Activities of Sara SKYTTEDAL related to 2019/2157(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward
Amendments (18)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the decision from the Commission to introduce a new forest strategy, however, stresses the need for the forest strategy to fully observe the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the need for a holistic and consistent forest strategy that enhances and utilizes the multifunctional role of forests and the forest-based sector in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the need of the new forest strategy to be based on the three pillars of sustainability, environmental, economic and social sustainability;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that sustainable and active forest management contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation, improves energy security, create jobs throughout the forest-based value chain and promote economic growth;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that forests and the forest-based sector contribute significantly to the development of circular bio-economies in the EU and sustainably managed forests have a crucial role to play in the fight against climate change and for reaching climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the EU's ability to harness the potential of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources and waste streams into value added products, such as feed, bio- based products and bioenergy, food, pulp and paper production, as well as parts of chemical, biotechnological and energy industries’ will be the difference in achieving a climate neutral EU by 2050;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that sustainable forest management provides three main climate benefits, CO2 sequestration and carbon storage in resilient, growing forests; carbon storage of harvested wood products; and a renewable and climate- friendly raw material that replaces energy-intensive materials and fossil fuels;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to ensure the timely and adequate implementation of the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)1 which was adopted in December 2018 and stipulates strong sustainability criteria for renewable energy sources; _________________ 1Directive (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, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the contribution of biofuels and biomass to energy generation and heating in the EU is important and will further increase, as result of the renewable energy targets in REDII and that modern bio-based economy implies challenges such as the sustainability of biomass raw material, efficiency in biomass use and economy of scales in biomass mobilization; recognises that sustainable forest management can solve many of these issues;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that according to scientific research, sustainably managed forests have a higher CO2 absorption capacity than unmanaged forests; urges therefore that the new forest strategy promotes sustainable forest management including by SMEs;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that wood-based materials must play a crucial role in substituting fossil-based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for adequate funding for Horizon Europe and for the strengthening of links between research, industry and society through specific instruments such as European Partnerships; underlines the essential role of high-level research and innovation in fostering contribution of the forest and forest-based sector in meeting the challenges of our time;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that research and technology have come a long way since the forest strategy was introduced in 2013; stresses therefore the importance of encouraging further research in the forestry and bio-based industry and believes that partnerships under the Horizon Europe program should be further directed towards this in order to strengthen the links between research, industry and society;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation in order to create industrial symbiosis;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for sustainable forest management, and the regional and economic importance of forests; stresses that sustainable forest management will lead at the same time to the doubling of forest assets because wood harvesting takes place at a lower rate than growth, therefore forest volumes continue to increase.
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges that sustainable and active forest management is mainly driven and sustained by SMEs; furthermore, sustainable and active forest management is the most effective way to prevent forest damages, deforestation and to preserve biodiversity.
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Is concerned that the forest strategy is set to be proposed in relation with the bio diversity strategy, which risks to ignore the specific role of SMEs in sustainable forest management and therefore disregards the most effective way to prevent forest damages, deforestation and preservation of biodiversity.