20 Amendments of Grace O'SULLIVAN related to 2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) 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 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) 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 958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 350 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 6075 % by 2040, and on at least 90 100% by 2050.
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 40% of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 6075 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC, of species listed in Annex 2 of SPA/BD Protocol to the convention of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re- establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 1004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. TWhen implementing the restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and take, Member States shall ensure, including through appropriate and effective complementary measures, that connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and connectivity between the existing protected areas network is improved, taking into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types in accordance with Article 10a.
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure a whole-site approach in marine areas subject to restoration and shall prioritise passive restoration measures when implementing measures under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorate, including by implementing efficient conservation measures in and around the habitats.
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of restoration measures adopted under this Article through effective means, such as spatial conservation measures, including strict protection, contributing to coherent and representative networks of protected areas taking into account the ecological requirements of each restoration area. Appropriate buffer zones shall be created around areas that are subject to restoration measures. Activities in a buffer zone shall be regulated appropriately to protect the area under restoration.
Amendment 1030 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II occur do not deteriorate, including by implementing efficient conservation measures in and around the habitats.
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex II until at least 9100 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reached;
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a a (new)
(aa) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types necessary to achieve good environmental status under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC, until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each marine region or subregion of their territory is reached;
Amendment 1146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a b (new)
(ab) an increased connectivity between existing protected areas and habitat types listed in Annex II, in accordance with Article 10a(new)
Amendment 1163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss of urban green and blue spaces, and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs. Notwithstanding the targets in paragraph 2 of this article, Member States shall increase urban biodiversity, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3). The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish indicator(s) and a method for monitoring urban biodiversity. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). The method referred to in those acts shall provide a standardised approach for collecting data on urban biodiversity and trends referring to it.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increase in the total national area of urban green and blue space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 310 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 15 % by 2050. In addition Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a minimum of 105 % urban tree canopy cover in all cities and in towns and suburbs by 2050; and , using a mix of resilient species which are suited to the local climatic conditions and selected from the European Forest Types tree species matrix1a, in all cities and in towns and suburbs by 2050; and _________________ 1a https://ies- ows.jrc.ec.europa.eu/efdac/download/Atla s/pdf/European_Forest_Types_tree_speci es_matrix.pdf
Amendment 1212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) a net gain of urban blue spaces with a focus on freshwaters that provide the greatest range of ecosystem services and functions
Amendment 1216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) that by 2030, 50% of urban green and blue space is designated as protected areas or are recognised as OECMs, ensuring compliance with the criteria laid down in ' Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations'1a. This share shall reach 60% by 2040 and 70% by 2050. Preference shall be given to important areas identified within the urban plans under Article 6 (2a new). _________________ 1a Commission staff working document Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations, SWD(2022) 23 final
Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By [insert date 2 years after this regulation enters into force], Member States shall insure that all cities and municipalities in their territory with more than 20.000 inhabitants have adopted urban plans on green and blue space. Within these urban plans, cities and municipalities shall identify hotspots of urban biodiversity, important areas contributing to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, areas for the further development of such ecosystem services. These plans shall also identify possibilities for accelerating the increase of green and blue space in the most densely populated and economically deprived neighbourhoods, in order to contribute to the just transition. The Commission may, in order to facilitate the fulfilment of this obligation, adopt implementing acts to establish a method to provide Member States with a standardised format for urban plans to be used on their territories. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 2161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Implementation of measures to restore marine ecosystems 1. Member States, whose national restoration plan include conservation measures under the Common Fisheries Policy that require the submission of joint recommendations, shall submit the said joint recommendations, together with the other Member States having a direct management interest, at the latest six months after the final submission of their national restoration plan referred to in Article 14(6). 2. In the event that the joint recommendation for a measure included in a national restoration plan has not been submitted by in due time, the Commission, by derogation to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall adopt the intended measures by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 20.