9 Amendments of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considers that this level of ambition encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend, such as plant breeding to stress factors;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure access to new technologies for European farmers and to enable continuous development in the agriculture sector by ensuring an innovation-friendly regulatory framework;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish without further delay an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular a comprehensive assessment of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need for a resource- efficient food production considering resources used per kilogram of product, as the world population is growing while the area of farmland is limited;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the need to continue to invest in more selective fishing methods and to provide scope for innovative techniques based on scientific data;
Amendment 171 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; calls on the Member States to develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features with the aim of achieving an area of at least 10% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and thereby maximising the potential for biodiversity;
Amendment 194 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systemorganic farming alongside conventional and other types of farming together ensuring food security as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; stresses that each type of farming makes its contribution for sustainability and feeding the population with an efficient use of resources; underlines that the development of organic food production must be characterised by a bottom-up rather than a top-down approach, accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulatfollowing demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 279 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability of agricultural production and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantial reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides is needed, while taking into account the reductions realised over the last decennia; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systems;
Amendment 289 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the availability of sufficient effective plant protection products by avoiding delays in authorisation, in order to fight against new pests and diseases, and to ensure a science based and harmonised approach for access to plant protection products throughout the EU;