2 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/2791(RSP)
Amendment 2 #
Recital A
A. whereas the mission statement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011- 2020 is to take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity - much of which is due to increasing intensity in agriculture and its accompanying global over-reliance on GM seeds and destructive pesticides - in order to ensure that by 2020 ecosystems are resilient and continue to provide essential services, thereby securing the planet's variety of life, and contributing to human well-being, and poverty eradication;
Amendment 44 #
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes that the recommendation 10.2.g (XXI/1.) for the COP14 decision mentions the potential of forestry and agriculture; underlines that agricultural activities and preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that well managed agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and reduces the effects of climate change; emphasises particularly that farmers are in the front- line of agriculture and are therefore in the best position to both monitor the changes and manage (with proper guidance) the improvements in biodiversity;