7 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2017/2030(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas incoherencesynergy between other high- level EU policy instruments and the EAP is undermining the achievementof Union policy and the EAP needs to be improved in order to achieve the objectives of the programme’s objectives;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Cconsiders that coherence and synergies with other high-level EUuropean policy instruments is fundamentalneeds to be improved in order to achievinge the objectives of the 7th EAP;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) presents challenges to has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible withe achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource-intensive production and biodiversitynd farmers comply with the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation (cross- compliance) and by promoting the development of farming practices that preserve the environment (greening and agro-environmental measures);
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the last CAP reform has made sustainability one of its key objectives; recalls that this policy has the challenging task to encourage natural resources management in such a way that soil degradation, water scarcity, deterioration of water quality loss of biodiversity and poor air quality, caused by inappropriate agricultural practices, unsustainable agricultural intensification or by land abandonment are prevented and avoided whilst providing better quality and increased quantities of food and agricultural raw materials to the ever-growing world population;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines the substantial financial contribution of the CAP to the environmental objectives of the Union; recalls that 30% of the CAP direct payments (73 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020) are conditioned to greening requirements, while around half of rural development funds are dedicated to improving the eco-systems (46% of funds - 56 billion EUR for the period 2014- 2020) or to promote resource efficiency and transition to a low carbon agricultural activities (8% of funds - 9.7 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020);
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that farmers and national administrations bear the burden of highly prescriptive green provisions, which makes it difficult to prove what results have been achieved; stresses that this situation has led to increased demands from environmentalist stakeholders to reinforce the green orientation of the CAP, often disregarding the other challenges faced by the sector and often overlooking the fact that the CAP has done already a lot for the environment; underlines that only economically healthy farms will be capable to work in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and that without economic sustainability, it is illusory to believe that farmers will continue farming and stay being the environmental wards;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that in the context of climate change and a growing world population, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is are exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems; underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burdenstresses that the CAP must continue to accompany the farming sector to face those challenges while contributing to Union’s environmental objectives ;