Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2016/2076(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (A8-0303/2016 - Catherine Bearder)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking
Amendments (6)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas wildlife protection can, however, have a considerable price for local communities, as some species are dangerous to humans or can destroy plantations and other property or kill livestock; whereas confronting armed poachers can be utterly risky;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. recognises the intrinsic value of biological diversity and its various contributions to sustainable development and human well-being as enriched in Goal 15 of Agenda 2030;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. is concerned about the increasing scale of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and its adverse economic, social and environmental impacts; believes that the fight against poaching requires a EU coordinated response and assistance to countries with limited capacity to protect wildlife; considers the EU can play an extended role in protecting and maintaining wildlife reserves projects in developing countries;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. SRecognises that illicit trafficking in wildlife contributes to damage to ecosystems and rural livelihood, including those based on ecotourism, undermines good governance and the rule of law and, in some cases, threatens national stability; stresses the need to responsibly manage the risks associated with combating poaching, which is often perpetrated by heavily armed and well- organised criminal groups;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for actions that enable local actors to directly benefit from engaging in wildlife protection, reduce the costs of living with wildlife, and, in parallel with measures to discourage illicit wildlife- related activities, improve possibilities of earning a living without such involvement;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a step change in intelligence-gathering, lawmaking and law enforcement, fighting corruption, in relation to wildlife trafficking in EU Member States and other destination and transit countries.