Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2015/2137(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (A8-0003/2016 - Mark Demesmaeker) IT
Amendments (9)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the causes of biodiversity loss, as stated in the Commission report, are due to numerous factors which are contingent on cross-sectoral policies; they therefore need to converge in order to achieve the following conservation goals: reduction of water, air and soil pollution; to combat climate change; to combat soil loss, overbuilding and intensive agriculture; elimination of invasive alien species and condemnation of illegal killing;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Maintains that the treatment of biodiversity must be accompanied by an ecosystem-oriented approach focusing on the relationship between species;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it necessary to promote education and information campaigns regarding the importance of biodiversity and of local natural resources and their conservation, targeted at young people in particular;
Amendment 180 #
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 greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; stresses that conservation agriculture is able to increase the vitality and fertility of the land and enhance biodiversity; considers, therefore, that the CAP should give greater support to this practice; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so as to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield, also in relations with third countries bordering European seas;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the environmental quality of EU seas by carrying out projects seeking to cut chemical, physical and microbiological pollution by optimising the sustainability of maritime traffic and protecting biodiversity, which is inevitably endangered; in this regard, it should be noted that 12.7 million tonnes of plastic (5% of total production) end up in the oceans each year through sewer systems, waterways and landfills along the coasts, which disrupts the environment and the biodiversity of the entire planet;
Amendment 258 #
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 and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular, green economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to foster dialogue among the various scientific bodies and to launch a programme to coordinate and collect data;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the importance of the LIFE programme and in particular the Nature and Biodiversity sub-programme for the environment, in order to protect and enhance European biodiversity;