Activities of Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG related to 2022/0195(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nature restoration
Amendments (101)
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (‘the 8th EAP’), the framework for Union action in the field of the environment and climate, aims to accelerate the green transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, non-toxic, resource-efficient, renewable energy- based, resilient and competitive circular economy in a just, equitable and inclusive way, and to protect, restore and improve the state of the environment by, inter alia, halting and reversing biodiversity loss. It supports and strengthens an integrated policy and implementation approach, building upon the European Green Deal. The 8th EAP recognises that achieving this transition will require systemic change which, according to the EEA, entails a fundamental, transformative and cross-cutting change that implies major shifts and reorientation in system goals, incentives, technologies, social practices and norms, as well as in knowledge systems and governance approach. The 2030 biodiversity-related objective of the 8th EAP is protecting, preserving and restoring marine and terrestrial biodiversity and the biodiversity of inland waters inside and outside protected areas by, inter alia, halting and reversing biodiversity loss and improving the state of ecosystems and their functions and the services they provide, and by improving the state of the environment, in particular air, water and soil, as well as combating desertification and soil degradation.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The 8th EAP recognises the need to make full use of ecosystem approaches and green infrastructure, including biodiversity-friendly nature based solutions whilst ensuring that their implementation restores biodiversity and enhances ecosystem integrity and connectivity, has clear societal co- benefits, requiring full engagement with, and consent of, indigenous peoples and local communities, and does not replace or undermine measures taken to protect biodiversity or reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the Union.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) [placeholder fIn December 2022, parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopted with consensus the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a global framework the restoration to 2030, which was accompanied by decisions inter alia on resource mobilisation, a monitoring framework, capacity building and a mechanism for planning, monitoring, reporting and review. Target 2 of the new Global Biodiversity Framework to be agreed at CBD COP 15] GBF obliges parties to restore, by 2030, at least 30 per cent of areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems are under effective restoration, in order to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity. The important roles and rights of indigenous people and local communities are also recognised throughout the GBF and accompanying texts.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To support the restoration and non- deterioration of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine habitats, Member States should ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of restoration measures, including by designating, where appropriate, have the possibility to designate additional areas as ‘protected areas’ or ‘strictly protected areas’, to implementing other effective area- based conservation measures, and to promote private land conservation measurepromoting private land conservation measures. Given their priceless value for climate and biodiversity, Member States should strictly protect all remaining primary and old-growth forests. Under the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, at least 30% of Europe's land and at least 30 % of the Union's seas should be legally protected, a third of which to be strictly protected. Development of a resilient Trans- European Nature Network, another objective under the Biodiversity Strategy, will be important to set up ecological corridors to prevent genetic isolation, allowing for species migration, and maintaining and enhancing healthy ecosystems.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Since farmland birds are well- known and widely recognised key indicators of the health of agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set targets for their recovery. The obligation to achieve such targets would apply to Member States, not to individual farmers. Member States should achieve those targets by putting in place effective restoration measures on farmland, working with and supporting farmers and other stakeholders for their design and implementation on the ground. Member States should also encourage agricultural ecosystem-based approaches, such as crop rotation, agroforestry and diversification that support a more resilient agricultural system. Member States should also make sure that the 2030 target of reducing pesticide use by at least 50 % is met.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, including buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination-dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considered as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of agricultural area with high- diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soilsquality and quantity of organic carbon of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland, soil biodiversity and the length of rivers and streams in agricultural landscapes accompanied by woody riparian vegetation.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The new EU Forest Strategy for 203081 outlined the need to restore forest biodiversity. Forests and other wooded land cover over 43,5 % of the EU’s land space. Forest ecosystems that host rich biodiversity are vulnerable toare vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Natural forests that host rich biodiversity are however more resilient to the impacts of climate change butand are also a natural ally in adapting to and fighting climate change and climate-related risks, including through their carbon-stock and carbon-sink functions, and. They provide many other vital ecosystem services, functions and benefits, such as the provision of timber and wood, food and other non-wood products, climate regulation, soil stabilisation and erosion control and the purification of air and water, as well as proven positive effects on health and well-being. _________________ 81 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (COM/2021/572 final).
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure synergies between the different measures that have been, and are to be put in place to protect, conserve and restore nature in the Union, Member States should take into account, when preparing their national restoration plans: the conservation measures established for Natura 2000 sites and the prioritised action frameworks prepared in accordance with Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; marine strategies for achieving good environmental status for all Union marine regions prepared in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC; national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284; national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as conservation measures adopted in accordance with Regulation 1380/2013 and technical measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 . Member States should also draw the lessons from the successes and failures of the implementation of these pieces of legislation, to better establish their National restoration plans and better allocate adequate means of implementation, including well trained staff. _________________ 83 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Considering the importance of addressing consistently the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change, the restoration of biodiversity should take into account the deployment of renewable energdeployment of renewable energy should take into account restoration of biodiversity and vice versa. The Communication on REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy87 states that Member States should swiftly map, assess and ensure suitable land and sea areas that are available for renewable energy projects, commensurate with their national energy and climate plans, the contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target and other factors such as the availability of resources, grid infrastructure and the targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency88 and the Commission recommendation on accelerating permitting for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements89 , both adopted on 18 May 2022, also provide for the identification of renewables go-to areas. Those are specific locations, whether on land or sea, particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants, where the deployment of a specific type of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. Member States should give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas and consider their national nature restoration plans. Member States should coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go-to areas, ensuring that both processes are mutually supportive and not undermine the achievement of their respective objectives. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States should ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, remain unchanged. Likewise, when designating renewable go to areas, Member States should ensure synergies with nature restoration plans. _________________ 87 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final). 88 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, COM/2022/222 final. 89 Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. These reports should be made available to the public.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to ensure the necessary adaptation of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes I to VII to adapt the group of habitats, to update the information on the common farmland bird index, as well as to adapt the list of biodiversity indicators for agricultural ecosystems, the list of biodiversity indicators for forest ecosystems and the list of marine species to the latest scientific evidence and the examples of restoration measures. In addition, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to specify the method for monitoring pollinators, to specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV and Article 9 and the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI and Article 10, and to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, the satisfactory levels of indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV and Article 9 and the satisfactory levels of indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI and Article 10. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making52. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. In addition, the Commission should assess the need to establish additional restoration targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, taking into account the most recent scientific evidence. This evaluation should be made available to the public.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land and sea areas through the restoration of ecosystems, in order to enhance biodiversity and improve ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity;
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least 230 % of the Union’s land and sea arat least 30 % of the Union's seas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall contribute to the objectives set out in Article 1(2) proportionally to their respective land and sea areas.
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) 'passive restoration’ means restoring an ecosystem by removing sources of disturbance, therefore allowing natural processes to occur undisturbed from pressure, stressors and threats to the area’s overall ecological structure and functioning including by, inter alia, the prohibition of industrial, extractive and destructive activities, and allowing the long-term natural recovery of the ecosystem towards or to good condition;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) ‘area-based restoration measure’ means a restoration measure taken to comply with Articles 4, 5, 7(3), 9(1), 9(2a), 9a and 10(1) and implemented in a geographically defined area;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements, including genetic diversity, of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long- term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range;
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12 a) “Rewetting” means all deliberate actions that aim to bring the water table of a drained peatland (i.e., the position relative to the surface) back to that of the original, peatforming peatland. When this goal has been reached, the peatland is ‘rewetted’;
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. TWhen implementing the restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for impro, 2, and 3, Member States shall ensure effectived connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex I and taketaking into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types, in accordance with Article 10a. Where appropriate, the restoration measures shall also allow for natural succession of habitats into more complex functional ecosystems through, inter alia, rewilding.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Member States shall ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of restoration measures adopted under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 through effective means which take into account the ecological requirements of each area under restoration, including, where appropriate, by the designation and effective management of protected areas or other effective area-based conservation measures.
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 iscan be justified if Member States provide scientific and verifiable evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change , based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures; or
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available and compensatory measures have been adopted, ideally in the vicinity and guided by the polluter pays principle, to be determined on a case by case basis.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 7, iscan be justified if Member States provide scientific and verifiable evidence that it is caused by:
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, based on scientific evidence and provided that the Member State has taken adequate mitigation measures: or
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts to establish ascience-based methods for monitoring pollinator populations. Those implementing and for identifying current baselines and appropriate targets . Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2)0.
Amendment 685 #
3. The method referred to in the paragraph 2 shall provide guidance to Member States for the purpose of defining satisfactory levels pursuant to article 11.3 and a standardised approach for collecting annual data on the abundance and diversity of pollinator species and for assessing pollinator population trends and the effectiveness of restoration measures adopted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the effective and area-based restoration measures necessary to enhanceto achieve good condition of biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) length of rivers and streams in agricultural landscapes accompanied by woody riparian vegetation;
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) stockquality and quantity of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils; mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland;
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) soil biodiversity;
Amendment 735 #
2 a. Member States shall put in place and maintain high-diversity landscape features on at least 10% of their agricultural area by 2030 and ensure connectivity among habitats according to Article 10a.
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The indicator on the quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon in mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland in Annex IV shall be supplemented by indicator(s) measuring inter alia carbon sequestration, inclusion of all carbon reservoirs, changes in their condition and stability and disaggregated flows. A maximum optimal limit for organic carbon in mineral soils of arable land, permanent grassland and permanent cropland shall also be identified. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish suitable quality parameters for this indicator and appropriate monitoring methods in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2a show continuous improvement until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition of biodiversity has been reached and in which high-diversity landscape features have been put in place, do not deteriorate, through the adoption of appropriate and effective measures which correspond to the ecological requirements of those areas and habitats
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish an indicator and monitoring method for soil biodiversity in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agriculturalunder any non- residential land use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measureswetting, and where necessary additional restoration measures, and monitor their success under Article 17. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted by 2030 ;
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted by 2040;
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted by 2050.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States may put in place restoration measures, including rewetting,shall rewet and, in addition, put in place other effective restoration measures in areas of current peat extraction sites and count those areas as contributing to achieving the respective targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity of forest ecosystemeffective and area-based restoration measures to achieve good condition of biodiversity in forest ecosystems to enhance their natural processes, ecological integrity and resilience and develop old-growth native/primary forests and mature stands, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3), as well as in addition to measures taken under Article 10(2).
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) area of strictly protected old- growth native/primary forests and mature stands;
Amendment 867 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) common forest birdspecies index;
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon.
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) average peak temperature
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(f b) tree genetic diversity
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
(f c) Species composition measured by number of species types from the European forest types tree species matrix1a _________________ 1a https://ies- ows.jrc.ec.europa.eu/efdac/download/Atla s/pdf/European_Forest_Types_tree_speci es_matrix.pdf
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The indicator on stock of organic carbon in Annex VI shall be supplemented by indicator(s) on the quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon which shall measure, inter alia carbon sequestration, inclusion of all carbon reservoirs, changes in their condition and stability as well as disaggregated flows. A maximum optimal limit for organic carbon in soil shall also be identified. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish quality parameters of this indicator and appropriate monitoring methods in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 880 #
2 c. Member States shall, in order to support and accelerate effectiveness of restoration measures, ensure that by 2030, all forest management follows the closer to nature principles as set out in the Commission guidelines.
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Member States shall ensure that (from entry into force), monoculture forest plantations no longer receive any public funding and that the planting of monoculture plantations is not allowed on public land.
Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Given their negative impacts on biodiversity, Member states shall ensure that clear cutting practices are banned.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Connectivity 1. Member States shall cooperate with the other Member States in order to ensure coherent and consistent approaches to the conservation and protection of ecosystems and migration corridors spanning national borders. 2. Where ecosystems or migration corridors extend beyond the territory of the Union Community, the Member State or Member States concerned shall endeavour to establish appropriate coordination with the relevant non- Member States, with the aim of achieving the objectives of this Regulation throughout the ecosystems and migration corridors concerned. Member States shall ensure the application of this Regulation within their territory. 3. The inventory in Article 7(1) shall include information on the improvements needed in connectivity to restore migration corridors in order to enable species to be able to migrate between their different habitats, and about when and how the complementary measures needed to restore migration corridors will be implemented 4. When implementing measures relating to connectivity of habitats and ecological and migration corridors, including in relation to Articles 4(3), 5(3), 5(5), 5(10) and 11(10)). Member States shall ensure that the ecological corridors are the most apropriate, from an ecological perspective, for the species, flora and fauna concerned. 5. Member States shall work towards the ultimate goal of creating a Trans European Network for Nature, connecting habitats and migration corridors throughout the European Union.
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b Preservation of the effects of restoration measures 1. Member States shall ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of the restoration measures referred to in Articles 1 and 4 to 10 through effective means, including, when applicable, by the designation of protected areas, by the implementation of other effective area-based conservation measures, or by promoting private land conservation measures, taking into account the ecological requirements of the restored areas. 2. When restoration measures applied to forests lead to the development of old- growth features and mature stands, Member States shall strictly protect them, in addition to the original old-growth and primary forests.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity, taking those areas into account when adopting restoration measures under Articles 9(1) and 10(1). .
Amendment 962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go- to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged, ensuring that both processes are mutually supportive and do not undermine the achievement of their respective objectives. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall, on a case-by-case basis, where relevant and in line with the ecological requirements of each restoration area promote synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas.
Amendment 967 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point f
(f) national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity as well as measures undertaken in the context of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework ;
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
(g a) the 2030 EU biodiversity strategy target to legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU’s land area and 30% of the EU’s sea area and to strictly protect at least a third of the EU’s protected areas, including all remaining EU primary and old-growth forests.
Amendment 983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, primarily aim at optimising the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems, identifying synergies with their social and economic functions, as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and, communities and indigenous peoples.
Amendment 994 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, transparent, inclusive and effective and that the public isand relevant stakeholders are fully informed, and have access to all relevant information, including to early drafts of the restoration plans and are given early and effective opportunities to participate in stages of its elaboration. Local and regional authorities shall be properly involved in the preparation of the plan. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1013 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantification of the areas to be restored to reach the area-based restoration targets set out in Articles 4 to 10 as well as the overall contribution to the objective in Article 1(2) based on the preparatory work undertaken in accordance with Article 11 and geographically referenced maps of those areas;
Amendment 1052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the estimated staff capacity for the implementation, monitoring and management of restoration measures, the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) an indica description of the subsidies which may negatively affect the achievement of the targets and the fulfilment of the obligations set out in this Regulation, as well as a list and timeline of measures planned or put in place to phase out, redirect or reform these subsidies, in accordance with the Union wide methodology on phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies under the 8th EAP ;
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including the identification of governance bodies involved and their role in the preparation and establishment of the plan, and information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered;
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The national restoration plans shall, where applicable, include the conservation measures that a Member State intends to adopt under the common fisheries policy, includingas well as the conservation measures in joint recommendations that a Member State intends to initiasubmitted in accordance with the procedure set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and any relevant information on those measures. Member States shall consult with the other Member States having a direct management interest and may submit joint recommendations together with their draft or final restoration plan. For the purpose of this paragraph, the relevant information on those measures shall include the risk for the initiating Member States of not meeting their targets and of not respecting their obligations set out in Article 5 in the case of Member States having a direct management interest not succeeding in agreeing in a timely manner to a joint recommendation, or if the Commission does not adopt those measures accordingly.
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may include restoration measures planned or implemented since the publication of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 on 22 May 2020 in their national restoration plans, provided they meet the requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall make these draft plans publicly available.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall address observrecommendations to Member States within six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan. and make these recommendations public without delay
Amendment 1109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observations from the Commission in its finaland amend their national restoration plan accordingly.
Amendment 1116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall review and update their national restoration plan at least once every 105 years, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans and the achievement of the targets set out in this Regulation, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions due to climate change.
Amendment 1125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission considers that the progress made by a Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the overarching objective of Article 1(2), the Commission mayshall request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice and in conformity with the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters . For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Review procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fair, equitable, timely and free of charge or not prohibitively expensive, and shall provide adequate and effective remedies, including injunctive relief where necessary.
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the condition and trend in condition of the habitat types and the quality and quantity and the trend in quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4 and 5 in the areas subject to restoration measures on the basis of the monitoring referred to in Article 12(2), point (h);
Amendment 1160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) the percentage of organic soils constituting drained peatlands that has been restored and rewetted, referred to in Article 9a.
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), of this Article, and (e) concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape fanding deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity, tree genetic diversity, species composition meatsures, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-agedd by number of species types from the European forest types tree species matrix and area of struicture, the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon,ly protected old-growth native/primary forests and mature stands, as well as all other points in paragraph 1 apart from those listed in paragraph 2 shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird indexspecies index, the quality and quantity of stock of organic carbon and average peak temperature, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to:
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV and in Article 9 ;
Amendment 1181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI and in Article 10;
Amendment 1183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In accordance with Article 19, the Commission shall carry out a regular review, at least every 5 years, of the set of indicators, to incorporate novel indicators based on the best scientific knowledge available. This process should involve member states and society, particularly representatives from the scientific community such as the European Environment Agency and other independent scientific bodies.
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) information on the progress accomplished towards agreeing with other relevant Member States on joint recommendations referred to in Article 12(3).
Amendment 1195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the European Environment Agency, draw up reports on the progress towards the attainment of the targets laid down in Articles 1 and 4 to 10, at the latest one year before each deadline laid down therein.The reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following: (a) an estimation of the attainment of the targets by each Member State; (b) a list of Member States at risk of not attaining the targets within the respective deadlines, accompanied by appropriate recommendations for the Member States concerned; (c) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union which could provide guidance for progressing towards attaining the targets.
Amendment 1196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The EEA shall provide to the Commission an annual technical overview of the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(7). These overviews shall be made public.
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The EEA shall provide to the Commission a Union-wide technical report on the progress towards the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation on the basis of the data made available by Member States in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article. It may also use information reported under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and Article 18 of Directive 2008/56/EC. The report shall be provided by June 2032 and subsequent reports shall be provided every three years thereafter. The reports shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall, as from 2029, report to the European Parliament and to the Council every three years on the implementation of this Regulation. This report shall include the progress made towards achieving the targets set in this regulation and highlight which Member States are at risk of not achieving the targets on time.
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 1214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex I in order to adapt expand the groups of habitat types, in accordance with the latest scientific evidence, with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation set out in Article 1 and the targets set out in Article 4.
Amendment 1230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex IV, in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for agricultural ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 9.
Amendment 1236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex V in order to update the list of species used for the common farmland bird index in the Member States with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 9(2).
Amendment 1240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex VI in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for forest ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence with a view to supporting the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and the targets set out in Article 10.
Amendment 1243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(2), Article 17(9), points (a), (b) and (c), and Article 19 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from [OP please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 1244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(2), Article 17(9), points (a), (b) and (c), and Article 19 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(2), Article 17(9), points (a), (b) and (c), and Article 19 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 1264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14 a (new)
Annex VII – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) Reduce forest vulnerability by means of landscape-scale interventions (e.g. by reducing tree density, ensuring presence of forest openings and gaps and favouring heterogeneous forest structure).
Amendment 1265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14 b (new)
Annex VII – point 14 b (new)
(14 b) Apply proforestation, the practice of growing existing forests intact to their ecological potential, which is highly beneficial for both biodiversity and climate mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 1266 #
(22 a) Buffer sensitive ecosystems against eutrophication, desiccation and other pressures.
Amendment 1268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV
Annex IV
Indicator Description, units, and methodology for determining and monitoring the indicator Grassland Description: This indicator is composed of species considered to be butterfly characteristic of European grasslands and which occur in a large part of Europe, index covered by the majority of the Butterfly Monitoring Schemes. It is based on the geometric mean of species trends. Unit: Index. Methodology: as developed and used by Butterfly Conservation Europe, Van Swaay, C.A.M, Assessing Butterflies in Europe - Butterfly Indicators 1990- 2018, Technical report, Butterfly Conservation Europe, 2020. Stock of Quality Description: This indicator describes the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral organic and soils at a depth of 0 to 30 cm. carbon in crop quantity of stock of organic carbon in mineral soils of arable land, mineral permanent grassland and permanent cropland Unit: tonnes of organic carbon/ha. soils Methodology: as set out in Annex V of Regulation 2018/1999 in accordance to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, and as supported by the Land Use and Coverage Area frame Survey (LUCAS) Soil, Jones A. et al., LUCAS Soil 2022, JRC technical report, Publications Office of the European Union, 2021. Share of Description: High-diversity landscape features are elements of permanent natural agricultural or semi-natural vegetation present in an agricultural context which provide land with ecosystem services and support for biodiversity. In order to do so, landscape high- features need to be subject to as little external disturbances as possible to provide diversity safe habitats for various taxa, and therefore need to comply with the following landscape conditions: features a) they cannot be under productive agricultural use (including grazing or fodderhigh density grazing with more than 1,4 LSU per hectare or fodder production), and b) they should not receive fertilizer or pesticide treatment. Land lying fallow can be considered as high diversity landscape features if it complies with criteria (a) and (b) above. Productive trees part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considered as high diversity landscape features, if they comply with criterion (b) above, and if harvests take place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Unit: Percent (share of Utilised Agricultural Area). Methodology: as developed under indicator I.21, Annex I of Regulation 2021/2115, as based on LUCAS for landscape elements, Ballin M. et al., Redesign sample for Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS), Eurostat 2018, and for land laying fallow, Farm Structure, Reference Metadata in Single Integrated Metadata Structure, online publication, Eurostat.
Amendment 1272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI
Annex VI