1 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2017/2819(RSP)
Amendment 20 #
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the fact that the action plan does not mention the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, despite the fact that they represent nearly 80% of Europe's diversity and are among the 34 biodiversity hotspots worldwide and that no proposal has been made for improving the preservation of biodiversity in those regions;calls once again for a specific biodiversity protection mechanism to be implemented as a matter of urgency in those regions and for the establishment of a long-term mechanism to fund projects to preserve biodiversity, promote ecosystem services and adapt to climate change in European overseas countries and territories;