10 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2020/2027(INI)
Amendment 7 #
1. Recalls that the global rise in environmental criminality is a growing threat to the achievement of the UN’s 2030 Agenda; calls, Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity and regrets the low prosecution rate for environmental cases; Supports the call of the UN, along with other international organisations, for the global recognition of the right to asafe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment at the UN level; calls for the Union, in this regard, to introduce the right to a safe and healthy environment in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU to make the fight against environmental crime an overriding strategic political priority in international judicial cooperation and for the EU institutions and COPs, notably by promoting compliance with MEAs through the adoption of criminal sanctions, through exchanges of best practices and by promoting the enlargement of the scope of the International Criminal Court to coverrecognise criminal acts that amount to ecocide under the Rome Statute;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up protection schemes for the victims of environmental damage and to ensure their full access to justice, compensation and assistance;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to improve the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and to address the concerns expressed by the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee regarding the EU’s compliance with its international obligations under the Convention;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to promote the ratification of the Aarhus Convention with third countries (Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters) and to play an active role in the Task Force on Access to Justice for sharing of information, experiences and good practices of relevant jurisprudence with third countries;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States promote the principles of the Aarhus Convention in international organizations and international processes relating to the environment;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to improve access to justice for victims of environmental harm, i.e. through collective actions and redress mechanisms, primarilyin line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and including under a binding and enforceable UN treaty on business and human rights; calls on the Union and its Member States to push for the creation of an international independent authority in the field of environmental liability.;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that environmental liability should be properly implemented and enforced to better preserve biodiversity resources, and make sure that any unlawful habitat conversion is reversed, and restoration costs are borne by the responsible entity;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls the establishment of clear liability rules for importers, processors and retailers to ensure full legality and transparency of the supply chain of all agricultural commodities to prevent natural habitats destruction in and outside of the EU;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Supports the correct implementation of the ELD, by encouraging member states to record data on ELD incidents and publish ELD registers and gather the necessary data that can document that the application of the Directive in their country is effective and efficient;