11 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Amsterdam Declaration of 7 December 2015 in support of a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020 and in support of an end to illegal deforestation by 2020,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- Having regard to the promise of government support for the scheme to make the palm oil industry 100% sustainable by 2020, made by the five Member States and signatories to the Amsterdam Declaration: Denmark, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognizes that the conservation of the rainforest and global biodiversity are of utmost importance for the future of the earth and humanity, but stresses that preservation efforts should be combined with rural development policy instruments to prevent poverty and promote employment for small farming communities in the areas concerned;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that palm oil exploitation is not the sole cause of deforestation, the expansion of illegal logging activities and demographic pressures also being responsible for this problem;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Urges the Commission to step up the dialogue with governments of palm- oil-producing countries in the frame of bilateral agreements to encourage the introduction of effective environmental legislation in palm oil producing countries to prevent land use changes and to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU27, as this has the potential to lead to further massive deforestation;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on all Member States to ratify the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Highlights that palm oil biodiesel can be swiftly replaced by biodiesel made from European raw materials, especially such which can be sustainably produced on unused or underutilized agricultural acreage inside the Union, thereby integrating the production of animal feeding stuff for the European market with the production of sustainable alternatives for palm oil biodiesel;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to simultaneously support further development of second and third generation biofuels to reduce the risk of indirect land use change within the Union and to stimulate the transition towards advanced biofuels therein in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/1513 and in accordance with both the Union's circular economy, resource efficiency as well as its low-emission mobility ambitions;