Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2015/2137(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (A8-0003/2016 - Mark Demesmaeker) FR
Amendments (17)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas biodiversity is a fragile balance between animal and plant species, and the protection of one of these should not detract from the development of other non-protected species;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in addition to its overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also contributes an enormous social and economic value;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas biodiversity is under severe pressure worldwide, in particular as a result of deregulated global trade, intensive agriculture and the large-scale use of biocides and plant protection products, which is bringing about irreversible changes that are profoundly detrimental to nature, society and the economy;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness and reasonable economic feasibility of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greeningbiodiversity protection measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to improve the control of goods at the EU frontiers on the basis of legislation on invasive alien species;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission andcalls on the Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase outlook again into environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is convinced that legislation on genetically modified organisms and plant health products is not suitable for safeguarding biodiversity; calls for a study into the impact of glyphosate and its commercial formulations on what are territories containing 25% of total biodiversity, a fact usually overlooked by the legislator;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinatorthe protection of pollinators and the revision of authorisations and maximum residue limits for biocides and plant health products;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to nature- based solutions which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that the issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked; calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate change;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in view of the risk it represents - because of genetically modified organisms - to seed diversity, crop diversity and animal species diversity;