Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2020/2273(INI)
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Amendments (16)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience also depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has also been created by farming and its survival is dependent on the continued active and sustainable management of farmland;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considers that this level of ambition should encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality in some areas of the EU and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports; stresses, in this respect, that trade agreements such as the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement or the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement, whether currently in force or under negotiation, are contrary to the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement ofrisks created by displacing local agricultural production withabroad through an increase in imports;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal,goal that requiringes a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone inall areas of society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; highlights the importance of pasture systems that preserve many millions of hectares of grassland and hedges and that are key sources of biodiversity; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role ofRecalls that the common agricultural policy (CAP) incan be one way of protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity, but is not the only way; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that it is important to protect the EU agricultural sector from unfair international competition; recalls that the admirable objectives of promoting biodiversity should not overlook the goal of sustainable production;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; calls on the Member States to develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features with the aim of achieving an area of at least 105% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and thereby maximising the potential for biodiversity;
Amendment 205 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strongone of the components on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers in the EU;
Amendment 206 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming, family livestock production and pasturing as a strong components on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food productionsuch systems must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organicsustainable food, ensuring both the stability of the organicagricultural products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 221 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancing farm productivity; draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to the obvious fact that the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, like many other trade agreements aimed at making it easier to import into the EU food produced under conditions resulting in major deforestation, will have the effect of automatically increasing the EU’s ‘imported deforestation’, in clear contradiction with the Biodiversity Strategy and the Green Deal ambitions;
Amendment 233 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests; highlights the potential of agroforestry and tree cultivation to improve and boost the ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancingnot to mention farm productivity;
Amendment 280 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability and security of agricultural production and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although considerable progress has been made, a substantial reduction incontinued efforts are needed to reduce their use and the risks of chemical pesticides is needinvolved; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systems;
Amendment 283 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the need to promote research at EU level to seek out plant protection products that increasingly deliver higher performance with a lower impact on biodiversity;
Amendment 312 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RegretStresses the fact that agricultural production is being increasinglyover the last few decades has been concentrated in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of localnative genetic resources, in particular as a repository of possible solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie ahead.