Activities of Aurélia BEIGNEUX related to 2019/2824(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
COP15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Kunming 2020) (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthenengage with third countries to promote and share best available practices and to attach biodiversity conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in allto multilateral agreements;
Amendment 69 #
Paragraph 6
Amendment 81 #
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the progress made at COP14 on a comprehensive and participatoryn international process to develop a post- 2020 global biodiversity framework; supports the Metz Biodiversity Charter adopted by the G7;
Amendment 82 #
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post- 2020 global biodiversity frameworkpursue realistic and achievable biodiversity targets beyond 2020; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 89 #
Paragraph 13
13. Hhighlights that anfirm international framework in the form of a bindingcommitments agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a frameworksuch commitments should be based on specific, measurable including, quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition, Nationally Determined Contributions, capacity building and an annual monitoring and review mechanism; highlights the need for a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 100 #
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the agreement reached at COP14 by 196 governments to scale up investments in nature and people towards 2020 and beyond; underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity and, nature’s capacity to contribute to people and the ability of humankind to preserve and respect it;
Amendment 124 #
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD; calls on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity- proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging private financing initiatives in this regard; regrets the inconsistency of data set on finance flows for biodiversity that come from domestic and international public and private sources, that puts at risk the tracking and reporting systems and negatively affects any potential reform;
Amendment 129 #
Paragraph 18
Amendment 134 #
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the decision of the EIB Group to align all its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to delivering at least 50% of EIB finance for climate action; cCalls on the Commission to engage with Member States and the financial sector to align their activities with the Paris Agreement and consider the protection of biodiversity in financial transactions and investments at EU level and beyond;
Amendment 203 #
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the absolute need to take into account the multiple consequences of the current global population explosion, including the pressure that it exerts on the natural environment; urges the EU to put an end to its ambition to promote a global framework for managing climate-driven migration associated with the false concept of refugees;
Amendment 204 #
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising are key for a successful implementation; therefore welcomes the COP14 decision which invites parties, other governments, and donors in a position to do so, to provide financial resources for capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer; these must be accompanied by strong guarantees of good use by third countries and strict annual monitoring in the light of the stated objectives;