Activities of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) FR
Amendments (6)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TakWelcomes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of theCommission communication on a new European forest strategy, and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategysees it as a means of improving the conservation and sustainable management of forests in Europe, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters and to increase the economic, social and environmental benefits of the forest sector;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to consider including environmental services payments as forest management incentivesevaluating and developing ecosystem services as incentives to sustainable forest management, bearing in mind the sustainable and environmentally sound nature of timber-based raw materials and the key role of the value chain in the forest sector; points out that sustainable forest management has a positive impact on fire prevention, biodiversity and conservaforest protection, and is crucial for economic development, especially in rural areas and remote regions; calls on the Commission in that regard further to explore specific areas of interest, in particular the protection and promotion of the natural heritage and sustainable ecotourism as well as forest health and the facilitation of sustainable timber production;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that it is important to promote the implementation of the concept of the bioeconomy to boost the economic viability of forest value chains through innovation and technology transfer, and, to this end, to provide more support for the forest products other than timberassociated with these developments, while continuing to accord importance to more the traditional uses of forest products, in construction for example, where there is still considerable potential for growth;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to make sure that forest materials are also re-used and used efficiently, as a way of cutting the EU’s trade deficit, helping to make the EU self- sufficient in timber and to reduce unsustainable forest management, and protecting the environment and reducing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that is important that forest management plans do not become an additional bureaucratic burden which impedes the sustainable usemanagement of Europe’s forests; with that in mind, calls on Member States to reviewconsider the implementation of the forest management plans jointly with Natura 2000 plans, taking into account the proportionality and ‘think small first’ principlesubsidiarity principles, paying attention to SMEs and making provision for the use by managers of the responsibility declaration form.
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that certain types of problem, notably illegal felling, the impact of climate change and the question of biodiversity, affect the forest industry worldwide, and therefore calls on the Commission to strengthen support for the forest sector within the relevant international bodies.