Activities of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on ‘A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector’ PDF (213 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Wwhereas, although this is clearly an area of Member State responsibility, there are potential advantages for forest- based businesses are keen to seeof better coordination and a higher profile for this important economic sector, as well aswhich guarantees of jobs at European level;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F A. Whereas ownership of the forest is highly dispersed and investment is unattractive, in view of the risk and the long economic cycle of forestry;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 A. Recognises the high dispersion of ownership and underlines the importance of supporting stakeholder groups as a key element for enabling sustainable forest development strategies.
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the holistic approach and the recognition of the economic, environmental and social role played by European forests and European forestry; underlines the need to place criteria of social and environmental valorisation above the mere logic of financial profit in the evaluation of the various strategies of forestry development;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that rural areas have very close links to forestry, particularly within the context of agroforestry activities, and welcomes in this connection the recognition of the role of forestry in the Rural Development Programme of the 2014-2020 CAP;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 A. Considers that it is very important to adopt measures to combat and monitor on a European scale the main pests which have decimated a large part of European woodlands, together with the creation of specific support measures to prevent and fight fires including helplines which enable early intervention, avoiding soil erosion, and the recovery of vegetation cover.
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 B. Considers it necessary to create a structure for monitoring timber markets with a view to ensuring that fair prices are paid to producers and avoiding abuses by upstream agents.
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expressly supports the resource-efficient use of timber as a raw material and opposes legally binding rules for prioritising the uses of wood, as this not only restricts the energy market but is also impossible to enforce in many rural areas, if only for infrastructure reasons; in this connection, supports an open, market-oriented approach and freedom for market participants;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle thatithout prejudice to entrepreneurial freedom and the voluntary nature of such measures, stakehould be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedomer solutions, possibly in partnership with local authorities; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create incentives and support new business models, such as production cooperatives, that seek to encourage small private forest owners to manage their forest actively and sustainably; underlines that such support must be linked to the criteria of environmental sustainability including biodiversity and the multifunctional nature of the forest;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 A. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to direct European research and development programmes towards increasing knowledge of treatment and prevention of the pathologies which affect European woodlands as well as issues dealing with fires, including fire prevention and firefighting, and the recovery of woodland after fires.