Activities of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2018/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests
Amendments (16)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the Paris Agreement requires all Parties to take action to conserve and enhance sinks, including forests;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Points out that reforestation, restoration of existing degraded forests and increasing tree cover on agricultural landscapes via agroforestry represent the only available source of negative emissions with significant potential to contribute to achievement of Paris Agreement goals;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that forests are home to 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, threatened by deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls specifically that the Union has committed to the Aichi Targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity, requiring 17% of all habitats to be conserved, 15% of degraded ecosystems to be restored and forest loss to be brought close to zero, or at least halved by 2020;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recalls in particular the Union's collective commitments under the New York Declaration on forests to restore 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands by 2020 and significantly increase the rate of global restoration thereafter, which would restore at least an additional 200 million hectares by 2030;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls its resolution of 4 April 2017 on Palm Oil and Deforestation of Rainforests, including the recognition that 73 % of global deforestation arises from the clearing of land for agricultural commodities, with 40 % of global deforestation caused by conversion to large-scale monocultural oil palm plantations and that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from deforestration; furthermore recalls EP amendments on the Renewables Directive phasing out the incentives for use of palm oil in transport fuels by 2021;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the FLEGT process should tackle the underlying causes of deforestation in producer countries which include insecure land tenure, weak law enforcement and weak governance;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to update the EU Timber Regulation guidance to address conflict timber and recommend more detailed risk mitigation measures to strengthen enforcement including requesting enhanced due diligence from operators importing from conflict-affected or high-risk areas, anti-bribery terms and conditions in contracts with suppliers, the implementation of anti-corruption compliance provisions, audited financial statements, and anti-corruption audits;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes the results of a recent study by the Commission identifying the high level of meat consumption in the EU, requiring vast amounts of imported animal feed, as a significant driver of deforestation;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the future common agricultural policy encourages lower consumption of meat and dedicated actions to reduce imports of feed, such as soy, for the EU livestock sector by increasing vegetable protein production in Europe;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls for the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals to tackle the impact on global deforestation caused by the Union trade in crop and animal products including beef, soy and palm oil;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Notes that agroecological practices have a strong potential to maximise ecosystem functions via mixed, high diversity planting, agroforestry and permaculture techniques, which can also deliver excess benefits in term of productivity and social outcomes;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a certification scheme for sustainably produced, deforestation-free products entering the EU market;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for such legislative action to include mandatory due diligence requirements on the chain of operators using forest risk commodities and obligations on financial institutions to take action to eliminate the risk of deforestation resulting from financial investments;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Emphasises that Union trade negotiations need to be in line with Union commitments to take action to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, and to enhance forest carbon stocks in developing countries;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make full use of existing diplomatic and institutional processes and dialogues to encourage countries which process and/or import significant quantities of tropical timber, in particular where those timber products are then exported to the EU, like China and Vietnam, to adopt effective legislation banning the importation of illegally harvested timber and requiring operators to conduct due diligence comparable to the EU Timber Regulation;