4 Amendments of Jessica POLFJÄRD related to 2019/2824(RSP)
Amendment 94 #
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a global binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework should be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; highlights the need for a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 155 #
Paragraph 21
21. Notes however the negative impact of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional governments to increase support to the agriculture andsector, and where relevant, the forestry sectors in the transition to sustainable practices;
Amendment 169 #
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems primarily outside of the EU and integrate nature conservation in all relevant EU policies and programs;
Amendment 198 #
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to support further research into the effects of land use change, including deforestation and bioenergy production,and land use change on GHG emissions and take the results into account in future policy making;