Progress: Procedure completed
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Lead | ENVI | EVREN Agnès ( EPP), LUENA César ( S&D), CANFIN Pascal ( Renew), RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS María Soraya ( Renew), NIINISTÖ Ville ( Verts/ALE), VONDRA Alexandr ( ECR), MODIG Silvia ( GUE/NGL) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2, RoP 136-p5
Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2, RoP 136-p5Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in Kunming, China, in 2020.
The resolution was tabled by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups.
Parliament expressed its deep concern following the publication of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report on climate change, oceans and the cryosphere, which ranks climate change as one of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss and stresses that its negative effects on nature and biodiversity, ecosystem services, oceans and food security are expected to increase in the coming decades.
The IPCC also warns that the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems is being undermined by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and sea ice, coastal erosion and more frequent natural disasters.
Faced with this environmental emergency, which requires significant action at EU level and globally, the Commission is called upon to make nature protection and restoration a top priority of the European Green Deal, alongside climate change.
A binding post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Parliament stressed the need to adopt a legally binding international framework to halt and reverse the global loss of biodiversity in all its aspects: such a framework should be based on specific, measurable, quantifiable, ambitious, realistic, sectoral and time-bound targets and firm commitments, comprising a strengthened national biodiversity strategy and action plans, financial commitments and a five-year monitoring and review mechanism.
The Commission and the Member States were invited to advocate the post-2020 global framework for biodiversity and to promote the setting of a new global target to reverse global biodiversity loss curve by 2030.
Parliament called on the EU to push for an increased level of ambition during the negotiations and, potentially, call for half the planet to be protected by 2050. It is of the opinion that a clear global conservation objective for 2030 of at least 30 % of natural areas and the objective of restoring at least 30 % of degraded ecosystems that can be restored should be enshrined in the post-2020 framework, and that the EU should set similar objectives domestically.
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
Parliament welcomed Ursula von der Leyen's commitment to develop a biodiversity strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal and to ensure that the EU plays a leading role at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), as it did in 2015 for the Paris Climate Conference.
The Commission is invited to include the reduction of the EU’s global footprint as an important focus of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 in order to avoid inconsistency between its domestic and international actions.
Parliament called for an EU-wide legally binding target to restore degraded habitats by 2030, through the restoration of natural forests, peatlands, floodplains, wetlands, biodiversity-rich grasslands, coastal and marine areas. It also encouraged the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to include biodiversity proofing in its external action, particularly in its external financial instrument, in order to ensure that no EU funds or financing scheme contribute to net biodiversity loss.
Economic considerations and financing
Parliament called on the Commission and the Council to set a clear spending target of at least 10% for the mainstreaming of biodiversity in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), in addition to the target for spending on climate action. It also proposed a more rigorous approach to monitoring spending on biodiversity and climate. It reiterated its call to at least double the current level of funding for the LIFE programme and called for the phasing-out of harmful subsidies.
Forestry, agriculture, fisheries and soil
Parliament called for strong commitments towards sustainable food systems, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, including:
- a reduction in the use of pesticides and the protection of soils, habitats and species that provide essential ecosystem services, such as pollination,
- increased selectivity to reduce cumulative impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems and contribute to the recovery of fish stocks in sensitive and overfished areas.
Parliament called on the Commission to include EU-wide binding reduction targets in the upcoming revision of the EU Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides (2009/128/EC).
The Commission and Member States are also asked to:
- promote the further integration of biodiversity into urban architecture, urban policy and urban planning while reducing carbon emissions and enhancing adaptation to climate change;
- carry out an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites, and consider whether they should be improved, better connected and extended;
- increase the budget allocation for Horizon Europe to EUR 120 billion in the next MFF, mainly for the natural resources cluster, and to launch a mission for the protection and restoration of biodiversity within Horizon Europe;
- increase public awareness and participation of all stakeholders by providing comprehensive information and seeking the closer involvement of civil society and members of the public from different age groups to achieve the EU and global targets.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2020)153
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0015/2020
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0035/2020
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE642.918
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE642.918
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0035/2020
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2020)153
Activities
- Fabio Massimo CASTALDO
Plenary Speeches (2)
- María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Silvia MODIG
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Agnès EVREN
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Eric ANDRIEU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Klaus BUCHNER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Eleonora EVI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- João FERREIRA
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- Jytte GUTELAND
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Nuno MELO
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- Ljudmila NOVAK
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- Michèle RIVASI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Maria SPYRAKI
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- Rainer WIELAND
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- Robert HAJŠEL
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- Manuel BOMPARD
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- Pierre KARLESKIND
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- Grace O'SULLIVAN
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- Catherine ROWETT
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- Caroline VOADEN
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- Mick WALLACE
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- Sarah WIENER
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- Petros KOKKALIS
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- Sylvia LIMMER
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- Sándor RÓNAI
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- Aurélia BEIGNEUX
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- June Alison MUMMERY
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Votes
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2019/2824(RSP)
2019/11/11
ENVI
217 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Citation 4 a (new) - Having regard to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC);
Amendment 10 #
Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to the Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change of 6 November 2019;
Amendment 100 #
Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the agreement reached at COP14 by 196 governments to scale up investments in nature and people towards 2020 and beyond; underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity
Amendment 101 #
Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the agreement reached at COP14 by 196 governments to scale up investments in nature and people towards 2020 and beyond; underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled entirely from
Amendment 102 #
Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the agreement reached at COP14 by 196 governments to scale up investments in nature and people towards 2020 and beyond; underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development in all sectors only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity and nature’s capacity to contribute to people;
Amendment 104 #
Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Welcomes the commitments of President Ursula von der Leyen to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the Green Deal; calls for the Commission to present this strategy before COP15 as it will be a key component of the EU’s capacity to raise ambition at the COP15;
Amendment 105 #
Paragraph 15 b (new) 15 b. Urges the Commission to design a strategy that will address the main drivers of biodiversity loss, domestically and worldwide, and which will include legally binding targets for biodiversity protection and restoration;
Amendment 106 #
Paragraph 15 c (new) Amendment 107 #
Paragraph 15 d (new) 15 d. Calls on the Commission and the EIB to include biodiversity-proofing components in their financial instruments in order to avoid adverse effects on biodiversity; invites the EIB to update its Environmental and Social Standards accordingly with the provisions of the future Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 108 #
Paragraph 15 e (new) 15 e. Calls for an EU-wide legally binding target to restore degraded habitats by 2030, through restoration of natural forests, peatlands, floodplains, wetlands, biodiversity rich grasslands, coastal zones and marine areas; regrets that the 2020 Biodiversity Strategy failed to deliver on the target to restore 15% of degraded ecosystems;
Amendment 109 #
Paragraph 15 f (new) 15 f. Urges the Commission and the EIB to include biodiversity-proofing in its external action, particularly in its external financial instrument, in order to ensure that no EU funds or financing scheme contribute to net biodiversity loss;
Amendment 11 #
Recital A A. whereas the mission statement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011- 2020 is to take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity in order to ensure that by 2020 ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing and conserving the planet's
Amendment 110 #
Paragraph 15 g (new) 15 g. Recalls its position on the next MFF’s external action instrument stating that 45% of the funds in the new instrument should support climate and environmental objectives related to climate, environmental management and protection, biodiversity and combating desertification;
Amendment 111 #
Paragraph 15 i (new) 15 i. Welcomes the Commission's commitment, included in the Commissioner-designate for the Environment and Oceans' mission letter, stating that Europe should lead the way to an ambitious agreement at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and lead global efforts to curtail biodiversity loss; is of the opinion that the EU's global ambition will have to be consistent with its domestic action, in the framework of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030;
Amendment 112 #
Paragraph 15 j (new) 15 j. Invites the Commission to include the reduction of the EU's global footprint as an important focus of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 in order to avoid inconsistency between its domestic and international actions;
Amendment 113 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to set up a clear target for biodiversity mainstreaming of minimum 10% in the MFF that is additional to the spending on climate mainstreaming; emphasises also the need to establish a more transparent, comprehensive and stringent methodology for the tracking of biodiversity and climate expenditure; reiterates its calls to at least double the current funding of LIFE Programme; calls also for the phase out of harmful subsidies;
Amendment 114 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity;
Amendment 115 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity;
Amendment 116 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to
Amendment 117 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate
Amendment 118 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out
Amendment 119 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate and sufficient financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive
Amendment 12 #
Recital B B. whereas the 2050 Vision adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is “Living in harmony with nature” where “by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people”, and for our future generations;
Amendment 120 #
Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines that biodiversity and climate proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstreaming biodiversity across policy areas will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out harmful subsidies;
Amendment 121 #
Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Stresses that biodiversity mainstreaming needs to be accompanied with data collection; notes with concern that basic research, including taxonomy, which is crucial for this purpose, is heavily under-resourced and lacks support in policy and research funding; calls for adequate funding to be allocated from Horizon Europe for basic research projects and capacity building, and for also using the technical assistance axis of other EU funds for this purpose;
Amendment 122 #
Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Underlines that according to the tracking exercise of biodiversity related expenditure, the Common Agricultural Policy provides aproximately 75% of total contribution of all the EU instruments2a; recalls, however that environmentally- harmful subsidies, which is called to phase out in its Resolution on the Mid- term Review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, are still part of this policy; underlines the incoherence; calls therefore for an ambitious framework with specific, measureable indicators and ambitious targets with no financing for adverse policy instruments within the CAP; _________________ 2aDraft General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019; out of EUR85 billion, the CAP allegedly provides EUR68 billion, mentioned also here https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocum ents/ap19_09/ap_biodiversity_en.pdf
Amendment 123 #
Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new fin
Amendment 124 #
Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 125 #
Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD; calls on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity-proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging private financing initiatives in this regard; regrets the inconsistency of data set on finance flows for biodiversity that come from domestic and international public and private sources, that puts at risk the tracking and reporting systems and negatively affects any potential reform; calls therefore on the Commission, Member States and the EIB to develop tangible standards on data set on finance flows for biodiversity;
Amendment 126 #
Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD;
Amendment 127 #
Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD while making all efforts for mainstreaming biodiversity into existing funds; calls on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity-proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging
Amendment 128 #
Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of
Amendment 129 #
Paragraph 18 Amendment 13 #
Recital C a (new) C a. whereas as highlighted in the IPBES Global assessment report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, current negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems will undermine progress towards 80% of the assessed targets of Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land; whereas indigenous peoples and many of the world’s poorest communities are projected to be primarily and more severely affected; whereas therefore loss and degradation of biodiversity must be considered not only as environmental issues but also developmental, economic, social and as moral ones;
Amendment 130 #
Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity; recalls that a significant part of investments made in the framework of the Paris Agreement has to be used for preserving and restoring biodiversity;
Amendment 131 #
Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments
Amendment 132 #
Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity, and to take advantage of the potential of nature-based solutions for climate mitigation;
Amendment 133 #
Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments and of phasing out environmentally harmful investments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity;
Amendment 134 #
Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 135 #
Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the decision of the EIB Group to align all its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to delivering at least 50% of EIB finance for climate action; calls on the EIB to continue expanding biodiversity protection and conservation within its financial envelope; calls on the Commission to engage with Member States and the financial sector to align their activities with the Paris Agreement and consider the protection of biodiversity in financial transactions and investments at EU level and beyond;
Amendment 136 #
Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the decision of the EIB Group to align all its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to delivering at least 50% of EIB finance for climate action; calls on the Commission to engage with Member States and the financial sector to align their activities with the Paris Agreement and
Amendment 137 #
Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Points out that international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the UN Environment Program and the OECD agree that environmental taxation is an essential tool in addressing environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss; welcomes initiatives such as the Green Fiscal Policy Network of the UN Environmental Programme and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to facilitate knowledge sharing and dialogue on green fiscal reform; draws attention to the Aichi target 3 and the need of positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as well as on SDG 15 and the need to mobilise and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems; highlights therefore the potential of fair environmental taxation that is in line with the polluter pays principle as a way to reduce damage to the environment and generate financial resources for nature protection; calls on the EU and its Member States to increase the use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 138 #
Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Notes with concern that only 8,3 % of total financial commitments are related to reversing the decline in biodiversity, which is the lowest ratio since 2015, despite the unprecedented and accelerating species extinction rate observed; calls on the Commission to increase the allocation of resources to ensure the long-term and coherent protection of biodiversity across the Union; insists that the next MFF should rely on a robust methodology in order to track biodiversity and avoid the risk of overestimation of action towards biodiversity;
Amendment 139 #
Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Calls on the Commission to analyse and assess whether the establishment of a « price on nature », which takes into account nature’s contribution to economic growth, would enable to limit and rationalise the exploitation and impact on species and ecosystems and therefore contribute to halt biodiversity loss;
Amendment 14 #
Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) provides a transparent legal framework for the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge;
Amendment 143 #
Paragraph 20 20. Underlines that agricultural activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that sustainable agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change, especially through carbon absorption and sequestration; notes the key role played by biodiversity for the preservation of agricultural production and food safety, notably the one played by pollinators;
Amendment 144 #
Paragraph 20 20. Underlines that agricultural
Amendment 145 #
Paragraph 20 20. Underlines that agricultural activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that
Amendment 146 #
Paragraph 20 20. Underlines that agricultural activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that
Amendment 147 #
Paragraph 20 20. Underlines that agricultural and fisheries activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that sustainable agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change;
Amendment 148 #
Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Stresses that no substitution effect of forest based products can compensate for loss of old-growth and primary forests, which are recognised as irreplaceable3a and should be protected through legal and incentivising instruments targeting their complexity, connectivity and representativeness; _________________ 3aCommunication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests (COM(2019) 352 final)
Amendment 149 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity;
Amendment 15 #
Recital C b (new) C b. whereas three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions; whereas more than a third of the world’s land surface and nearly 75% of freshwater resources are now devoted to crop or livestock production; whereas 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by crop production, fertilisation, forestry and other land use, with animal-based food contributing 75% to that figure;
Amendment 150 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture and intensive fishing on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture
Amendment 151 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture and pesticide use on biodiversity; calls
Amendment 152 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products as well as reduction of the use of pesticides, and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional governments to increase support to the agriculture and forestry sectors in the transition to sustainable practices in order to halt the EU’s negative impact on primary forests loss and degradation;
Amendment 153 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements and strategies for the sustainable use of plant protection products and
Amendment 154 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture and forestry on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards
Amendment 155 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional governments to increase support to the agriculture
Amendment 156 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes however the negative impact of
Amendment 157 #
Paragraph 21 21. Notes
Amendment 158 #
Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Stresses that in the communication on "Stepping up EU Action to protect and restore the world's forests”, the Commission recognised that EU consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation embodied in total final consumption; calls on the Commission to ensure a common understanding of deforestation-free supply chains, in order to increase supply chain transparency and minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with commodity imports in the EU; calls therefore on the Commission to adopt new legislation ensuring that commodities and products placed on the EU market are sustainable, traceable back to source and do not cause adverse environmental and social impacts such as deforestation, forest degradation, the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or violation of human rights, considers that such legislation should be based on due diligence in order to identify, prevent and mitigate environmental, social and human rights risks and impacts;
Amendment 159 #
Paragraph 15 h (new) 15 h. Calls on the Commission to press ahead with developing an EU action plan against deforestation and forest degradation which would include concrete regulatory measures to ensure that no supply chains and financial transactions linked to the EU result in deforestation and forest degradation, as well as an EU action plan on palm oil; is of the opinion that EU action against deforestation should tackle its main drivers, such as palm oil, soja, beef and cocoa; asks the Commission to phase out as soon as possible all ILUC - risk biofuels used in Europe; calls on the Commission to adopt a single unified definition of ‘deforestation-free’; underlines the commitments taken by Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Virginius Sinkevicius in their respective hearings to deliver on imported deforestation and deforestation-free supply chains;
Amendment 16 #
Recital C c (new) C c. whereas fossil fuel subsidies at global level remained large at 5.2 trillion USD, equal to 6.5 percent of the global GDP in 2017, thus contributing to further deteriorating biodiversity and natural ecosystems; whereas the Commission estimated that fossil fuel subsidies provided by EU governments remained overall stable between 2008 and 2016, and in 2017 stood at 289 billion USD per annum; whereas such subsidies did not decrease in spite of the EU international commitments to phase out fossil fuels in the medium term, notably to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies, including those for fossil fuels, by 2020;
Amendment 160 #
Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Recalls that according to the Communication of the Commission on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests, forests are indispensable for our Planet’s life-support systems, covering 30% of the Earth’s land area and hosting 80% of its biodiversity; stresses that deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity decline; expresses its concern on the impact of EU consumption on deforestation as the EU is the final consumer of 10% of the products associated with deforestation; calls on the Commission to propose a comprehensive set of measures to reduce the EU consumption footprint on land, including legislation that ensures deforestation-free supply chains;
Amendment 161 #
Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Calls on the Commission to make proposals for regulatory measures, including due diligence requirements on companies and financial institutions, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free agricultural and forest product supply- chains for products placed on the EU market;
Amendment 162 #
Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to financially support farming and forestry practices which are coherently in line with the biodiversity targets, such as integrated pest and nutrient management, organic agriculture, agro-ecological practices, soil and water conservation practices, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, silvopastoral systems, irrigation management, small or patch systems, and practices to improve animal welfare;
Amendment 163 #
Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Recalls the scientific consensus5a behind the fact that the Common Agricultural Policy led to intensification of agricultural practices and catastrophic declines of wildlife, and the call on the European institutions to undertake a far- reaching reform of the Common Agricultural Policy without delay; _________________ 5aexpressed in the Open letter (approx 2500 scientists) jointly sent by European Ornithologists Union, European Mammal Foundation, Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Sociates Europaea Lepidopterologica, Butterfly Conservation Europe, European Bird Census Council.
Amendment 164 #
Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. calls on the Commission to adopt targeted legislative measures aimed at stopping soil consumption and degradation in order to enhance the Union's action towards domestic and international climate change and biodiversity goals;
Amendment 165 #
Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems and integrate nature conservation in all relevant EU policies and programs, and to adopt legally binding restoration targets for 2030;
Amendment 166 #
Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration;
Amendment 167 #
Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of
Amendment 168 #
Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land and sea use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems and integrate nature conservation and halt overfishing in all relevant EU policies and programs;
Amendment 169 #
Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems primarily outside of the EU and integrate nature conservation in all relevant EU policies and programs;
Amendment 17 #
Recital C d (new) C d. whereas according to the IPCC’s and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ latest scientific knowledge, no lasting solutions exist to address climate change without a greater implementation of coherent and effective nature-based solutions;
Amendment 170 #
Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Underlines that, to date, many climate mitigation policies across the EU, particularly in the area of carbon sequestration through commercial forestry, have had an adverse effect on biodiversity; notes that these policies have also had social impacts, affecting local communities and people's relationships with the natural environment; stresses that nature based solutions are the most important tool for both climate adaptation and mitigation as well as promoting biodiversity, and that these solutions must promote healthy ecosystems respecting native species;
Amendment 171 #
Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Stresses that deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity loss globally and that LULUCF-emissions due to deforestation are a significant cause of climate change; emphasises that forest policies must be coherent, combat biodiversity loss and climate-change impacts equally, and increase the EU's natural sinks while protecting, conserving and enhancing biodiversity;
Amendment 172 #
Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls for strict protection of primary, complex and old-growth forests, wetlands, species-rich grasslands, coastal ecosystems, biodiversity hotspots and high carbon reservoirs at a level of at least 5% of the EU territory as part of the EU Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 173 #
Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems and integrate nature conservation in all relevant EU policies and programs;
Amendment 174 #
Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Underlines the adverse effects that intensive agriculture has on biodiversity, particularly the use of pesticides and herbicides, GMOs and monocultures, all of which adversely affect wildlife, the genetic diversity of plants, soil micro- organisms, birds, and insects, especially bees; notes that 1 in 10 bee species in Europe face extinction;
Amendment 175 #
Draft motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that pollution, urban expansion, soil sealing and the destruction of habitats are other major causes of biodiversity destruction; recall that the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows that the surface of urban areas has doubled since 1992; calls for a better assessment of the role of urban areas and cities in the preservation of biodiversity and a better implication of cities and local authorities in the definition of policies for the protection
Amendment 176 #
Paragraph 23 23. Notes that pollution, urban expansion, soil sealing and the destruction of habitats are other major causes of biodiversity destruction; recall that the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows that the surface of urban areas has doubled since 1992 and that 2 out of 3 EU citizens live in large urban areas; calls for a better assessment of the role of urban areas and cities in the preservation of biodiversity and a better implication of cities and local authorities in the definition of policies for the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 177 #
Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Insists that the potential of cities to help protect biodiversity and ecosystem services is underestimated; recalls that enhancing benefits from biodiversity, ecosystem services and urban green infrastructure in cities and peri-urban areas improves human health; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the incorporation and further integration of biodiversity and ecosystem functions in urban design, policy and planning while reducing carbon emissions and enhancing adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 178 #
Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Notes that urban areas can play a transformative role within the EU in terms of biodiversity; stresses that plastic and water pollution are important drivers of biodiversity loss; believes that a strong circular economy, in the context of the new Circular Economy Action Plan, could be instrumental in the EU’s efforts towards biodiversity;
Amendment 179 #
Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Deplores that plastic and diffuse pollution, for example from water treatment plants, pharmacological products and unsustainable agriculture practices such as intensive nutrients use, deeply affects the health of ecosystems in the oceans;
Amendment 18 #
Recital C e (new) C e. whereas as resulted from thorough analyses conducted at international level, changes in land and sea use, direct exploitation of organisms, climate change, pollution and invasive alien species are considered to be the direct drivers having the largest relative global impacts on biodiversity loss and deterioration;
Amendment 180 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areas; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment of EU marine protected areas is needed; calls meanwhile for increasing the current target of 10% of Marine Protected Areas to at least 30% by 2030 and increasing terrestrial protected areas to at least 30%;
Amendment 181 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areas; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment of EU marine protected areas is needed; urges the Commission to increase Natura 2000 sites to cover at least 30% of the Union’s land, freshwater and marine areas;
Amendment 182 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas
Amendment 183 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas
Amendment 184 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements
Amendment 185 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areas; underlines the need for a standardised method for calculating protected areas in the EU and a clear definition of what constitutes a ‘protected area’; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment of EU marine protected areas is needed;
Amendment 186 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areas; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere
Amendment 187 #
Paragraph 24 24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and
Amendment 188 #
Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Points out that conservation and protected areas are necessary to safeguard biodiversity, and the benefits that humans derive from nature as well as for combatting climate change; calls on the EU to push during the negotiations for an increased level of ambition with 30 percent of the planet to be protected by 2030 and potentially having half the planet protected by 2050, thereby going beyond the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of protecting 17 percent of terrestrial and inland water areas and 10 percent of coastal and marine areas by 2020;
Amendment 189 #
Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Calls on the Commission to live up to its commitment on zero tolerance to non-compliance in nature protection; points out that lengthy procedures and prolonged dialogues with Member States are an issue in the field of environmental infringements due to the risk of irreversible damage to the environment;
Amendment 19 #
Recital C f (new) C f. whereas since 1980 greenhouse gas emissions have doubled, raising average global temperatures by 1 degree Celsius; whereas climate change has already had devastating impacts on nature, from the level of ecosystems to that of genetics;
Amendment 190 #
Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Highlights that it is necessary to urgently ensure the proper enforcement of the Nature Directives and follow up on complaints about breaches of the legislation in a transparent way; stresses that connectivity between Natura 2000 sites must be improved;
Amendment 191 #
Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Highlights that green infrastructure provides ecosystem services that support biodiversity, by for example increasing the quantity of ecological corridors in urban environments;
Amendment 192 #
Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Notes that the nature conservation framework could, subject to weak implementation, potentially create a hostile environment for activists and conservationists and lead directly or indirectly to endangering their lives; underlines that murders of environmental activists and conservationists should be actively condemned by the EU and that also any bilateral or multilateral agreement should demand justice for transgressors and request objective investigation of environmental killings as a crime category of its own;
Amendment 193 #
Paragraph 25 25. Recalls the importance of innovation, research and development in order to achieve the objectives of the 2050 Vision; underlines the importance of supporting research and participative sciences to reinforce knowledge, in particular regarding oceans, of which only 5% has been explored until today; calls on the Commission and the Council to increase the budget allocation for Horizon Europe to 120 billion, to benefit in particular the cluster on natural resources; calls on the Parties to focus in particular on the links between biodiversity preservation and benefits to human health and economic well-being, and to coordinate data collection measures;
Amendment 194 #
Paragraph 25 25. Recalls the importance of innovation, research and development in order to achieve the objectives of the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to increase the budget allocation for Horizon Europe to 120 billion in the next MFF, to benefit in particular the cluster on natural resources, and to launch a mission on protection and restoration of biodiversity within Horizon Europe; calls on the Parties to focus in particular on the links between biodiversity
Amendment 195 #
Paragraph 25 25. Recalls the importance of innovation, research and development in order to achieve the objectives of the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to increase the budget allocation for Horizon Europe to 120 billion, to benefit in particular the cluster on natural resources, and including next to the applied also the basic research, for example in the field of taxonomy; calls on the Parties to focus in particular on the links between biodiversity preservation and benefits to human health and economic well-being, and to coordinate data collection measures;
Amendment 196 #
Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Commission to support further research into the effects of land use
Amendment 197 #
Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Commission to support further research into the effects of land use change, desertification, including deforestation and bioenergy production, on GHG emissions and take the results into account in future policy making;
Amendment 198 #
Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Commission to support further research into the effects of land use
Amendment 199 #
Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Notes that, according to the Strategy for Plastics adopted on 16 January 2018, the 150 million tonnes of plastic that have accumulated in the world's oceans could double by 2030, endangering more than 660 species and damaging our environment; calls on the Commission to deliver flagship initiatives against plastic pollution and its effect on biodiversity; underlines the specific case of microplastics, that account for more than 80% of marine litter items collected, endangering marine biodiversity; welcomes therefore Ursula von der Leyen's commitment to open a new front in our fight against plastic waste by tackling microplastics; stresses the need for a circular economy approach that puts an emphasis on research and innovation for sustainable products;
Amendment 2 #
Citation 4 b (new) - Having regard to the Framework Directive for water (Directive 2000/60/EC);
Amendment 20 #
Recital C g (new) C g. whereas at global level urban areas have more than doubled since 1992; whereas plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980; whereas around 400 million tons of heavy metals, solvents, toxic sludge and other wastes from industrial facilities are dumped annually into the world’s waters, and fertilisers entering coastal ecosystems produced more than 400 ocean dead zones;
Amendment 200 #
Paragraph 27 27. Stresses the importance of education
Amendment 201 #
Paragraph 27 27. Stresses the importance of education to raise awareness on biodiversity and the effects of intensive agriculture on the environment;
Amendment 202 #
Paragraph 27 27. Stresses the importance of education to raise awareness on biodiversity and the protection of the environment;
Amendment 203 #
Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Stresses the absolute need to take into account the multiple consequences of the current global population explosion, including the pressure that it exerts on the natural environment; urges the EU to put an end to its ambition to promote a global framework for managing climate-driven migration associated with the false concept of refugees;
Amendment 204 #
Paragraph 28 28. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising are key for a successful implementation; therefore welcomes the COP14 decision which invites parties, other governments, and donors in a position to do so, to provide financial resources for capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer; these must be accompanied by strong guarantees of good use by third countries and strict annual monitoring in the light of the stated objectives;
Amendment 205 #
Paragraph 28 28. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising are key for a successful implementation and to create greater understanding of the importance of biodiversity; therefore welcomes the COP14 decision which invites parties, other governments, and donors in a position to do so, to provide financial resources for capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer;
Amendment 206 #
Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Notes with concern that the leading Directorate-General for Environment still faces the challenge of staff reductions not proportionate to the Commission overall cut over the same period; recalls that the redeployment of staff to priority tasks flexibly happened inter alia for the migration crisis, Brexit, the Defence Action Plan4a, and it is time for the Commission to properly equip DG Environment for the Green Deal, including for work related to the Biodiversity Strategy; _________________ 4a Since 2014, it has lost 69 job quotas (from 466 to 397 representinga decrease of 15 %) and a similar reduction in terms of external staff (-12%), source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/ab out_the_european_commission/departme nts_and_executive_agencies/documents/g eneral-activity-report-2017-human- resources-and-security_en.pdf
Amendment 207 #
Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Parties to promote public awareness and
Amendment 208 #
Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the intention to actively pursue a multi-stakeholder approach which is fundamental to value, protect, conserve, sustainably use and restore biodiversity and underlines that improved engagement with and between governance levels and sectors will create opportunities for mainstreaming biodiversity objectives into other policies; believes it to be critical to involve business and financial organisations and, in this regard, welcomes the Commission’s efforts to engage the private sector in the preservation of biodiversity especially under the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform;
Amendment 209 #
Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the intention to actively pursue a multi-stakeholder approach which is fundamental to value, protect, conserve, sustainably use and restore biodiversity and underlines that improved engagement with and between governance levels
Amendment 21 #
Recital C h (new) C h. whereas data available since 1961 shows that per capita supply of meat and vegetable oils has more than doubled and the supply of food calories per capita has increased by about one third; whereas these changes in consumption patterns have contributed to about 2 billion adults now being overweight or obese; whereas currently around 30% of total food produced is lost or wasted despite 821 million people being undernourished according to the most recent estimations; whereas these changes, based on resource-intensive consumption and production patterns, are associated with additional GHG emissions and very damaging impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 210 #
Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Considers that transformative changes in societies are needed to tackle climate change, degradation of the environment and loss of biodiversity; stresses the importance of following the principle of a just transition ensuring that the process is inclusive and equitable;
Amendment 211 #
Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission to consider a harmonised methodology for calculating the ecological footprint of EU companies as well as their impact on biodiversity;
Amendment 212 #
Paragraph 31 31. Insists that public awareness and therefore access to comprehensive information are vital for consumers to make informed decisions, in particular concerning the products that lead to deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the traceability and control of products through their value chains thereby increasing transparency also for consumers;
Amendment 213 #
Paragraph 31 31. Insists that public awareness and therefore access to comprehensive information are vital to inform consumer
Amendment 214 #
Paragraph 31 31. Insists that public awareness and therefore access to comprehensive and easily understandable information are vital for consumers to make informed decisions; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the traceability and control of products through their value and supply chains thereby increasing transparency also for consumers;
Amendment 215 #
Paragraph 31 31. Insists that public awareness and therefore access to comprehensive information are vital for consumers to make informed decisions; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the traceability and control of products through their value chains thereby
Amendment 216 #
Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Underlines the impact of the import of certain products in the EU on biodiversity loss and deforestation in third countries; calls for greater awareness raising in this regard; emphasises the need to better develop eco-labelling and anti-deforestation certification; calls for every commercial agreement concluded with third countries or organisations to contain legally binding clauses on biodiversity preservation, the fight against deforestation and the respect of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 217 #
Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Welcomes the IUCN meeting in Marseille in 2020; invites the Commission to send strong signals on its commitments towards biodiversity in this forum;
Amendment 22 #
Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the EU and the Member States have adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and are fully committed to their implementation;
Amendment 23 #
Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the ambition of the Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 is for Europe to work with its global partners to curtail biodiversity loss within the next five years;
Amendment 24 #
Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the global biodiversity crisis is inextricably linked with climate breakdown, meaning nature based solutions are the most effective joint solution for this joint crisis;
Amendment 25 #
Recital D a (new) D a. whereas forest are indispensable to worldwide subsistence and while covering 30% of the Earth´s land area, they host 80% of its biodiversity;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with grave concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely; expresses its deep concern a
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world
Amendment 3 #
Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species;
Amendment 30 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, that will affect the life of our future generations; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and fisheries as wells as on the dramatic disappearance of coral reefs;
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and fisheries as wells as on the dramatic disappearance of coral reefs; notes with regret that only seven percent of oceans are formally protected; urges the Commission and the Member States to insist on a review of Aichi Target 11 and SDG target 14.5 and increase the conservation coverage of coastal and marine areas;
Amendment 33 #
Paragraph 1 1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating,
Amendment 34 #
Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Considers that we are facing an ecological emergency, which requires significant actions in Europe and beyond; calls on the Commission to place nature protection and restoration as a top priority in the European Green Deal alongside climate change;
Amendment 36 #
Paragraph 2 2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; urges the Commission and Member States to adopt a new approach for ecosystems preservation and restoration to commit to immediate, substantial and additional mandatory efforts on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the EU targets; considers that in this new strategy, special attention should be paid to the restoration of ecosystems, habitats and species, notably through research and innovation to foster the deployment of nature-based economies in all sectors, which is a key tool to reach biodiversity targets;
Amendment 37 #
Paragraph 2 2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the EU targets, for example by providing more comprehensive information and seeking closer involvement of civil society and members of the public from different age groups and social backgrounds;
Amendment 38 #
Paragraph 2 2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; notes that the aims of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy will not be met; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts with concrete actions on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the global and EU targets;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 2 2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; regrets that the EU is not on track to achieve its headline target of halting biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation by 2020; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the EU targets;
Amendment 4 #
Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the IPCC special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of 25 September 2019,
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 2 2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts;
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 2 2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to urgently step up their efforts; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the EU targets
Amendment 42 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to better integrate biodiversity into its climate policies
Amendment 43 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and
Amendment 44 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, including the oceans, which absorb more than 25% of CO2 emissions and are the main supplier of oxygen, are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving terrestrial, coastal and marine biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to better integrate biodiversity into its climate policies and ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achieving climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 45 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and
Amendment 47 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and using nature based solutions for climate change mitigation, especially for carbon absorption; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to better integrate biodiversity into its climate policies and ensure that EU climate funding is also used to protect and restore natural ecosystems as a way of achieving climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are key for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and strengthen EU’s resilience capacities toward climate change; recalls the importance of preserving biodiversity and nature based solutions for climate change mitigation; asks therefore for more coherence between the CBD and UNFCCC; calls on the Commission to ensure better integrat
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 5 #
Citation 7 — having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as to the Commission Reflection Paper of 30 January 2019 entitled “Towards A Sustainable Europe by 2030”,
Amendment 50 #
Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that there are trade-offs between protecting the climate and protecting biodiversity in the bio-economy sector, which plays a central role in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy; expresses its concern that this trade-off has not been sufficiently addressed in recent policy discussions; calls on all stakeholders to develop a coherent approach to bring together biodiversity protection and climate protection in a thriving bio-economy;
Amendment 51 #
Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. stresses the need for a mosaic masterplan to protect biodiversity and healthy ecosystems from global to local level, entailing the concept of leaving 1/3 of all green areas at local, regional and EU levels in their natural state, to complement the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 52 #
Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that biodiversity is not only indispensable for the production of food, fuel and medicines but also, together with a healthy natural environment, important for long-term economic development;
Amendment 53 #
Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Welcomes the Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change of 6 November 2019;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the C
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present a Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference; calls on the Commission to propose an ambitious and inclusive Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 that sets legally binding targets for the EU and its Member States, including specific targets to restore degraded habitats by 2030;
Amendment 56 #
Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the global biodiversity crisis highlighted by the recent IPBES report, to move away from voluntary commitments and introduce legally binding targets for the Union and its Member States as part of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy to be presented in the first 100 days of the new Commission;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments
Amendment 58 #
Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present an ambitious Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes, in this regard, the commitments, made by Ursula von der Leyen in the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and in the mission letter to the Commissioner for Environment and Oceans, to present an ambitious Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 as part of the European Green Deal, and her intention for the EU to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the CBD, as it did at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference;
Amendment 6 #
Citation 8 a (new) Amendment 60 #
Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation and restoration measures and governance
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments such as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), with third countries to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral agreements;
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral agreements; as a consequence, calls on the Commission to include binding and enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in all future trade agreements;
Amendment 65 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and s
Amendment 66 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is a
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the protection and conservation of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external action instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthen biodiversity protection, conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral and trade agreements;
Amendment 68 #
Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide substantial and increased support to partner countries and scale-up its financial assistance, as part of a global resource mobilisation effort to tackle the global climate and biodiversity crises; considers that this needs to be taken into account in the ongoing negotiations on the MFF 2021- 2027, notably the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); considers that the NDICI should allocate 45% of its funds to investments that contribute to climate objectives, environmental management and protection, biodiversity, and combatting desertification;
Amendment 69 #
Paragraph 6 Amendment 7 #
Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 23 July 2019 entitled “Protecting and restoring the world´s forests: stepping up EU action to halt deforestation and forest degradation";
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for a comprehensive governance regime addressing the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services; calls on the EU and the Member States to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the CBD and to take a leading role in the preparation for the post-2020 framework, in particular in the run up to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to commit to
Amendment 71 #
Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for a comprehensive multi-level governance
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for a comprehensive global governance regime addressing the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services; calls on the EU and the Member States to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the CBD and to take a leading role in the preparation for the post-2020 framework, in particular in the run up to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to
Amendment 73 #
Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is inherently synergistic and fundamental to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to implement effective nature and biodiversity mainstreaming
Amendment 74 #
Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is inherently synergistic and fundamental to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to implement effective biodiversity mainstreaming and improved environmental policy coherence in all internal and external policies of the EU; calls on the Commission to adopt targeted legislative measures aimed at stopping products that lead to deforestation and ecosystem destruction from being placed on the EU market;
Amendment 75 #
Paragraph 8 8. Believes it to be critical to address key drivers of biodiversity loss with a long- term strategic approach and to urgently identify and safeguard the most critical and strategic
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Stresses that the climate emergency and the consequences of mass biodiversity loss constitute a grave threat to human rights; recalls that fundamental human rights to life, health, food and safe water are at risk without a healthy environment; calls on the Commission and the External Action Service to work towards an EU strategy to protect the right to a healthy environment, by working closely with third countries and international organisations such as UNHCR that has recently launched a joint strategy with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP);
Amendment 77 #
Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Reiterates that despite the importance of restoration, it remains virtually ignored by EU Member States in the context of the Bonn Challenge;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Believes that for the EU to appear credible both at international level and internally for its citizens, any future EU Strategy must set binding goals given that voluntary targets simply did not work in a majority of areas; considers deplorable that in particular areas (e.g forest biodiversity) ´´zero progress to target´´ was achieved;
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the decision taken at the COP14 in Egypt, which urges parties to, inter alia, significantly accelerate their efforts to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and to consider undertaking national assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services; considers of the utmost importance to step up the efforts on the implementation of the current Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, focus on the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity targets and to work on an ambitious post 2020 strategic plan and implementation
Amendment 8 #
Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to the 2019 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations report entitled “The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture”;
Amendment 80 #
Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the decision taken at the COP14 in Egypt, which urges parties to, inter alia, significantly accelerate their efforts to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and to consider undertaking national assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services; considers of the utmost importance to step up the efforts on the implementation of the current Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, focus on the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity targets, the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, and to work on an ambitious post 2020 strategic plan and implementation mechanism, with regards to a 2050 scenario which takes into account new challenges in the field of biodiversity in line with the 2030 Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 81 #
Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the progress made at COP14 on a
Amendment 82 #
Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to
Amendment 83 #
Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to increase
Amendment 84 #
Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the definition of a new global target to reverse the global biodiversity loss curve from 2030, setting nature on course for regeneration for the benefit of all and of the planet, including by restoring at least 30% of degraded ecosystems in which that is possible, so as to contribute to the protection of biodiversity and to mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, to help combat desertification and land degradation, and to increase food security;
Amendment 85 #
Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the definition of a new global target to reverse the global biodiversity loss curve from 2030; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 86 #
Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of a roadmap with ambitious legally-binding targets, detailed timelines, clear performance indicators and benchmarks, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to
Amendment 87 #
Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the implementation mechanisms of the CBD, to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 88 #
Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms based on common standards to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next global Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 89 #
Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 9 #
Draft motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York on 15 October 2019;
Amendment 90 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and
Amendment 91 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework should be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of
Amendment 92 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a legally binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework should have a clear goal and be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time-
Amendment 93 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a legally binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework
Amendment 94 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a global binding agreement is needed to protect
Amendment 95 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that a
Amendment 96 #
Paragraph 13 13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework should be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments such as sub-national action plans, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; highlights the need for a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Underlines that international efforts and agreements will be met only if there is a strong involvement of all stakeholders; calls for the creation of a coalition of stakeholders, both from private and public sectors, to deliver the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; points out the usefulness of the “Agenda of Solutions” developed under the Paris Agreement to develop a positive agenda for all stakeholders relevant to the UNFCCC and calls for similar actions to be included in the post-2020 framework;
Amendment 98 #
Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Stresses the need to move away from voluntary commitments to mandatory targets; calls therefore on the Commission to set out legally binding targets for the EU and Member States in the coming EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and to set up legally binding National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs);
Amendment 99 #
Paragraph 14 source: 642.918
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