35 Amendments of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2020/2006(INL)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that all supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involve deforestation and ecosystem degradation or conversion, including loss of biodiversity due to destruction and fragmentation of natural habitats, or human rights violations, and that protects indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas forests and the biodiversity have an intrinsic value beyond their use value to humans, including as carbon stocks, which cannot be monetised or quantified;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation on an alarming scale for commercial agriculture in countries of Southeast Asia, while soya cultivation for animal nutrition contributes to deforestation in South America;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the Union internal market;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls therefore for a due diligence obligation with legally binding sustainability criteria to be placed on operators, including financiers, that place forest and ecosystem-risk commodities or derivatives on the Union market, so as to guarantee sustainable and deforestation- free supply chains that respect natural ecosystems in line with international standards and obligations;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas Union consumption directly contributes to 10% of global deforestation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; however, underlines that the introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recognises that reduction in the Union production and consumption of meat and dairy would greatly contribute to meet the sustainable development goals, by combating climate change and halting deforestation and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in freeall trade agreements (FTAs) so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls for the reopening of FTAtrade agreements which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTAfree trade agreement;
Amendment 74 #
5a. Recalls that the trade deal with Mercosur countries is in conflict with the Union commitments for zero deforestation and human rights with regards to meat and soya imports; urges the Commission to meet its climate and zero deforestation targets and consequently decrease soya imports;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the livestock farming in the Union which is based on imported feed is among the key drivers of land-use change and thus directly responsible for deforestation and forest degradation in third countries;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that unlike other commodities, the production of meat particularly contributes to deforestation, given the related necessity for additional land use for the production of feed;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however,Emphasises that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet,are not sufficient to halt global deforestation;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy is creating pressure on the European and world's forests given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of land-based biofuels has on land-use change and deforestation; therefore calls on the Commission to fundamentally reform Union bioenergy policies, i.e. by revising the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses the importance of linking the European Green Deal policies with the incentives for deforestation, through addressing the environmental, social and human rights impacts of deforestation in order to achieve the long-term vision of a climate neutral economy;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however,Observes that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third- party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Criticises that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third- party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough due diligence processes of companies; stresses that consumer-choice environmentalism is incapable of halting deforestation or contributing to sustainable practices, and indeed demonises the working-class; believes that due diligence is a necessary regulatory measure to ensure that only sustainable products enter the market in the first place, and to not make sustainability an expensive and inaccessible consumer- choice;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws attention to how the production of GMOs is a key driver of deforestation, particularly in Brazil and Argentina, and believes that the importation of GMOs into the EU should be ended; reminds that meat consumption, even within the EU, contributes to deforestation outside the EU by way of increasing demand for cheap, GMO animal feed, particularly imports of GM soybean;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples, within the future EU legal framework; stresses that the IPCC Special Report on Land as well as the IPBES Global Assessment report state that strengthening indigenous people's rights to land can contribute to climate mitigation, adaptation and ecosystem conservation, and calls for more international support for indigenous people's rights;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission’s statement in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 that “The use of whole trees and food and feed crops for energy production – whether produced in the EU or imported – should be minimised”; calls on the Commission to amend the Renewable Energy Directive to reflect the fact that biomass is not a carbon neutral source of energy.1a _________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy.
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that such a legal framework needs to, and candoes not need to be, designed in a way so as to be in line with World Trade Organization requirements;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy; calls on the Commission to adequately address the impact of free trade agreements on biodiversity and not merely assess the impacts;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a. commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products which are marketed on the Union internal market, or transits through Union ports,
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3
It should establish an obligation to fulfil international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations, and establish legally binding sustainability criteria.
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Economic operators should takbe obliged to take the appropriate measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Economic operators should take appropriate and transparent measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4
The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all GMOs, and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence or significant indications emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5
The Commission should adopt delegated acts in a timely fashion to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if there is evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation, (iv) mining, or any other human activity.
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
fa. Meaningful consultations with local communities, including through grievance redress mechanisms; Economic operators should ensure that local and indigenous communities have avenues for communicating risks and concerns and also sharing indigenous and local knowledge (ILK). There should also be established avenues for local communities to make grievances, and have this incorporated in the due diligence process;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da) establish grievance redress mechanisms to ensure that local communities and indigenous people always have avenues to communicate grievances and alert risks.