Activities of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2020/2006(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. notes that preservation of forests is one of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times in terms of sustainable development, combating climate change and safeguarding biodiversity and the environment, without which the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal cannot be achieved; stresses that the sustainable use of forests cannot be ensured with current policies;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. recalls, in the wake of the tragic COVID-19 pandemic, that the destruction of forest ecosystems is a proven factor in the potential emergence of new pandemics;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. calls for the review of the EU's common trade policy to pay full attention to the correlation between the rise in international trade and its negative impact on global biodiversity, particularly in forest ecosystems; demands that the EU, in its trade relations, introduce binding mechanisms and sanctions in order to meaningfully safeguard biodiversity;
Amendment 28 #
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 complex, dynamic and non-transparent global value chains are often linked to deforestation; and consequently recommends that more efficient, more binding and broadly covering measures be developed, addressing the Union-wide demand side; calls on the EU to defend the rights of whistleblowers in their fight against deforestation;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. urges the Commission to propose an ambitious, effective and binding legal framework, underpinned by due diligence, to ensure the EU market has sustainable supply chains that are free of deforestation products;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recommends that all new trade agreements include binding provisions on the conservation and sustainable management of forests and the obligation to ensure multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. insists that mandatory requirements at Union level need to be complemented by increased and reinforced global cooperation and consistent action to avoid the inverse effect of diverting unwanted deforestation marked supply chains to other regions in the world.; calls for enhanced global cooperation in decision- making on the replanting of species with a view to protecting the future resilience of forests based, among other factors, on the diversity of the replanted variety;