Activities of Jens NILSSON related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) SV
Amendments (19)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of the strategy, and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategy, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters, acknowledging the importance of forests, forestry and forest-based industries for society;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted and that the sector’s local and regional basis and the competence of the Member States in this area must be respected;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the size and features of forests differ greatly, with some member states having more than half their territories covered by forests, sustainably managed forests are enormously important in adding value at the local and regional level and in guaranteeing jobs in rural areas, while at the same time making a vital contribution to the environment;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas some of the Union's largest biomass resources are found in its most sparsely populated and remote regions. It is imperative that the strategy also takes full account of the specificities of these more sparsely populated and remote regions.
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that European forests currently absorb and store around 10% of EU carbon emissions and thus contribute markedly to climate change mitigation, that sustainable forest management reduces the impact of climate change and that greater biodiversity can diminish risks of forest fires, pest damage and disease;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Given that the size and features of forests differ greatly, with some Member States having more than half their territories covered by forests, sustainably managed forests are enormously important in adding value at the local and regional level and in guaranteeing jobs in rural areas, while at the same time making a vital contribution to the environment;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Given that some of the Union’s largest biomass resources are found in its most sparsely populated and remote regions, considers it imperative that the strategy also takes full account of the specificities of these more sparsely populated and remote regions;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
General – the importance of forests, forestry and forestry-based industries for society
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination and communication with stakeholders, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the important role of the sustainable production of timber and other materials, such as cork, green chemicals and textile fibres, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the important role of the Commission in ensuring early and continuous dialogue between EU and member states experts, as well as the inclusion of all relevant stakeholders, in order to facilitate coherence in policy formulation with regards to forest.
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expressly supports the resource- efficient use of wood and opposes legally binding rules for prioritising the uses of wood, as this not only restricts the energy market and the development of new and innovative uses of biomass, but is also impossible to enforce in many remote and rural areas; in this connection, supports an open, market-oriented approach enabling different actors to develop the potential of advanced wood-based materials and chemicals, which are foreseen to play a major role in the EU bio-economy;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses in this connection that any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted and that the sector’s local and regional basis and the competence of the Member States in this area must be respected;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that is important that forest management plans do not become an additional bureaucratic burden which impedes the sustainable use of Europe’s forests; with that in mind, calls on Member States to review the implementation of the forest management plans, taking into account the proportionality and ‘think small first’ principles and providing for the use by managers of the responsibility declaration form.
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Gives its full support to the Commission’s efforts to promote forest- related employment and the generation of prosperity in Europe, and stresses in this connection the important role of the sustainable production of timber and other materials, such as cork, green chemicals and textile fibres, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as a renewable raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expressly supports the resource-efficient use of timber as a raw material and opposes legally binding rules for prioritising the uses of wood, as this not only restricts the energy market and the development of new and innovative uses of biomass, but is also impossible to enforce in many remote and rural areas, if only for infrastructure reasons; in this connection, supports an open, market-oriented approach and freedom for market participantsenabling different actors to develop the potential of advanced wood-based materials and chemicals, which are foreseen to play a major role in the EU bio-economy;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that European forests currently absorb and store around 10% of EU carbon emissions and thus contribute markedly to climate change mitigation, that sustainable forest management can reduces the impact of climate change and that thegreater biodiversity thus achieved can diminish risks of forest fires, pest damage and disease;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the implementation of the EU’s fForestry s Strategy will be a multi- annual process and that the European Parliament has every interest in its being implementedsupports an efficiently, and coherently and implementation with minimal red tape;