4 Amendments of Valérie HAYER related to 2019/2157(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that there is no specific legal basis for a common EU forest policy; points out, however, future European Forest Strategy needs to be fully aligned with the European Green Deal and with an ambitious EU Biodiversity Strategy; adheres to the decision and recognition by the European Court of Justice1a of forest ecosystems as an inherent part of EU natural heritage on which the EU has competence to act, and thus respects both competences of Member States and the European Union; points out that many EU policies have an impact on forests and the forest- based sector and require coherence and stronger cross- sectoral coordination; _________________ 1aJudgment of the Court of 25 February 1999. European Parliament v Council of the European Union. Joined cases C- 164/97 and C-165/97, ECLI:EU:C:1999:99
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the sustainable use of wood as an environmentally friendly raw material; underlines that wood-based products and wood construction can provide an effective way of increasing carbon storage;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the occurrence of illegal logging and recognises that almost all primary old growth forest has been lost; urges the Commission to act on both accounts and protect the remaining old growth forest; regrets the decline in forest biodiversity as stated in the State of Nature 2020 for Europe; calls on Commission and Member States to act and enforce the Birds and Habitats Directives to reverse this trend;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes work under the EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth1a including EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, in the area of forestry and other economic activities related to forests; _________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth (COM/2018/097 final)