13 Amendments of Martina ANDERSON related to 2012/2295(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the scarcity of natural reserves worldwide, the increasing pressure on renewable raw materials and unsustainable patterns of consumption and the global effects of climate change require us to use resources efficientlyquitably and efficiently; whereas priority must also be given to understanding the systemic stress and loss of biodiversity that results from agro-industrial monoculture systems;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas an innovative and efficient approach will ensuremay contribute to not only greater sustainability but also support for rural development, a potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, greater sustainability of the production cycle in addition to the spread of industrial innovation along the entire value chain; a further contribution will also be made by enabling consumption patterns, and a relocalisation and relinking of production and consumption patterns in ways that reduce external dependence on resources;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the transition to a sustainable economy willmay strengthen the competitiveness of European industry, increase economic growth and thus promote a significant increase in European employment levels; whereas emphasis on the bio-economy, on bio-technology based on genetic modification (GM) and biomass commodity production might lead to a reindustrialisation and centralisation of the agri-food production, which is more beneficial to large-scale companies, forcing small-scale producers in marginal and traditional biotechnologies out of business;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares the view that the transition to a bioeconomy should be based not only on the production of resources with a low environmental impact, but also on a sustainable use of those resources from an environmental, economic and social point of view, while acknowledging that resource efficiencies alone cannot prevent a massively increased demand for biomass, including a steep increase in demand for industrial purposes, and that this increase will have severe impacts on, inter alia, global emissions of nitrous oxide and methane due to a growing demand for meat and biomass for industrial and energy purposes;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Acknowledges concerns that the transition to a bioeconomy poses risks to food sovereignty, the protection of the world's forests and biodiversity, respect for local knowledge systems and traditional property rights;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission proposal to create a task force and roadmap on bioindustries, in which to highlight the contribution made by renewable resources and biotechnology to sustainable development, with a focus on job creation and the participation of European Trade Union representative bodies and other champions of green jobs;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the transition to a bioeconomy will enable Europe to take some major steps forward in terms of innovation and competitiveness and will enhance its role on the international scene, including its commitment to international human rights principles and norms;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Considers it necessary to further study the effects of biotechnology based on genetic modification before food production based on such technology is permitted;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the establishment of a system based on a continuous exchange of knowledge between research institutes, cooperative exchanges and Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS), companies, institutions and universities and the development of a legal framework to facilitate research and its applications;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral information and training programmes need to be established so that the findings of that research can become permanent and be put into practice and so that European consumers become more aware/active citizens become more active in critically engaging with the bioeconomy agenda, its implications for sustainable consumption patterns and potential impact on communities beyond the EU;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it necessary to ensure that an integrated and interdisciplinary approach is taken to the bioeconomy and calls for the harmonisation of the different EU policies and relevant principles, notably the precautionary principle, given the risks associated with biotechnologies (land- based and marine), involved in its various sectors (Horizon 2020, cohesion policy, common agricultural policy, Renewable Energy Directive, Waste Framework Directive, Packaging Directive, specific measures on biowaste) and the establishment of a uniform and stable regulatory environment both at EU level and nationally;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Agrees with the need for a multi-level approach and calls for increasing attention to be paid to the international, regional and local dimension of the bioeconomy and to the impacts of the bioeconomy on rural communities and their CSOs outside the EU (including indigenous and environmental organisations), including potential undermining of food security, over-exploitation of natural resources, decreasing biodiversity and increased deforestation due to food and non-food production; welcomes the establishment, at the regional, national and EU levels, of bioeconomy platforms that are able to measure the progress made in the sector and enable an exchange of know-how and best practices to take place, with a view to ensuring that the bioeconomy develops evenly throughout the EU; calls on the Commission also to involve experts in the sector and in all the subject areas concerned, in addition to representatives of consumers and citizens; and to establish accountability pathways for stakeholders outside the EU, to assist social movements, indigenous and environmental organisations in their efforts to secure community access, control and rights over their resources including fisheries, forests and land;