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16 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2009/2157(INI)

Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the proportion of the Union's GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia as a result of smaller herds and more sustainable fertiliser use, the increased efficiency of EU agriculture and a reduction in livestock numbers,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas one of the primary functions of EU agriculture is to feed the Union's population,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices ara more sustainable among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways del of agriculture needs to be developed, taking into facilitate a transition to more sucount existainable agriculture in the case of the other systems used on most farmlandg and emerging best ecological practice;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that innovation has a major role to play in reducing the impact agriculture has on climate change and in lowering its environmental impact;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union's position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to theRecognises that lower environmental standards are often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate carbon footprint labelling, to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins)and will endeavour to assess the extent of such lower standards and seek equivalency of environmental standards between EU and imported non-EU agricultural products; urges the Commission to evaluate the difference in standards;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – introductory sentence
13. Takes the view that the CAP must offer financial incentives for EU farmers to implement the necessary agronomic adaptation measures in each region, includingfocus on the management of resources in a more efficient way and that this must be taken into account in the forthcoming reform of the CAP:
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
- optimising water resource management (more efficient irrigation systems, hillside reservoirs, etc.);deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 2
- choosing crop varieties and practising crop rotation according to considerations such as drought and disease;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 3
- protecting the soil from water and wind erosion by ensuring organic matter content;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 4
- planting hedges or wooded areas on the edges of farmland to retain water, limit runoff, act as windbreaks and provide shelter for crop auxiliaries such as pollinating insects;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 5
- monitoring and controlling insects and disease;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 6
- managing forests in such a way as to limit the risk of fire;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that the CAP will have to meet the growing public demand for a more sustainable agricultural policydemand for food, which is projected to increase by 50% by 2050, with demand for meat increasing by 85% over the same period, while bearing in mind that global warming may jeopardise world food production capacity, including in Europe;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the "new challenges" of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the "second-pillar" subsidies;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the current cross- compliance system, which is based on a best efforts obligation rather than an obligation to achieve results, is both very complicated for farmers and inadequate as a response to environmental issues; takes the view that a new approach focusing on sustainable production models should be adopted, necessitating compensatory aid to cover the extra costs arising from these objectives (local eco- certification contracts) and pay for the services rendered to society through the supply of "public goods" (such as the preservation of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, carbon capture and food security) that are not rewarded by the market;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that climate change is forcing the Union to reinvent its development model; consequently calls on the Commission, in its future communication on CAP reform after 2013, to consider turning the CAP into an agricultural, food and environmental policy with fairer, more sustainable farmer support systems that enjoy greater legitimacy in the eyes of the public and which also restore meaning to the farming profession;deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI