8 Amendments of Manuela RIPA related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to design an EU-wide common framework for the protection of soil that shall include common definitions on soil functions and criteria for good status, objectives, indicators, measurable targets and ambitious timelines (based on proper impact assessments), harmonised indicators to monitor soil quality and reporting, ensuring integration with relevant policy instruments;
Amendment 690 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence that ensures sustainable and deforestation-free value chains and land- neutral trade chains; given the link between deforestation and the emergence of (novel) pathogens, suggests that a major effort be done to retain intact forest cover in tropical countries, and that trade policy should enable legally binding tools to tackle the impact of the EU as the consumer of goods and materials affecting forests worldwide;
Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the need to reduce the contact between wildlife and livestock, as well as wildlife and humans; believes that a trade ban on wild animals and restrictions on the trade of animals such as pets, fur and medicine, as well as a Positive List of allowed species, should be considered to counter the effects of a lack of health checks and limited international regulations; considers that in addition, to reduce the spread to zoonotic diseases through trade and to preserve wild species in global ecosystems, the EU needs more and better border controls; is of the opinion that transnational wildlife traffic crime should be addressed within multilateral efforts against organised transnational crime;
Amendment 711 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes the Biodiversity Strategy’s commitment to revise by 2021 the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking to step up efforts to combat the illegal wildlife both within the EU and globally; calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking is fully integrated into the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, receives adequate funding and includes baselines and measurable indicators so that progress can be assessed and objectives delivered within a specified timeframe;
Amendment 754 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that the new EU Climate adaptation strategy must be fully aligned with the Biodiversity Strategy; calls for the inclusion in the Nature Restoration Plan of specific binding targets for the protection and restoration of ecosystems with the highest potential to capture and store carbon; emphasises the important role of nature-based solutions fostering biodiversity and actions to reduce vulnerability of the population, economic activities, animal welfare and wildlife to natural disasters;
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes 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 binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons; asks the Commission to: make regulatory risk data more transparent and accessible; strengthen research and education in alternatives to pesticides; stop all exports of crop protection products banned in the EU; and support the re-evaluation of pesticide registrations in developing countries in line with the FAO/WHO Code of Conduct;
Amendment 934 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment or the welfare of animals, including subsidies relating to animal agricultural production, with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for theto reorientation of public and private financial incentives, including taxation systems, towards biodiversity- positive investments, and increased use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 953 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the danger of massive investments in the context of the European Green Deal to the detriment of biodiversity and reiterates that the good target of zero emissions does not justify all means, especially the public support for projects that harm wildlife animals and threaten soil protection;