12 Amendments of Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU related to 2022/2016(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has set the binding target of reaching climate neutrality by 2050; whereas the EU is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, the Paris Agreement and the UN Climate Change Conference (CoP26) pledges; whereas forests and forest-based industries and services will play a major role in achieving these SDGs and Paris Agreement targets;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the maintenance and protec, protection and restoration of healthy and resilient forests is a fundamental goal of all actors in forestry and the forest-based value chain, as well a key priority for people in the EU;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are characterised by diverse natural conditions, ownership patterns, forms of governance, challenges and opportunities, and that they have been formed by centuries of human interaction, intervention and management;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that to deliver on its various objectives, the implementation of the strategy must be fit-for-purpose at the regional and local levels, including by adapting the implementation to local conditions and experiences, traditional knowledge and uses, and must be based on the full recognition of property rights and an economically viable forestry sector, as key contributors to providing forests’ various services and improving resilience;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the key role of forests in protecting the climate and biodiversity; underlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic functions, such as tourism or the provision of raw materials, medicinal, edible and culinary products, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural areas, the provision of clean water and air, nutrient cycling, climate regulation, protection against natural hazards and recreational value; stresses that the implementation of the strategy must ensure a balanced provision of all services and maintain competitiveness and innovation; underlines that the successful provision of services requires sustainable active management;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve the EU’s sustainability goals and notes that the demand is expected to continue to grow; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider leakage, displacement and rebound effects and monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ resilience is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration, especially prestoration1a, and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation; _________________ 1a Butterfield et al., Prestoration: using species in restoration that will persist now and into the future, 2016, doi: 10.1111/rec.12381
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its call for the protection of primary and old-growth forests and stresses the need to create a definition for what constitutes old-growth forests; welcomes the ongoing work of the Working Group on Forests and Nature and underlines the need to consider a diverse set of attributes and ensure flexibility to account for specific conditions in bio- geographic regions and forest types; highlights the structural complexity in these forests1a, which provides a high variety of microhabitats2a essential for sustaining high biodiversity levels3a 3b, while old to ancient trees are vital to ensuring long-term forest adaptive capacity and resilience, having low mortality rates and bridging across centuries of different environmental conditions4a; points out that proforestation5a in old-growth and primary forests could be the most cost- effective and efficient way to accrue and enhance ecosystem services, including carbon accumulation. _________________ 1a Franklin and Van Pelt, Spatial Aspects of Structural Complexity in Old- GrowthForests, 2004, doi: 10.1093/jof/102.3.22 2a Kozák et al., Profile of tree-related microhabitats in European primarybeech- dominated forests, 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.021 3a Paillet et al. The indicator side of tree microhabitats: A multi-taxon approach based on bats, birds and saproxylic beetles, 2018, doi:10.1111/1365- 2664.13181 3b Eckelt et al. “Primeval forest relict beetles” of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants, 2018, doi: 10.1007/s10841-017-0028-6 4a Cannon et al., Old and ancient trees are life history lottery winners and vital evolutionary resources for long-term adaptive capacity, 2022, doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-01088-5 5a Moomaw e al., Intact Forests in the United States: Proforestation Mitigates Climate Change and Serves the Greatest Good, 2019, doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00027
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures characterised by a high flexibility of the spending allocation for Member States and a lack of a harmonised minimum benchmark for funding towards forestry measures; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lackdearth of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; calls on the Commission to establish a new dedicated forestry fund;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lack of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; calls on the Member States to remove administrative burdens in order to make the use of the European agricultural fund for rural development efficient;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to set up a new financial program Common Forestry Policy by 2027 in order to consolidate European financial support and to achieve the multifunctional purposes of forests, their protection and management;