10 Amendments of Barry ANDREWS related to 2019/2156(INI)
Amendment 8 #
1. Calls on the EU to increase its investments in programmes for climate resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agroecology and agroforestry, and nature- based solutions with the aim of stopping the expansion of land use at the expense of forests while feeding and providing economic opportunities , protecting ecosystems and improving livelihoods and food security for a growing population;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and agro-ecology have direct and indirect benefits in food security, livelihoods and nutrition in developing countries, contributing to end hunger and improving the nutrition of local communities; recalls that progress towards sustainable agriculture, food security and sustainable forest management, should be made simultaneously as core elements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whose SDGs are interconnected and indivisible;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that EU cooperation measures need to tackle deforestation, corruption, weak governance and institutions, lack of trained personnel, impunity and insecure land tenure as major causes of illegal logging, fraud, tax evasion and violations of human rights;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that indigenous people, local communities, smallholder farmers and women possess and heavily rely on indispensable knowledge regarding forests and that together with environmental human rights defenders, they are increasingly under threat and intimidation, facing human rights violations in their efforts to protect their forests, land and environment; calls on the EU to ensure their participation in the design and implementation of EU development programmes which have an impact on them and in the enforcement of forest protection measures; calls on the EU, furthermore, to increase the transparency of Voluntary Partnership Agreements;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the forestry sector to feature strongly in the upcoming Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and for the full potential of the External Investment Plan and regional blending facilities to be exploited in leveraging private funding, with the aim of achieving the SDG’s;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Forests are an important part of terrestrial and marine biodiversity, and contribute to mitigation and adaptation to the negative impacts of climate change, such as, extreme weather disturbances, including flooding, droughts, storms, erosion, heat waves and fires. Calls, therefore on the EU to enhance biodiversity protection with regards to forestry in development policy and cooperation with third countries;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EU to pay specific attention, in its cooperation with development countries, to forests in coastal areas, such as mangroves ; which are particularly impacted by climate change and human activity and represent a great opportunity for preservation, adaptation and mitigation policies;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission to expand the use of the Copernicus REDD+ satellite system to support global forest risk monitoring and deforestation in collaboration with developing countries, to strengthen prevention and preparedness efforts for wildfires by collaborating with developing countries on early warning tools, disaster resilience and risk mitigation measures; in this context, calls on the Commission to assess, together with the private sector and other development actors, new disaster risk finance and insurance solutions against catastrophic events affecting forests;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to make sure that policies in all areas are coherent with its commitments to protect and restore forests; recalls that biodiversity objectives should be mainstreamed into forestry and other policies ; recalls that the sustainability chapters of trade agreements need to contain binding forest- specific and responsible business conduct provisions, as well as mechanisms to oversee the effective implementation of these provisions.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasizes that the link between health, environmental and climate crisis has been scientifically proven. Points out that, due to climate change and biodiversity loss such as deforestation, such crisis might multiply in the decades to come ; therefore calls on the EU, as part of the Green Deal’s external dimension, to step up its technical assistance as well as the sharing of information and best practices with third countries regarding sustainable forest management.