2 Amendments of Paavo VÄYRYNEN related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments; reiterates EU's commitment to its renewable energy targets;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops which are needed for human nutrition and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;