17 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2019/2824(RSP)
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that as indicated in the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report, nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely; stresses that biodiversity loss is the most critical and acute crisis we are facing; expresses its deep concern after the publication of the IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate, on the decline of marine mammals and fisheries as wells as on the dramatic disappearance of coral reefs;
Amendment 38 #
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its concern that the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets will not be met with the current trajectory of biodiversity loss, and reiterates its calls on all Parties to step up their efforts; notes that the aims of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy will not be met; urges the Commission and Member States to commit to immediate, substantial and additional efforts with concrete actions on biodiversity conservation and restoration so as to meet the global and EU targets;
Amendment 51 #
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. stresses the need for a mosaic masterplan to protect biodiversity and healthy ecosystems from global to local level, entailing the concept of leaving 1/3 of all green areas at local, regional and EU levels in their natural state, to complement the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 56 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the global biodiversity crisis highlighted by the recent IPBES report, to move away from voluntary commitments and introduce legally binding targets for the Union and its Member States as part of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy to be presented in the first 100 days of the new Commission;
Amendment 93 #
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that an international framework in the form of a legally binding agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a framework shouldmust be based on specific, measurable including quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition; highlights the need for a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 115 #
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the necessity of appropriate financing for biodiversity; underlines thatcalls for improving biodiversity proofing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework and mainstincreamsing biodiversity mainstreaming across policy areas willso as to have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out harmful subsidies; budget for the LIFE Programme to be increased to at least 1% of the next MFF; calls on the Commission and the Council to phase out harmful subsidies and to ensure coherence in all EU funds and programmes so that no expenditure under the EU budget can contribute to biodiversity loss;
Amendment 128 #
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of newadditional international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD; calls on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity-proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging private financing initiatives in this regard; regrets the inconsistency of data set on finance flows for biodiversity that come from domestic and international public and private sources, that puts at risk the tracking and reporting systems and negatively affects any potential reform;
Amendment 133 #
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of increasing investments to achieve the Paris Agreement commitments and of phasing out environmentally harmful investments in order to reduce impacts of climate change on biodiversity;
Amendment 144 #
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that agricultural activities, healthy soils, and the preservation of biodiversity are closely linked; emphasises that sustainable agriculture and forestry contribute gpractices must be improved and made sustainable so as to minimise the negative effects they curreantly tohave on the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems, and to reduces their effects ofn climate change;
Amendment 157 #
Paragraph 21
21. Notes however the negative impacts of intensive agriculture on biodiversity; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable food systems, agriculture and forestry, including requirements for the sustainable use of plant protection products and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and habitats; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional governments to increasedirect support to theallocated to agriculture and forestry sectors in the transition to sustainable practices and eco-schemes;
Amendment 161 #
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Calls on the Commission to make proposals for regulatory measures, including due diligence requirements on companies and financial institutions, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free agricultural and forest product supply- chains for products placed on the EU market;
Amendment 162 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to financially support farming and forestry practices which are coherently in line with the biodiversity targets, such as integrated pest and nutrient management, organic agriculture, agro-ecological practices, soil and water conservation practices, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, silvopastoral systems, irrigation management, small or patch systems, and practices to improve animal welfare;
Amendment 165 #
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, according to the World Population Prospects of June 2019, the world’s population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, increasing the impacts of land use on biodiversity and carbon sequestration; calls on the Commission to urgently use the mitigation and adaptation potential of restoring forests, wetlands, peatlands, grasslands and coastal ecosystems and integrate nature conservation in all relevant EU policies and programs, and to adopt legally binding restoration targets for 2030;
Amendment 171 #
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that deforestation is a major cause of biodiversity loss globally and that LULUCF-emissions due to deforestation are a significant cause of climate change; emphasises that forest policies must be coherent, combat biodiversity loss and climate-change impacts equally, and increase the EU's natural sinks while protecting, conserving and enhancing biodiversity;
Amendment 184 #
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth analysis of all EU protected areas on the need for improvements and/or extension of these areasof their governance and the introduction of legally binding targets to reach 30 % of the EU's land and marine area by 2030; stresses that in the light of the recent IPCC report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate a comprehensive assessment of EU marine protected areas is neededand their governance is needed; calls for the extension of EU marine protected areas to include more offshore waters;
Amendment 190 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights that it is necessary to urgently ensure the proper enforcement of the Nature Directives and follow up on complaints about breaches of the legislation in a transparent way; stresses that connectivity between Natura 2000 sites must be improved;
Amendment 191 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights that green infrastructure provides ecosystem services that support biodiversity, by for example increasing the quantity of ecological corridors in urban environments;