Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2020/2006(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Deforestation (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. notes that preservation of forests is one of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times, without which the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal cannot be achieved; stresses that the sustainable use of forests and ecosystems cannot be ensured with current policies; stresses in this regard that trade and investment policy need to be reviewed in order to address this global challenge in a more effective manner, and by creating globally a level playing field through mandatory corporate due diligence;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. welcomes the good results the cooperation with third countries under the EU FLEGT Action Plan and Voluntary Partnership Agreements have shown in addressing the supply-side challenge of illegal logging and stresses that this work should be stepped up, especially in terms of monitoring, checks and controls and also in terms of offering capacity building;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. notes that despite the genuine attempts by companies to self-regulate through voluntary due diligence obligations, it is evident that they remain insufficient and can only be complementary to a bolder EU binding regulatory framework, since complex, dynamic and non-transparent global value chains are often linked to deforestation; and consequently recommends that more efficient and broadly covering measures be developed, addressing the Union-wide demand side; therefore, urges the Commission to develop an enforceable framework for due diligence obligations in the entire supply chain of forest and ecosystem risk commodities and derived products in order to identify, prevent, and mitigate environmental, social and human rights risks and impacts; Stresses that in order to be more effective, such legal framework should also include adequate access to justice, legal remedies and effective protection for whistleblowers in natural resources exporting countries;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recommends that all new trade and investment agreements include binding and enforceable provisions on the conservation and sustainable management of forests and ecosystems, including the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities rights, as well as illegal logging related anti-corruption provisions, and the obligation to ensure multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively; stresses that enforceability of such provisions is a necessary condition for EU trade and investment agreements to be more balanced and better aligned with the European Green Deal;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that public procurement provisions in FTAs should always take into account social, environmental and responsible business conduct criteria in awarding contracts;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages the Commission to establish trade-based partnership agreements with major producer countries of agricultural commodities, in order to tackle supply-side drivers of deforestation.