22 Amendments of Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES related to 2010/2106(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas forests and wooded land cover 42% of the EU's surface, and forest-based industries provide more than 2 million jobs and 40% of EU forests are under public ownership,
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to respect the principle of subsidiarity and the role of local and national governments in forestry policy; takes the view that, owingpoints to the diversity of the climate challenges facing different parts of Europe and, to the disparities in forest ownership, and to the differences in ecosystem conditions and objectives within the Union, a common EU policy runs the risk of being too broad to be useful in achieving the necessary climate adaptationurges the EU, however, to adopt stringent forestry legislation allowing for the diversity of European forests and drawing on scientific knowledge in order to maintain forests and adapt them as required to combat the risks to which they are exposed;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy generation from solid biomass and biowaste is projected to be 58% of EU renewables by 2020, which could leading to an intensification of forestry practices and increases in the ratio of felling to increment to over 100%,
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that in arid areas and regions at risk of desertification, reafforestation with productive species, as this will serve to benefit the inhabitants and secure their involvement in the tasks of conservation and firefighting;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that in Mediterranean countries, forests are particularly important because of their ability to bring down the temperature and balance the water cycle, and therefore considers that reafforestation should be preceded by scientific studies to identify the varieties and sites best suited to the purposes of soil conservation and rainwater catchment;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to continue their efforts to stamp out illegal logging and trade in the timber thus produced, since in so doing they will help to combat deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9d. Considers, given their importance in CO2 sequestration, that agroforestry trees should be assessed in the same way as all non-productive traditional woodlands;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas genetic selection should not favour performance traits at the expense of adaptive ones, be promoted in order to improve the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change, and to restore stocks lost as a consequence of forest damage,
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Recalls that forests are the main repository of carbon and have a vital role to play in the fight against climate change; stresses that it is therefore vital for the EU to reinforce its strategy for combating the factors causing deterioration of forests, such as fires and atmospheric pollution;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify efforts to achieve the environment and quality of life goals of the FAP, the implementation of which is currently lagging behind;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points to the need to lay down the financial framework required to boost forest firefighting and also calls for greater flexibility to be brought to mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Highlights the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to halt the abandonment of production and rural depopulation, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains that producer groups and public bodies should be made eligible for forestry measures in the second pillar of the CAP;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points to the success of the reafforestation measures under rural development policy and maintains that efforts in that area should continue over time while also serving to encourage planting with species more resistant to fires, storms, and pests;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that productive forests should not only be focused on production wood but also on soil regeneration, food productivity and the fight against desertification;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Considers that recent research on climate and meteorology must be taken fully into account in European forest protection regulations;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. In order to guarantee greater efficiency in forest management, recommends that the Commission and Member States develop research and define different criteria in relation to the needs and specific solutions applicable to the bioclimatic-zones;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. In order to achieve the objectives of the EU 20/20 Strategy, request that each Member State or region develop a forest strategy which includes: reforestation of the river banks, the capture of rainwater, agriculture activities and the research results for the selection of the best plant or trees of traditional varieties and species adapted to droughts;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Considers that the identification of species with high yield potential for energy production could be technically cumbersome as they compete against regular crops based on subsidies from the EU; thus considers that genetic improvement or productivity cannot be properly assessed as it will depend on political decisions rather than market demands;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund; General proposals – New paragraph)
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)
Paragraph 27 g (new)
27g. Calls for EU policy on forests to take into account the two hydrological regimes of Europe divided by the "Continental Divide", where climate processes and their varieties differ; notes that this diversity is recognised by the latest scientific achievements; considers that the differences in these biogeographical areas must be taken into account with indicators for forest monitoring;