14 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2018/2003(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the long awaited European Commission study1a released on 19.3.2018 recognises that “the EU is clearly part of the problem of global deforestation”; notes that this study focuses mainly on seven forest risk commodities: palm oil, soy, rubber, beef, maize, cocoa and coffee; _________________ 1aCommission study on the feasibility of options to step up EU action to combat deforestation and forest degradation http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/feasibility_study_deforestation_kh0418 199enn_main_report.pdf
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that halting deforestation and forest degradation, and allowing forests to regrow, would provide at least 30% of all mitigation action needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C.1a _________________ 1a Goodman R. C. and Herold M. (November 2014) Why Maintaining Tropical Forests is Essential and Urgent for Maintaining a Stable Climate, Working Paper 385, Center for Global Development. McKinsey & Company. 2009. Pathways to a low-carbon economy. McKinsey & Company (2009). Pathways to a Low - Carbon Economy: Version 2 of the Global Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Curve
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Notes that forests are not only an essential source of timber, food and fibres, but they are also home to 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, are a major provider of various ecosystem services, and play a significant role in the global carbon cycle;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Notes that agricultural expansion (commercial and subsistence) drove more than 80% of all deforestation, while mining, urban expansion and infrastructure were responsible for less than 10% each; notes, in addition, that the environmental impact of unsustainable and illegal logging remains significant, especially in terms of forest degradation, which is a precursor of deforestation; points out that associated commodities are the fastest growing threat; considers that by importing these products, which include palm oil, beef and leather, soy, cocoa and timber, the EU is part of this problem;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Notes that EU’s responsibility and the main EU drivers of deforestation and forest degradation are unsustainable consumption particularly of meat and dairy, unregulated supply of agricultural products such as soy and palm oil, uncontrolled flows of finance that support the sectors driving deforestation and forest degradation, biofuel consumption for transport and growing demand for forest biomass for energy, etc.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of deforestation is and emphasises the importance of developing a global solution based on the collective responsibility of many actors; strongly recommends this principle for all those involved in its supply chain, including: the EU and other international organisations, the Member States, financial institutions, the governments of producer countries, indigenous people and local communities, national and multinational businesses, consumer associations, and NGOs; is convinced, moreover, that all of these actors must necessarily play a part by coordinating their efforts in order to resolve the many serious problems linked to deforestation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Notes the importance of the Amsterdam declaration on eliminating deforestation from agricultural commodity chains and to the New York Declaration on Forests (2014), endorsed by the EU and many corporate actors;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Notes that deforestation contributes 11 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, more than all passenger cars combined;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1 i. Welcomes that major private sector actors (very often from the EU) have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains and investments; notes however that the EU must rise to the challenge and reinforce private sector efforts through policies and appropriate measures creating a common baseline for all companies and levelling the playing field; Considers that this would boost pledges, generate trust and make the companies more accountable to their commitments;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to honour the EU’s international commitments, inter alia those made within the framework of COP21, the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), the New York Declaration on Forests and the Sustainable Development Goal to halt deforestationespecially goal 15 which is to „promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally by 2020“;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to maintain its commitment to step up ongoing negotiations on the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements; stresses the need to ensure that these agreements are in line with international law and commitments concerning environmental protection, human rights and sustainable development, and that they bring about adequate measures for the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including the protection of the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples and that they address problems in the global trade in timber products, such as conflict timber and conversion timber;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fully implement and enforce the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR); emphasises in particular the requirement to carry out adequate and effective checks and to impose effective, dissuasive and proportionate sanctions on non-compliant operators, and urges the Commission to expand the product scope of the EUTR to all products containing wood;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls its position that "the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from palm oil shall be 0 % from 2021"; expresses concern regarding EU biofuels policy that supports deforestation and the lack of sustainability criteria for forest biomass in REDII;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Regarding palm oil acknowledges the positive contribution made by existing certification schemes, but observes with regret that RSPO, ISPO, MSPO, and all other recognised major certification schemes do not effectively prohibit their members from converting rainforests or peatlands into palm plantations; considers, therefore, that these major certification schemes fail to effectively limit greenhouse gas emissions during the establishment and operation of the plantations, and have consequently been unable to prevent massive forest and peat fires; calls on the Commission to ensure that independent auditing and monitoring of those certification schemes is carried out, so as to guarantee that the palm oil placed on the EU market fulfils all necessary standards and is sustainable; notes that the issue of sustainability in the palm oil sector cannot be addressed by voluntary measures and policies alone, but that palm oil companies should also be subject to binding rules and a mandatory certification scheme;