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, in~~tensive agricultural management practices,~~correct use of plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 73 #

Paragraph 3

3. ~~However, consider~~Recalls that the Initiative ~~fails to sufficiently address the main~~highlights the importance of targeting the root causes of wild pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, ~~diseases,~~ climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;

Amendment 74 #

Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, Martin HÄUSLING, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 4

4. Considers that pollinators are an essential component of biodiversity and are indispensable for reproduction in many plant species; acknowledges that a decreasing pollinator population affects the quality and quantity of agricultural yields and the economic returns for farmers;

Amendment 75 #

Paragraph 4

4. Considers that pollinators are an essential component of biodiversity and are indispensable for reproduction ina manyjority of plant species;

Amendment 76 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Roberta METSOLA, Frédérique RIES

Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the importance of adopting a holistic approach and of evaluating the impact of existing policy measures in order to effectively tackle the decline of pollinators in the Union; stresses the need to apply the precautionary principle to protect pollinators in general, both domestic and wild;

Amendment 77 #

Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to protect the diversity of pollinator species in Europe including approximately 2000 wild bee species and other insects including flies, beetles, moths and butterflies;

Amendment 78 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Irena JOVEVA, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 6

6. Stresses th~~e need to protec~~at the diversity of pollinator species i~~n Europ~~s already protected in Europe and that this must continue;

Amendment 79 #

Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to protect the diversity of pollinator species in Europe and worldwide;

Amendment 8 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Roberta METSOLA

Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas continuous efforts are needed to secure recognition of the importance of pollinators for agricultural productivity;

Amendment 80 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity in both rural and urban areas, given that pollinator health is fostered by access to a mixture of different p~~ollen and plants~~lants that provide nectar and pollen, as well as habitats for nesting, mating and overwintering;

Amendment 81 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Mairead McGUINNESS, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity, given that pollinator health and survival is fostered by access to a mixture of different pollen and plants, and nesting, breeding and overwintering habitats;

Amendment 82 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity, given that pollinator health ~~is fostered by access to a mixture of different pollen and plant~~depends on species-rich habitats providing diverse and continuous food and nesting resources;

Amendment 83 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity, given that pollinator health is fostered by access to a mixture of different pollen and plants in sufficient quantity;

Amendment 84 #

Subheading 2

ABiodiversity, agriculture and the use of pesticides

Amendment 85 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Subheading 2

ABiodiversity, agriculture and the use of pesticides

Amendment 86 #

Martin HOJSÍK, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Irena JOVEVA, Pascal CANFIN

Subheading 2

~~Agriculture and the use of pes~~Biodiversity and agricultural practicides

Amendment 87 #

Subheading 2 a (new)

Urges the Commission to embed the EU Pollinators Initiative and its results in the development of the post-2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy, and to transform the intentions of the Initiative into a full- scale action programme for pollinators with sufficient resources;

Amendment 88 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Mairead McGUINNESS, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Subheading 2 b (new)

Highlights the importance of pollinators to agriculture, the threat to food productions posed by current declines and the need to take urgent and transformative action to protect and restore pollinators and their services;

Amendment 89 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Frédérique RIES, Martin HÄUSLING, István UJHELYI, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Pascal CANFIN

Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity ~~and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land~~ must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must ~~seek to reduce pesticide use~~in particular support preservation of High Nature Value Farming areas and creation of set-asides for nature, reduction of pesticide and mineral fertiliser use, and encourage polycultures and crop rotation;

Amendment 9 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Christophe HANSEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Norbert LINS, Roberta METSOLA

Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas there is inadequate data and information about insect pollinators other than bees and butterflies;

Amendment 90 #

Norbert LINS, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats ~~on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of~~should be reflected in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use; stresses however that the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC) is the main EU Instrument for pesticide reduction;

Amendment 91 #

Anthea McINTYRE, Pietro FIOCCHI

Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use; and promote good agricultural practice and integrated pest management;

Amendment 92 #

Mairead McGUINNESS, Roberta METSOLA

Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats ~~on the agricultural land~~ must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use; notes that this is a key objective of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC);

Amendment 93 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Paragraph 8

Amendment 94 #

Frédérique RIES, Martin HOJSÍK, Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and ~~thus~~ fostering the occurrence and quality of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use;

Amendment 95 #

Paragraph 8

Amendment 96 #

Paragraph 8

Amendment 97 #

Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence and quality of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)~~, which must seek to reduce pesticide use~~;

Amendment 98 #