36 Amendments of Irena JOVEVA related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on the new EU Forest Strategy of 8 October 20201a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0257
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 26 February 2016 on an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking(COM/2016/087);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 2 October 2015 on the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 (COM/2015/0478),
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on a Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability,1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0201.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Parliament adopted a resolution on EU Pollinators Initiative 1a, which confirms its strong position regarding the importance of pollinators protection, particularly in context of risk and exposure to chemicals and transformative change of agricultural practices; _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EFSA Bee Guidance Document has not been adopted yet and its review has not been successfully finalised, and the process of Biocides - Pollinators Guidance Document by ECHA is ongoing; whereas even full application of the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance would leave butterflies, moths and hoverflies unprotected by the pesticide approval regime;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas soil is a shared resource and its biodiversity is under increasing pressure; whereas EU-wide monitoring of soil biodiversity, trends in its range and volume, should complement regular LUCAS survey of physico-chemical parameters in long-term;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas according to the IPBES, pollution is one of the five drivers of biodiversity loss; whereas it is estimated that robust information exists for about 500 chemicals and by April 2019, ECHA considered 450 substances as being sufficiently regulated; whereas another 10 000 substances are considered to have their risks fairly well characterised, while limited risk information is available for around 20 000 substances; whereas the majority, around 70 000 substances have hardly any information on their hazards or exposures; whereas significant knowledge gaps regarding all impacts of chemicals on the biodiversity and environment need to be urgently closed;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas biodiversity conservation and conservation of insects are inextricably linked; whereas the framework and actions of the current EU Pollinators Initiative require reinforcement and effective integration across EU sectoral policies; whereas monitoring, research and other activities related to insect protection are fragmented, often inadequate, under- funded or non-existing on national level; whereas it proves beneficial to stimulate joint activities of citizens, municipalities, farmers, associations, businesses, educational institutions, other societal players and authorities to engage in nature conservation and restoration;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas resilient ecosystems are rich in species; whereas Natura 2000 contributes to the conservation of species but many other threatened species remain outside this network; whereas the widening of protected areas is intended to safeguard biodiversity, contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption and generate substantial returns in investment and job opportunities;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its level of ambition; with respect to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the importance of sustainable forest management (SFM) as an effective way to maintain and enhance biodiversity and the vitality of forests and to prevent pests and diseases also in protected areas.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the importance of taking into account the different biogeographical areas and notes the differences in calculated biodiversity loss; recalls that only one biodiversity hotspot (the Mediterranean basin) is located in Europe and calls for prioritising actions in this hotspot;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; underlines that adhering to the ‘One Welfare’ framework would further enhance global health and wellbeing; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that the targetse should be binding and implemented by Member States, taking into account the national circumstances and internationally recognised definitions of the forest in accordance with science- based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented; considers that measures already taken in Member States should be fully acknowledged in the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy; stresses the need to respect and support the rights of landowners;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Further believes that the 10 % of land should be set aside for wilderness and non-intervention management;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory inside and outside of the already protected areas; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed; believes that progress in this regard must be assessed regularly at both Member States’ and EU level;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the new legislative instrument for nature restoration should be additional and complementary to the existing EU legislation focused on the restoration and should cover at least the restoration of ecosystems including forests, peatlands, floodplains, free- flowing rivers, wetlands, biodiversity-rich grasslands, coastal areas and marine ecosystems such as seagrass meadows or biogenic reefs;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the commitments to ensure no deterioration in conservation trends and status of all protected habitats and species by 2030 and to ensure that on Member States level at least 30 % of species and habitats not currently in favourable status are in that category or show a strong positive trend; calls on the Member States to adopt national Restoration Plans offering supporting measures and activities to deliver environmental recovery on both national and EU level; considers it essential to foresee clear measurable time-bound targets, to publish the plans and their assessments in due time and to ensure their reinforcement with other sectoral policies, their planning and financial instruments;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Strongly regrets the alarming decline of pollinators, which are a key indicator of the health of the environment and provide crucial ecosystem services; calls on the Commission and Member States to address all requests expressed in its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative without further delays; calls for an urgent revision of the Initiative and development of a new EU strategy for pollinator protection with sufficient resources devoted to this end; believes that the new cross-sectoral strategy must entail a new EU-wide Pollinator Monitoring Framework with robust schemes deployed on Member States level, interim milestones, clear time-bound objectives, indicators and targets, including new legal pollinator restoration target and impact indicator1a, and necessary capacity building; _________________ 1aAs per the commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative: Action 5C https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/c onservation/species/pollinators/documents /EU_pollinators_initiative.pdf
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination targetconceptualises soil and major threats, including loss of soil’s biodiversity, sets out objectives, indicators, measurable targets and timeline in order to preserve soil functions and tackle all main soil threats, establishes a legal obligation to act and take precautions to prevent or minimise adverse effects;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to build on the recommendations of the Commission1b which facilitate reaching compliance of national Strategic Plans with the goals of the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; believes that the Plans should foresee adequate financial resources earmarked for environmental restoration of agricultural and rural landscape area; _________________ 1bStaff Working Documents: https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/staf f-working-document-com-2020-846- recommendations-member-states-regards- their-strategic-plan-cap_en
Amendment 759 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights that the substitution effects of wood-based products should be recognised as important in achieving the targets of the Green Deal and in increasing the carbon stocks in forests; considers that sustainably managed forests can support long-term wood availability and enhance biodiversity;
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WStrongly welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; expects these EU-wide key commitments to be translated into specific binding national values, which reflect different starting points of Member States, as soon as possible; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Regrets that the assessment of the impacts of chemicals on the environment and biodiversity tends to be underestimated and undervalued in the socio-economic analysis during the authorisation process under REACH; is concerned by the continuous use and authorisation of hazardous chemicals with negative impacts on the environment or in cases of missing safety data on environmental endpoints; calls on the Commission, in its role as risk manager, to take greater consideration of the impacts of chemicals, including their chronic and long-term effects, on the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the protection of Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees, within the review process of the Bee Guidance Document does not fall below the level of protection intended by the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance and that it addresses both toxic and chronic toxicity as well as larvae toxicity and other species; calls for increased transparency of the review process;
Amendment 873 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that the list of Union concern represents less than 6 % of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white listsor positive lists as soon as possible and by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 880 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that investments in restoration activities and in avoiding land degradation by far exceed the costs; believes that the EU Taxonomy can be a useful tool in the future to scale up public and private investments to implement the Biodiversity Strategy and EU Nature Restoration Plan or to track biodiversity- friendly spending in EU public finance; calls therefore on the Commission to prevent any delays in its adoption;
Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the at least EUR 20 billion per year needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 % annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an increasing annual trend of biodiversity expenditure in order to meet the commitments of the co-legislators within the MFF and the Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 999 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that wildlife rescue centres and sanctuaries receive adequate financial support; highlights that these facilities play a critical role within the EU in supporting Member States’ obligations to fight against wildlife trafficking and in ensuring the welfare of confiscated wild animals;
Amendment 1003 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Reiterates its concern that the staffing of the Directorate General for Environment has undergone significant reductions in the last years and its HR level represents only 1,3 % of all Commission staff; believes that a sufficient level of qualified staff is a precondition for the successful implementation and enforcement of Union policies, including the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its targets;
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building and cooperation among authorities, citizens, scientists, professionals and other stakeholders in general; believes that investing in strengthening and expanding the pool of taxonomic expertise in the Member States is of particular importance;
Amendment 1102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recognises the detrimental effect of commercial wildlife trade, both legal and illegal, on biodiversity, human and animal health and welfare; and calls for the introduction of measures to end the unnecessary commercial trade in endangered species and their parts; believes that a new proposal for legislation should be considered, which would be based on the precautionary principle and the ‘do no harm’ principle at its very core; underlines, furthermore, that the Commission should assess legislative means how to ensure that importation, transhipment, purchase and sale of wildlife taken, processed, transported or sold in violation of laws in the country of origin is prevented;
Amendment 1111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Notes with concern the spread of zoonotic pathogens from animals to humans and between species and acknowledges that wildlife markets and wildlife trade are seriously contributing to this; regrets the implementation gaps of EU Wildlife Trade Regulations as they do not cover all critical species and do not provide the same protection for captive- bred animals; urges the Commission to jointly address legal commercial trade and illegal trade in the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the upcoming review of the EU Wildlife Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking;
Amendment 1211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Highlights its increased expectations related to the quality of impact assessments and calls on the Commission to analyse both cost of action and non-action in terms of immediate and long-term impact on environment and human health;