4 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2015/2137(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas biodiversity is important for the Outermost Regions (ORs) and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which represent unique reserves of endemic flora and fauna species; whereas the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive are nonetheless not applied in some of these regions;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises the benefits of EU nature legislation for the preservation of ecosystems, habitats and species in protected areas; regrets, however, that the French Outermost Regions, which constitute unique reserves of species and ecosystems and represent a significant proportion of European and global biodiversity, are excluded from this legislative framework and from all other legislative frameworks adapted to their specific characteristics; emphasises, however, the success of all projects financed by the LIFE + programme in these regions and of the European BEST initiative to strengthen biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change in the ORs and OCTs;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to take greater account, as part of its strategy to support biodiversity, of large tropical forests, given their concentration of ecosystems, habitats and particularly endangered vulnerable species, their vital role for the environmental balance and the climate, and their social and cultural function for native populations;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the adoption, in the 2016 EU budget, of a pilot project to compile a common inventory of species and habitats in the French outermost regions, and calls on the Commission, on the basis of that pilot project and following on from the BEST initiative, to put protection of biodiversity, species and habitats in those regions on a sustainable footing by establishing a dedicated instrument, as part of EU nature legislation, giving them the same degree of protection as is afforded to other EU regions while taking account of their special characteristics as recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty;