Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2020/0157M(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Paris Climate Agreement;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Honduras is a lower middle-income country where poverty, inequality, corruption, violence and impunity remain persistent concerns; whereas according to Global Witness, Honduras remains amongst the deadliest countries for land and environmental defenders in the world;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the purpose and expected benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they are also designed to bring about systemic changes in forest governance, law enforcement, transparency and the inclusion of various stakeholders in the political decision-making process; in particular CSOs and indigenous communities;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its solidarity with Honduras, which recently suffered two hurricanes that brought severe consequences in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also hit the country very hard; stresses the need to tackle urgently and globally the root causes of such extreme weather phenomena and zoonosis, which are linked to climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the implementation stage requires continued genuine consultations and strong multistakeholder involvement, and a meaningful participation of CSOs, local and Indigenous communities in decision making, guaranteeing the Free, Prior and Informed Consent; recalls the need to enhance transparency, effective public disclosure of information and the timely sharing of documents with local and indigenous people; calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Honduras to ensure and provide sufficientbstantial capacity- building and logistical and technical support in the framework of present and future development cooperation instruments in order to enable Honduras to fulfil the commitments for the implementation of its TLAS and related measures;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the success of the Agreement will depend to a large extent on the creation of a safe and enabling environment for the protection of environmental human right defenders and whistle-blowers, ensuring effective remedies for human rights violations and combating impunity; in this respect, stresses that the ratification of the Escazú Agreement would be significant step in the right direction; urges the government of Honduras to take steps on this line;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the success of the FLEGT also depends on tackling fraud and corruption throughout the timber supply chain; to this effect, calls on the EU to strengthen the scope and enforcement of EU Timber Regulation to tackle corruption risks in the EU’s timber supply chain, including through more regular and systematic controls and investigations in EU harbours; urges the Government of Honduras to work to stop widespread corruption and address other factors fuelling illegal logging and forest degradation, with particular regard to customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector by ensuring that infractions are prosecuted;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial land tenure rights in Honduras need future clarification and that concrete safeguards for local and indigenous communities on land tenure are needed; urges the Honduran government to make use of the VPA process to contribute to clarifying land tenure rights, including the recognition of customary land rights;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on the implementation of the agreement, including on the work of the Joint Implementation Committee,; notes that the European Parliament may send a delegation to participate in the work of the JIC;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU Member States to fully comply with and, implement and enforce the EU Timber Regulation;