32 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regards to the study commissioned and funded by the European Commission ´The land use change impact of biofuels consumed in the EU: Quantification of area and greenhouse gas impacts´;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Amsterdam Declaration "Towards Eliminating Deforestation from Agricultural Commodity Chains with European Countries" in support of a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas companies trading in palm oil are generally unnot yet able to prove with certaintybeyond doubt that the palm oil in their supply chain is not linked to deforestation and peatland drainage;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas cultivation of palm oil over the last 20 years has been the cause of 20% of all deforestation;nearly half (49%) of all recent tropical deforestation is the result of illegal clearing for commercial agriculture and this destruction is driven by overseas demand for agricultural commodities including palm oil, beef, soy, and wood products; whereas the illegal conversion of tropical forests for commercial agriculture is estimated to produce 1.47 gigatonnes of carbon each year—equivalent to 25% of the EU's annual fossil fuel-based emissions1a _________________ 1a Source: Forest Trends: Consumer Goods and Deforestation: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Illegality in Forest Conversion for Agriculture and Timber Plantations (http://www.forest- trends.org/documents/files/doc_4718.pdf)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas precious tropical ecosystems, which cover a mere 7% of the Earth’s surface, are under increasing pressure from deforestation and the establishment of palm oil plantations, which are resulting in, for example, massive forest fires, the drying up of rivers, soil erosion, peatland drainage,loss of groundwater, pollution of waterways and destruction of rare natural habitats, and even causing ecosystems to stop providing basic ecosystem services, which is having a major impact on the global climate; whereas the drainage and loss of the peat carbon results in continuous soil subsidence, as the peat soil base lies at or below sea level, and this leads over time to increased and prolonged flooding and eventually total loss of productivity; whereas the conversion of peatlands to palm oil plantations results in major biodiversity losses and loss of other ecosystem services such as the water retention capacity; whereas there are also many social problems related to oil palm plantation expansion, with many land conflicts between local and indigenous communities and palm oil concession holders;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas 30-5052% of fires in Indonesia in 2015 occurred in coal-rich peatlands, turning Indonesia into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;1a _________________ 1aSource: World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org/blog/2015/10/indonesi a%E2%80%99s-fire-outbreaks- producing-more-daily-emissions-entire- us-economy)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 20145, 456% of all palm oil imported into Europe was used as fuel for transport (an increase of 34% since 2010); six-fold an increase since 2010);1a _________________ 1a Source: Transport & Environment (https://www.transportenvironment.org/sit es/te/files/2016_11_Briefing_Palm_oil_us e_continues_to_grow.pdf and https://www.transportenvironment.org/site s/te/files/publications/2016_05_TE_EU_v egetable_oil_biodiesel_market_FINAL_0 _0.pdf)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas it is estimated that by 2020 the amount of land that will be converted globally to grow palm oil for biodiesel will be 1MHa, of which 0.57MHa is going to converted from Southeast Asia primary forests1a; _________________ 1a Source: Globiom report (https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/file s/documents/Final%20Report_GLOBIO M_publication.pdf )
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the loss of natural habitats in the form of rainforests is endangering the survival of a large number of species (e.g. the Javan rhinoceros, the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger and the Borne, the Borneo pygmy elephant, the proboscis monkey, the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan);
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the Commission is planning studies on deforestation and palm oil;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businessesproducing palm oil, third countries importing or consuming palm oil, and indigenous peoples and local communities, financiers, private businesses producing, trading or using palm oil, or NGOs; all of these actors must play a part in resolving this problem;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, that other adverse environmental effects are avoided, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected as well as those of workers and local population;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, RSPO Next, RSPO RED, ISPO and MPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil; Notes the EU has regulated supply chains of illegal timber, illegal fish and conflict minerals but not yet any supply chains concerning forest risk agricultural commodities;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that a number of commodity producers and traders, retailers and other intermediaries in the supply chain including European companies have made commitments to zero--deforestation production and trade of commodities, zero-conversion of carbon--rich peatlands, respect for human rights, transparency, traceability, third party verification and responsible management practices;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Eagerly awaits the Commission's studies on deforestation and palm oil, which are expected to be presented as soon as possible after their completion;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Recognises that problems continue to exist in the palm oil sector that cannot be addressed by voluntary measures and policies alone, but that binding rules are necessary for financiers as well as for palm oil companies;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Notes that a little under a quarter (by value) of all agricultural commodities from illegal deforestation in international trade are destined for the EU, and this includes 27 per cent of all soy, 18 per cent of all palm oil, 15 per cent of all beef and 31 per cent of all leather;1a _________________ 1asource: FERN: Stolen Goods The EU’s complicity in illegal tropical deforestation (http://www.fern.org/sites/fern.org/files/St olen%20Goods_EN_0.pdf)
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for companies that cultivate palm oil to use the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach when developing their plantations; draws attention to the need to create a comprehensive land-use plan that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) landwill halt any further expansion of oil palm cultivation on peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) land, will plan a responsible phasing out of existing plantations on peat, and will respect the right of communities to use the land on the basis of ‘'free prior and informed consent’' (FPIC);
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to comaintainue to initiate v commitment to FLEGT Voluntary pPartnership aAgreements, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination and ensure they cover conversion timber from oil palm development; suggests that EU policies for the palm oil sector learn from FLEGT principles of multi-stakeholder dialogue and tacling deep-seated governance issues in producer countries, as well as supportive EU import policies;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of voluntary partnership agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements with regard to palm oil along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation which includes both companies as well as financiers;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Observes with regret that RSPO , ISPO, MPOCC and all other recognised major certification schemes effectively do not currently prohibit their members from converting rainforests or peatlands into palm plantations, and that they fail towith the exception of RSPO Next and RSPO RED (which however have had no or limited uptake). These major certification schemes therefore fail to effectively limit greenhouse gas emissions during the establishment and operation of the plantations, and as a consequence of this they have been unable to prevent massive forest and peat fires; calls on the Commission to urge the RSPO to modify its certification criteria and to implement these criteria strictly; callsupport the strengthening of standards oin the Commission to support the development ofexisting multilateral certification schemes that will guarantee that the palm oil certified by them:
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
Paragraph 8 – indent 1
- has not led to deforestation or the destruction or degradation of peatlands or other ecologically valuable habitats directly or indirectly,
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
- has not given rise to social problems o, landgrabbing or other conflicts,
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption and investment on the process of deforestation and expansion as well as continuation of existing plantations on peatlands;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies and strategies to reduce the impact of European consumption and investment on deforestation in third countries;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU27, as this has the potential to lead to further massive deforestation, because for example while REDD+ aims at reducing deforestation, the ongoing CAP reform results in increasing agricultural imports from countries with significant deforestation and may cause further agricultural expansion in these countries;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifying the Amsterdam Declaration "Towards Eliminating Deforestation from Agricultural Commodity Chains with European Countries";
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce regulations for financers of palm oil companies so as to ensure that they will not provide financial services to palm oil companies associated with land- grabbing, deforestation, peatland drainage and environmental degradation;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Acknowledges the latest report1a of the European Court of Auditors analysing the current certification schemes for biofuels, found that these are missing important aspects of sustainability, such such as not taking into account the indirect effects of demand and lacking verification and cannot guarantee that certified biofuels are not causing deforestation of negative socioeconomic effects; is aware of concerns about transparency in the evaluation of the certification schemes; calls on the Commission to improve the transparency of the sustainability schemes including an appropriate list of the aspects that are scrutinised, including yearly report, the possibility to ask for audits performed by independant third parties; calls for the Commission to have enhanced powers for verification and monitoring of schemes, reports and activities; _________________ 1a Source: European Court of Auditors: Certifying biofuels: weaknesses in recognition and supervision of the system (http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/News Item.aspx?nid=7171)
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Notes that our non-EU partners need also to be made more aware of their role in tackling sustainability and deforestation issues, including in their sourcing practices;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Calls on the Commission to introduce forest-specific provisions in EU trade and investment agreements, and require due diligence measures to ensure that the banking sector, financial institutions and public agencies (Development Finance Institutions) do not lend to companies or invest in activities that contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, or encroachment on customary lands;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Urges the EU and its Member States to develop an EU Action Plan and urgently adopt new measures for forest protection to help the EU to meet its global commitments;