7 Amendments of Molly SCOTT CATO related to 2014/2223(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas agroforestry, defined as land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land unit, is a suite of land management systems that boost overall productivity, generate more biomass, maintain and restore soils and provide a number of valuable ecosystem services. These include a systemic reduction of inputs due to better nutrient cycling and more habitat for pest predators, more carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change, higher biodiversity, better quality and more efficient use of water, higher soil quality and better erosion protection, regulation of water cycles, increasing regional rainfall via improving microclimates and preventing downstream flooding; Whereas agro-forestry systems could be applied across 90 million ha across EU landscapes; whereas as the economic return for farmers using agro-forestry has been shown to increase, it represents a win- win-win for farmers, the environment and society.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. Whereas the European Union has a role in ensuring that the forestry sector does not conflict with the existing environmental and climate legislation of the Union, such as the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. Whereas Europe's forests offer citizens great support in their physical and psychological well-being, and, in this light, open access to forests should be encouraged and expanded to the fullest extent possible.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the importance of ownership and property rights and s, in particular the considerable extent of forests in public ownership across the Union, as well as the vital ecosystem services that both public and private forests provide as public goods; Supports all measures enabling stakeholder groups to participate in a dialogue on developing and implementing sustainable forest management and improveing the exchange of information;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that forests should be viewed as a national and global resource rather than a private-property resource, and pressure on Member States to privatise their publicly owned forest should be resisted.
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that recognition should be given to the distinctiveness of mature, old- growth forests, and their particularly rich and developed ecosystems , and therefore rejects any attempts to use biodiversity offsetting to reduce the geographical extent of old-growth forests;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that, whilst wood is a potential source of renewable energy, it must be used in ways that maximise resource efficiency. Stresses that reducing our general energy consumption and boosting the development of wind and solar energy, as well as other less mature renewable technologies, must be actively pursued in order to reach the 2020 renewable energy target without compromising the health and conservation of forests;