6 Amendments of Albert DESS related to 2014/2223(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. TakWelcomes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of theCommission communication on a new European forest strategy, and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategy, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategythe recognition of the multifunctional role of forests and of sustainable forest management; considers it a good idea that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – provision is included for significant measures to prevent and manage forestnatural disasters in forests;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to consider including environmental services payments aspayments for supporting and sustaining biodiversity and other ecosystem services as incentives to sustainable forest management incentives; points out that active and sustainable forest management is already contributing significantly in terms of biodiversity, has a positive impact on fire prevention, biodiversityprotection against natural disasters and conservation, and is crucial for economic development, especially in rural areas and remote regions;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, particularly in the Mediterranean region, forest fires occur on a regular basis, and are both a cause and a consequence of climate change; points out that storms, and forest fires and pests, are natural disasters that can be mitigated using forestry techniquesthrough sustainable forest management and that, alongside improved, proactive forest management, there is a need to promote specific action such as the introduction of grazing or the establishment of agro-forestry areas – policies that ought to be recognised in both the first and second pillars (grazing areas and rural development respectively) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that it is important to promote the implementation of the concept of the bioeconomy to boost the economic viability of forest value chains through innovation and technology transfer, and, to this end, provide more support for forest products other than timber; sustainable forest management is important as a means of promoting the bioeconomy, and calls for incentives to innovation and technology transfer in the field of bioeconomy so that more use can be made of timber, as a raw material, and other forest products in realising the objectives of the ‘Innovation Union’ and ‘Resource efficient Europe’ flagship initiatives under the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to make sure that forest materialtimber and other forest products are also re-used and used in a resource-efficiently manner, as a way of cutting the EU’s trade deficit, helping to reduce unsustainable management, protecting the environment and reducing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that is important that forest management plans do not become an additional bureaucratic burden which impedes the sustainable use of Europe’s forests; with that in mind, calls on Member States to review the implementation of the forest management plans, taking into account the proportionality and ‘think small first’ principles and making provision for the use by managers of the responsibility declaration formprinciple.