Activities of Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY related to 2016/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate) ES
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests
Amendments (11)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation with devastating impact on biodiversity by deforestation of natural rainforests for the expansion of commodities such as palm oil plantations; Stresses that biodiesel is now the main end product of imported palm oil in Europe; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains; urges the Commission to introduce appropriate due diligence regulation, mandatory certification and traceability mechanisms both upstream and downstream of the Palm Oil supply chain, aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework while enhancing the empowering and role of civil society organisations and forest communities, enabling them to play a greater role in policy processes; Highlights that the EUs forest footprint has continued to increase since the FLEGT Action Plan was adopted; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on theland use, soil fertility, biodiversity, forest degradation and increases in greenhouse gas emissions and by the links of this production to serious land tenure and human rights abuses of indigenous peoples, local communities and small farmers; calls on governments of palm-oil- producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on theland use, soil fertility, biodiversity, forest degradation and increases in greenhouse gas emissions and by the links of this production to serious land tenure and human rights abuses of indigenous peoples and small farmers, local communities and small farmers, putting at risk the livelihood of populations whose lives depend on the forests for food ; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the urgent need to place the right of access to land and social and environmental valorisation above the purely economics-based logic of maximising profit when designing, evaluating and implementing the various strategies for forestry development;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Rejects simplistic concepts and definitions of forest that define forests only as a collection of trees per percentage of area covered, leading to the adoption of equally simplistic concepts of deforestation and reforestation; points out that these approaches have made it possible, for example, for vast palm oil monocultures, which destroy huge areas of tropical forest, to be classified as reforestation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges the Member States and Commission to establish a definition of forest that includes biological, social and cultural diversity, so as to prevent monoforestation and give priority to native species, thereby protecting ecosystems, habitats and local communities;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Draws attention to the fact that maximizing profits from vast palm oil monocultures (using methods that include the abuse of market power and pricing dominance, the occupation of land, poor working conditions and pesticide use) is incompatible with protecting the environment, combating hunger and guaranteeing and complying with the four basic elements of the human right to food and nutrition - adequacy, availability, accessibility and sustainability;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for measures that hinder access to adequate food and nutrition to be rejected and not to be implemented, including measures that hinder access to and use of indigenous resources that are essential to the survival and food sovereignty of local populations, particularly in countries where palm oil is (intensively) produced;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent in accordance with ILO Convention 169; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for all trade deals to contain strong and effective sustainable development chapters with enforcement, verification and compliance procedures, complaints and redress mechanisms and rules and sanctions for the protection of indigenous communities and the environment; Stresses that social considerations should be a binding part of sustainability standards contained in the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter, including the requirement for palm oil producers to respect customary rights and the "Free prior and informed consent" principle.