Activities of Carolina PUNSET related to 2016/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate) ES
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests
Amendments (4)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacneed for improving the reliability of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressingorder to address more adequately land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains, in order to ensure a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020, in line with the Amsterdam Palm Oil Declaration;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance and transparency;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to set the example for other countries by establishing accounting rules for greenhouse gas emissions from managed wetlands and for land-use changes of wetlands in European legislation;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible and sustainable investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.