4 Amendments of Klemen GROŠELJ related to 2019/2157(INI)
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to increase CO2 sequestration in forests to a level which enables sustainable management of all forest functions, carbon storage in wood- based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the crucial role of forests, the forest-based sector and the bioeconomy in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal; stresses that achieving the EU’s environmental and climate goals will never be possible without multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed forests and viable industries; encourages, in addition, actions to increase forest cover in those Member States where forest cover is low, and in other Member States the preservation of forest cover in areas with accentuated ecological functions;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example by adapting forest management, through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to promote and strengthen close-to-nature forest management, which is based on the stewardship of forests, ensuring their preservation, increasing the diversity of native plant and animal species and establishing a biotic equilibrium (e.g. the good practice of the Slovenian Forestry School), but notes that this forest management method also requires financial incentives;