8 Amendments of Günther SIDL related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 250 #
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 these should be binding and implemented by Member States 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; emphasises the need for ambitious targets and appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; further emphasises the importance of connectivity between protected areas;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to consider the threats that legal wildlife trade poses to biodiversity, human and animal health and welfare, within the framework of the evaluation of the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking and the planned related initiatives;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to address threats to biodiversity posed by the legal wildlife trade through the adoption of new, preventive legislation to better regulate this trade according to strict and precautionary criteria, with the “do no harm” principle at its very core;
Amendment 871 #
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 promptly adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest/positive lists of species permitted for import, keeping, breeding and trade as pets;
Amendment 885 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that the exotic pet trade is not only one of the main pathways of introduction of IAS, but also a major risk factor for the emergence of infectious diseases, the introduction of animal diseases, and poses a threat to species’ conservation and animal welfare;
Amendment 896 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Amendment 1099 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns,; calls for the implementation of such a ban without further delay in 2021 and asks for similar restrictions for other endangered species, such as tigers and rhinos;
Amendment 1104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Urges the Commission to revise the Environmental Crime Directive and address the disparities in its application by Member States; calls for the inclusion of environmental offences, such as IUU fishing and illegal hunting, in this legislation; underlines the need for wildlife crime to be recognised as a serious criminal activity that should be heavily penalised, especially in the context of(transnational) organised crime;