6 Amendments of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas farmers, other operators in the food chain and agri-cooperatives who have already transformed their practises into sustainable activities, should be rewarded in the framework of the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy has to take into account the economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainability; only this way the role of agriculture and rural areas can be recognised in food and feed production, reforestation, biofuels and textiles; highlights that forestry and agriculture can deliver solutions in the long-term;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas we need to guarantee consistency between the Farm to Fork Strategy and the CAP and the Fisheries policies, the EU Trade policy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the EU Forest Strategy as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the Commission should thoroughly evaluate existing legislation and the efficiency of its implementation in Member States before making new legislative proposals; points out, that all new legislative proposals should be based on scientifically sound ex-ante impact assessments and the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should be considered;
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets; calls on the Commission to make sure that these are EU targets to which all Member States must contribute through national level actions; therefore, urges that Member States´ different starting points and already existing achievements should be taken into account;
Amendment 918 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; stresses that agriculture and forestry in the EU play a crucial role in boosting economies sustainably, in climate change adaptation and mitigation and in carbon sequestration as well as have a great potential in reducing emissions; points out in this regard that when addressing emissions stemming from agriculture, it must be recognised that they result from natural processes;