Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2016/2054(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU Common Commercial Policy in the context of wildlife sustainability imperatives PDF (285 KB) DOC (60 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas increases in illegal trade in numerous species of flora and fauna results in loss of biodiversity and ecosystem destruction, with increasing numbers becoming vulnerable or even extinct;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that increased economic development, stemming from integration into global markets and the use of natural resources for the purposes of sustainable economic development are not mutually exclusive, but rather should be seen as mutually enforcing;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly supports, therefore, an approach towards wildlife issues that not only upholds the EU and its trading partners' environmental protection objectives of the EU and its trading partners, but also allows for the creation of sustainable and legal frameworks thatfor the development of legal trade frameworks which strengthen the positive contribution of trade policy to sustainable development;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines, in particular, that the EU remains a significant destination market and transit route for illicit wildlife products;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking, which will play a crucial role in combating the alarming rise in the highly lucrative illegal trade in wildlife which destabilises economies and communities that depend on wildlife for their livelihood and threatens the peace and security of fragile regions of EU trade partners by strengthening illicit routes;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration of March 2016 which aims to involve private sector actors in addressing vulnerabilities of transportation and customs which are exploited by traffickers, as well as to improve information sharing along the length of global supply chains and trade routes;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recalls the continuing challenges of changing consumer behaviour and the crucial role of NGOs in awareness raising of issues pertaining to the challenge of combating the illegal wildlife trade;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Supports the approach that includes in future EU trade agreements provisions aimed at tackling wildlife trafficking;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the inclusion of provisions ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA); calls on the Commission to ensure that sustainable development chapters of all new trade agreements include provisions relating to trade capacity building, information exchange and awareness-raising in combating illegal wildlife trade; and urges the Union and Member States to guarantee their proper implementation;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Asks that Member States and the Commission do more to ensure that the illegal criminal networks and syndicates active in illegal wildlife trade are targeted for disruption, elimination and prosecution, and that Member States ensure that the punishments and sentences reserved for wildlife crime are both proportionate and dissuasive and in line with commitments, where appropriate, as defined in the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that further opportunities for cooperation between the WTO and CITES should be explored, in particular in terms of offering technical assistance and capacity building on trade and environment matters to officials from developing countries; asks that the Commission continue to reflect on this as part of the post Nairobi discussions and future elements that will be considered at the next Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in 2017;