Activities of Elena Oana ANTONESCU related to 2009/2108(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the health check of species and habitat types protected under the Habitat Directive shows that a majority of species and habitat types have an unfavourable conservation status, that the extinction rate is disturbingly high – according to certain estimates the biodiversity rate has fallen by 30% in the last 40 years – and that the drivers of biodiversity change show no evidence of declining; whereas habitats and species of EU interest are potentially threatened by climate change,; whereas scientists estimate there are many unrecorded species, making it impossible to gauge the full extent of biodiversity loss;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the increasing support for measures concerningto reduce the impact of climate change from which biodiversity can also benefit, but which should not have a negative impact on the funding for biodiversity as such;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is convinced that public spending alone will not suffice to reach the EU headline target and underlines the importance of corporate responsibility to also take into account biodiversity; calls on the Commission to look into means of implementing policies that encourage positive investments in conserving biodiversity and discourage investment which impacts on biodiversity, in both the public and private sectors;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Urges the Commission to support the creation of an intergovernmental platform for policies in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem services science, under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme, and to help create that platform;