16 Amendments of Eric ANDRIEU related to 2014/2223(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union hforest is not defined as noa competence to elaborate a common forestry policy and it is the Member States who decide the political approaches linked to forests and forestryof the Union in the Treaties, but some of the Union’s community policies have implications on the Member States’ forestry policies;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, although this is clearly an area of Member State responsibility, forest- based businesses are keen to see a genuinely higher profile for this important economic sector, as well as guarantees of jobs at European level;, without prejudicing the responsibility of the Member States.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas timber is a sustainable resource often exploited in Europe, and the intelligent use of this raw material needs to be ensured, including by the development of know-how;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. welcomes the recognition by the European Commission of the multifunctional role of the forest: apart from the economic function of forestry it performs social, natural, recreational and environmental functions.
Amendment 89 #
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 in particular that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination, 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; these policies must all work together in supporting the sustainable management of forests;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses in this connection that any attempt tos should be makde forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted and that the sector’s regional basis and thto seek the best possible structuring of the respective competenceies of the EU and the Member States in this area must be respectedorder to optimise the sustainable management of Europe’s forests;
Amendment 137 #
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, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs; calls for the Commission to analyse the difficulties in the downstream supply chain, related to the increased demand from other countries, particularly for round woods;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to further study certain issues that have not been sufficiently explored in forest strategy: 1) the problem of the overpopulation of herbivores, which threatens the regeneration capacity of a number of large forests in Europe, 2) the issue of forest genetic resources FGR and the relationship with the ‘Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of FGR’ adopted at the 38th session of the FAO in June 2013, 3) regional approaches, 4) employment, 5) basic, ongoing training ‘from stump to plank’ (management and use/forestry works).
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. the role of the forest may differ in the various regions of Europe and unlike many of the forests generally used for timber production, the Mediterranean and mountain forests often have a larger diversity of activity such as woodland grazing, tourist or recreational activities...
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Takes the view that sustainable management of forests in the Southern Mediterranean area of Europe, which is also more subject to climate change, requires the consideration of the risk of fire, in the first place by greater protection against fire through investments intended to protect resources and subsequently by extending the use of the areas currently given prominence, whether through the use of the timber, the maintenance and development of forms of agriculture such as woodland grazing, or recreational and tourist uses of forest areas.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. considers that the new forest strategy must enable greater cooperation on the issue of the structuring of the timber industry and the regrouping of operators with a view to ensuring better use of the forest resource,
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. calls for the European Union to encourage quality labels for the timber industry, which could be an effective tool for the improved promotion and mobilisation of the resource.
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. takes the view that it is essential that forest strategy enables, as far as possible, access to timber (particularly in log form) by European businesses, to develop this resource within the EU in order to safeguard and create the maximum number of jobs at regional level, also for furniture businesses and those in the processing and energy sectors; that in this connection there should be better regulation of timber exports to third-party countries.
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise measures and, where possible, use existing European instruments such as the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European training programmes (ET2020), to respond to the need for better skills and to compensate for the workforce shortage in the forest sector; further takes the view that training programmes should be developed, particularly for new entrants and young foresters, so that the transfer of knowledge in forest management and its downstream industries is ensured;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. takes the view, therefore, that the Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened to enable expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation process;process of harmonised implementation of European forestry strategy; recalls that the Commission must ensure the cohesion of forestry policy and therefore must consult the Standing Forestry Committee and the Council’s Forest Group with sufficient notice on draft texts that will impact forest management and the timber industry.
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Firmly supports the recognition of the role played by local and regional authorities in forest management and that they be included – which is not currently the case – in European advisory bodies and, in particular, in the Standing Forestry Committee and the civil dialogue group ‘Forests and cork’.