4 Amendments of Iosif MATULA related to 2011/2307(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recognises that infrastructure building and urbanisation are the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; asks local and regional governments to consider this threat to ecosystems and habitats in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies to deliver biodiversity benefits and to halt further loss of habitats; recommends that local and regional authorities be mindful to strike a balance between the needs of development and biodiversity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recognises that infrastructure building and urbanisation are the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; asks local and regional governments to consider this threat to ecosystems and habitats in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; calls, in this connection, for a reduction in urban expansion and the introduction of measures for the redevelopment of existing urban land; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies to deliver biodiversity benefits and to halt further loss of habitats;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recognises the need to promote green infrastructure and eco-innovation in order to create a greener economy, and calls on the Commission to draw up a good practice guide in this connection; urges the Commission, the Member States, and local and regional authorities to take the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study recommendations into account, as this study is intended as a useful advisory tool for local and regional policymakers, administrators and managers; underlines the need to train beneficiaries of the Structural and Cohesion Funds and local and regional governments in dealing with the complex European and national legislation that seeks to protect nature and increase awareness of the importance of biodiversity loss;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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7. Rrecognises the value and knowledge of, and the work done by, the voluntary and community sector in the protection of biodiversity, and asks regional and local government to involve these groups in planning and consulting on projects by establishing partnerships between authorities, the private sector and non-governmental organisations;