28 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
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Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU’s Green Deal strategy seeks to ensure decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its level of ambition; recognises, however, the need to set targets in each Member State, given the diversity of farming and forestry practices and the efforts made to date to observe the principles of economic, environmental and social sustainability;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges the efforts made to date by the EU Member States and by the various sectors involved and stakeholders, in particular in the agriculture and forestry sector; emphasises that sustainable and effective management of natural processes is of the utmost importance for maintaining biodiversity, in particular in relation to the negative impact of climate change; recognises that the EU already has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the ‘One Health’ principle in policy-making and that transformative changes are needed; calls for an urgent rethinking of how to align the Union’s current policies with the changes needed;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Protection and, restoration and sustainable management
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support forNotes the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old- growth forests; stresses that these should be bindingased on scientific, proportional and calibrated data and implemented by Member States in accordance with science- based criteria and local biodiversity needs and with the principle of subsidiarity, also taking into account the different types of agriculture that characterise the protected areas; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented to allow the continuation of economic activities;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory, which should be based on scientific assessments; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-specific targets should be set for ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of consistency between the policy of preserving and safeguarding protected areas and other Community policies, particularly economic policies; calls, therefore, for a gradual approach, with consistent and realistic performance indicators and measures that favour the adoption of incentives aimed at guiding businesses, instead of a purely prescriptive and punitive approach;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the Biodiversity Strategy’s actions must adequately tackle all five main direct drivers of change in nature: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasive alien species; calls for the balance between wild and domestic species to be guaranteed, thereby ensuring decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families, while protecting their businesses from economic damage and safeguarding biodiversity, of which human beings and their activities are a part;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; recognises the positive role that agriculture and forestry can play through good practices in managing and safeguarding biodiversity; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination targetbased on scientific data and economic, environmental and social impact assessments;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present an EU-level strategy on desertification and land degradation and the abandonment of agricultural land;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support forNotes the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long termtaking into account the progress already made by Member States as well as the real market outlets for organic products, and ensuring that at least 10 % of European agricultural land consists ofis given over to high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legistaking into account, too, the existing CAP regulations; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practicmore sustainable practices and that these targets do not compromise strategic targets relating to the common agricultural policy, European food safety and protection of the level of supply of Member States;
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. InsRecognistes that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration and that no activity in these areas should undermine this goal; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developmente scope for allowing developments in sustainable economic activity in protected areas and bottom- trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that extensive use of freshwater and seawater aquaculture in order to maintain wetlands both inland and in coastal areas would serve to boost biodiversity;
Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the new EU Forest Strategy must be fully aligned with the Climate Law and the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targettargets geared towards sustainable management and keeping forests healthy and suitably resilient; calls for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, which should also be incorporated into the Forest Strategy, without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 678 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on proforestation, sustainableactive and sustainable forest management, reforestation and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Requests that, once planting has been carried out, proper and continuous maintenance be ensured for the greening of urban areas, which should be undertaken using plant material that is adapted to the particular pedo-climatic, morphological and landscape features, in addition to guaranteeing the maintenance of the area;
Amendment 719 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2°C scenario; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU, while ensuring the gradual elimination of fossil fuels in order to achieve the objective of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 784 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made bindingset on the basis of impact assessments and scientific data so that they can also be implemented in light of the requirements of the common agricultural policy; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for agricultural reasons and assessed on the basis of health and environmental reasonfactors;
Amendment 803 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for pesticides and chemicals to be replaced within timeframes subject to the availability of alternative tools for the protection of plants and animals; stresses that these tools need to be available and that, if removed, must in all cases be replaced with tools that are equally as effective and cost-efficient;
Amendment 814 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Agrees on the need to maintain farmers’ incomes by using appropriate tools and secure methods to protect crops from pests and diseases as provided for by the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls for authorisations for the approval of plant protection products to be undertaken at EU level in an effort to fully harmonise standards;
Amendment 913 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to ensurcourage effective biodiversity mainstreaming and proofing across EU spending and programmes on the basis of the EU Taxonomy and the ‘do no significant harm’ principle; calls on the Commission to provide a comprehensive assessment of how the EUR 20 billion per yearresources needed for nature could be mobilised, to make corresponding proposals for the Union’s annual budget and to examine the need for a dedicated funding instrument for TEN-N; considers that efforts should be made to reach 10 %earmark a proportion of annual spending on biodiversity under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) as soon as possible from 2021 onwards, by creating a specific budget line and without in any event compromising the financial resources earmarked for other policies, notably all the instruments of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 938 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of allthe various subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation, where possible, using timeframes to be defined on the basis of scientific evidence and subject to the availability of European alternatives in the different areas of application; emphasises that this assessment should be without prejudice to other Union policies;
Amendment 967 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need for a legally binding biodiversity governance framework, similar to the Climate Law, which steers a path to 2050 through a set of binding objectives, including targets for 2030 and the COP15 commitments, and which establishes a monitoring mechanism with smart indicators; calls on the Commission to submit a legal proposal to this end in 2022;
Amendment 1140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses the importance of including respect for biodiversity in agreements in order to halt global deforestation and prevent the overexploitation of fishery and marine resources; urges developing countries to support biodiversity and alignment with European standards on sustainability, and to prevent the exploitation of workers; calls on the Commission to ensure that imported products meet the same standards required of European producers in order to protect biodiversity;
Amendment 1199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the successful implementation of the strategy depends on the involvement of all actors and sectors, emphasising the importance of respect for local biodiversity management, as is already the case in the Habitats and Natura 2000 areas; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition transition, in line with the sustainable development targets, that is equitable and just;