18 Amendments of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2011/2307(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Warns of the relationship between biodiversity and natural disasters caused by man, and urges the European Commission to adopt, without delay, the recommendations contained in the resolution of the European Parliament concerning a Community approach to the prevention of natural disasters caused by man, passed in 2010.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the importance of halting and reversing the reduction in species diversity and crop varieties, leading to an erosion of the genetic basis on which human and animal nutrition depends; advocates the need to promote the use of traditional agricultural varieties specific to certain regions and rejects the homogenisation/specialisation of agricultural production, flowing from successive CAP reforms;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Advocates the appropriateness of “Greening” practices to agricultural diversity in the various Member States, taking into account, for example, the specific situation of Mediterranean countries, which is not addressed by the proposed thresholds in relation to the diversification of crops and land of ecological importance; assembled crops, permanent crops (olive groves, vineyards, apple orchards) or rice crops are some examples of the practices that should be compatible with “greening”, given the high ecological and conservation value that some of these agricultural systems may have.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Notes that the general philosophy of the current CAP reform proposal points to a “greater market orientation” and towards “competitiveness”, calls for the dismantling or sever limitation of the instruments regulating production and the markets, as well as subjecting agriculture to the WTO rules, thereby promoting productavist models, which are intensive and export orientated, threaten and destroy the natural resources and biodiversity and are contradictory to the proclaimed “greening”;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws attention to the fact that the increase in the demand for agricultural fuels and the consequent intensification of pressure for their production in developing countries is threatening biodiversity, particularly in developing countries, through the degradation and conversion of habitats and ecosystems such as wetlands and forests, among others;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Warns of the fact that various highly valued species and habitats, from a conservation perspective, including those protected by Community legislation, are dependent on the agricultural environmental systems in which the man’s presence is a key factor; in this context, it highlights the importance in halting and reversing land abandonment, promoting the placement of people in rural areas; advocates increased support for small and medium sized agriculture, for family-based agriculture and for comprehensive agricultural practices, promoting good conservation practices of natural resources.
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission’s proposals for the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP), which shouldbut deems them to be insufficient to guarantee the effective implementation of the ecosystem approach and the application of updated scientific information serving as the basis for long- term management plans for all commercially exploited fish species; emphasises that only sustainable fishing offers a future for the fisheries sector;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Raises, as a concern, the Commission’s insistence on the centralised management of the CFP, often resulting in inadequate guidelines of the reality and with results that are very often contrary to what was intended, considers the amendment of the CFP should ensure conditions for effective proximity management – the one that best ensures the necessary environmental sustainability – that defined objectives of a general nature have the complete freedom and autonomy to provide the most appropriate instruments to achieve these objectives, taking into account local, regional and national specificities;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate with a view to establishing a ‘European coastguard’ in order to boost common monitoring and inspection capacity and to ensure enforcementmore closely to combat illegal fishing, in comply fully with the allocations made by the by competent national authorities;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the aim of eliminating discards and by-catches of protected non- target species should be incorporated into the CFP and implemented as a matter of urgency, given the diversity of fisheries at European level and differentiated approach that it necessarily demands;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Advocates the need for strategies to manage and eradicate alien invading species, which have spread to such a degree has turned them into a serious ecological problem; considers these strategies should not be restricted to only those species considered a “priority”, as advocated by the Commission in its communication;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on Member States to monitor and report regularly to the Commission and the other Member States on imports of exotic species into its territory; calls for greater restrictions on the importation and private possession of endangered species, such as primates, reptiles and amphibians;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Acknowledges that there are direct and direct impacts on biodiversity resulting from liberalization of international trade; considers it essential that the same are appropriately assessed and avoided;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Advocates for greater Community accountability for the protection of the natural resources in the Natura 2000 Network, especially in terms of its financing;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Notes the difficulties experienced by several Members States in the management of areas included in the Natura 2000 Network, due to the lack of a specific financial instrument aimed at the management of the areas included in the Natura 2000 Network, which complements the inclusion of biodiversity concerns in the sectoral policies;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)
Subheading 9 a (new)
Strategy Monitoring
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Proposes holding an annual tripartite meeting between the Council and the Commission and the European Parliament, to review the progress of the Strategy on biodiversity, as well as an annual conference on biodiversity involving non-governmental organisations from several Member States, European and national parliamentarians, paying special attention each year to a previously defined subject;