30 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2019/2156(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; r. Recognises the multifunctionality of forests and the need to encourage new practices introduced by European farmers in recent years such as hedge-planting and the use of agroforestry techniques;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that, in contrast to the generally-accepted view, agriculture in Europe is not expanding to the detriment of forests. Also notes that Europe is the only continent where the surface area of forest is increasing, with some 180 million hectares at the moment;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is appalled that, at the same time, forests in Asia and South America are shrinking at an alarming rate. Calls for this situation to be taken into account in our trade relations with countries in these geographical regions, with no agricultural products stemming directly from deforestation in non-EU countries being allowed onto the European market, particularly protein crops and products derived from livestock farming;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change, environmental and biological disturbances;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to promotioritise the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a geographical-labelling and certification system - or maintaining existing national systems - for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, despite all efforts of the international community so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current international cooperation policies;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Treaties make no specific reference to forests, the European Union having no common forestry policy; whereas forestry policy therefore remains primarily a national competence, but whereas many European actions have an impact on forests in the EU and in third countries;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the ineffectiveness of current programmes to encourage the growth of protein crops in Europe. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an effective EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EUt the same time as guaranteeing secure and economically-viable supplies for European livestock farmers;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas stepping up action to protect existing forests and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’sMember States' sustainability policies;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and degradation of world forests, including through the consumption of products related to deforestation and free-trade agreements signed by the EU with third countries which practise deforestation as an economic model;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy frameworkthe context of multilateral cooperation among Member States, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas action at all levels, as well as substantial investment, will be needed, as members of the international community, countries must cooperate in taking specific, necessary action at all levels, as well as undertaking vital investment, to protect the world's forests more effectively;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas increased protection and proper management of forests provides opportunities for economic development, particularly at the level of local communities;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficientEU is already giving financial assistance to sustainable forest management in partner countries, and whereas this assistance must not be the only external action taken by the EU, given the scale of the problem;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious, particularly in terms of environmental responsibility towards third countries;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU hasMember States have the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that measures aimed at protecting and restoring the world’s forests are consistently applied to European forests;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples andnations and peoples but also of local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to take this role into account in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level and in key international forums;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non- deforestation supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definition; calls for the ratification of free- trade agreements to be conditional on this definition and on a principle which prioritises 'zero deforestation' exports;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities of regulating access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligence regulation for forest-risk commoditieswork towards prohibiting access to the Union market for products linked to deforestation;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission include the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights of indigenous peoples andnations and peoples but also local communities, as well as support for environmentalistdefenders of forest ecosystems in these dialogues;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, but considers that such assistance should producebe conditional on measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections and actions;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that allabandon any newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, which do not contain provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation andor forest degradation;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends thatCalls on the Commission assess the possibility of includingto undertake the revision and integration of forest protection provisions in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions; asks, in the context of the EU's responsibility towards the environment, for trade agreements to be suspended if the provisions are not accepted by the partner countries,
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including native European forests, as part of the EU's future forest strategyrespect the principle of subsidiarity when drawing up the EU's forest strategy; stresses the key role of the Member States in the preservation and restoration of forest ecosystems and particularly in their capacity to adapt to the wide diversity and the needs of native European forests;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to identify and propose solutions, as part of the EU's forest strategy, to the endemic threat of invasive species and imported diseases linked to the globalisation of trade and the intensification of trade flows and movements of people;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that independent monitoring and information sharing are essential to improving governance and facilitating compliance with zero- deforestation commitments in partner countries; Calls for the EU to step up financial and technical support to partner countries to achieve these ends and to help them develop the expertise necessary to improve local forest governance structures and accountability;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Union to evaluate the financial and technical assistance provided to partner countries and redirect it to those countries which commit to applying policies designed to have a favourable impact, in order to help them achieve their objectives and develop the know-how needed to strengthen local forest governance structures and increase stakeholder responsibility;