16 Amendments of Pavel POC related to 2018/2793(RSP)
Amendment 7 #
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas pollinators represent an excellent indicator of the health of our environment;
Amendment 8 #
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas a decline of 30% has been observed in European grassland butterfly abundance between 1990 and 20151a and it is estimated that the volume of flying insect biomass has decreased by 76% in nature reserves in Germany during the past 27 years2a; _________________ 1a Van Swaay, C.A.M., et al. (2016). The European Butterfly Indicator for Grassland species 1990-2015. Report VS2016.019, De Vlinderstichting, Wageningen. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/ 310447552_The_European_Butterfly_Ind icator_for_Grassland_species_1990-2015 2a Hallmann C.A., Sorg M., Jongejans E. et al. (2017) More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas. PLoS ONE 12(10): e0185809. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185 809
Amendment 9 #
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas only 56 pollinator species are protected by the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC of which 67% of the assessments are unfavourable3a; _________________ 3a Buglife, Butterfly Conservation Europe et al. (2018) EU Pollinator Initiative - What will success look like? https://www.buglife.org.uk/sites/default/fil es/Full Pollinator Initiative response - Final.pdf
Amendment 10 #
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas it is estimated that pollinators contribute at least EUR 22 billion to European agriculture;
Amendment 11 #
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas 84% of EU crop species and 78% of wildflower species rely, at least in part, on animal pollination;
Amendment 43 #
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the pilot project "Environmental monitoring of pesticides use through honeybees" has not been implemented yet, despite its inclusion in the EU budget for the financial years 2017 and 2018;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to improve grassland management as a key pollinator habitat and reduce pesticide use;
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that an indicator related to pollinator diversity and abundance should be developed within the CAP in order to evaluate its performance in this area; believes, in this regard, that an EU grassland butterfly indicator should be included given the responsiveness of the species to land management changes and the availability of data;
Amendment 69 #
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (128/2009/EC), non-chemical methods of pest control should be used as a priority, to replace pesticides, with a view to protecting pollinators; welcomes in this regard the adoption of a pilot project "Developing a tool-box for farmers of IPM practices from across the EU" within the EU budget for the financial year 2019 in the Committee on Budgets which will facilitate the transition towards the sustainable use of pesticides;
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides and other systemic insecticides posing a risk to pollinators and the environment, such as sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone, throughout the Union without derogation;
Amendment 87 #
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on EFSA to produce new guidance on the incorporation of assessments of the risk to wild pollinators as part of the pesticide approval process;
Amendment 100 #
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for a global convention on pesticides in order to address global concerns about weak and secretive regulation, harm to people, the environment, and systemic human rights abuse, as identified in the UN Human Rights Council Report4a; _________________ 4a B. Tuncak - UN Human Rights Council (2017). Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food. A/HRC/34/48. https://daccess- ods.un.org/TMP/3713108.89720917.html
Amendment 101 #
Subheading 3
Research, funds, training and surveillance
Amendment 103 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the swift implementation of both the "Environmental monitoring of pesticides use through honeybees" and "EU butterfly monitoring and indicators" projects in order to achieve its objective within the Initiative's Priority 1 to improve knowledge of pollinator decline, its causes and its consequences;
Amendment 105 #
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise investment in green infrastructure that recreates and restores mosaics of habitats and functional connectivity for pollinators in rural and urban landscapes as an essential climate adaptation measure;
Amendment 107 #
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for more fundinancial appropriations for research and for the monitoring of wild pollinators, their diversity and abundance within Horizon Europe 2021-2027 and other financial instruments;