7 Amendments of Nick GRIFFIN
Amendment 153 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the greening of Pillar I in order to make income support for farmers legitimate bymore effective as a means of ensuring the conservation of biodiversity in the wider farmed landscape, improving connectivity and adapting to the effects of climate change ; welcomes the Commission's CAP reform proposal that provides for a ‘greening’ of the CAP through the allocation of 30 % of Pillar I payments to a package of worthwhile, basic good practices applied at farm level, which should include crop rotation and diversification, permanent pasture and a minimum ‘ecological focus area’; takes the view, however, that the minimum ‘ecological focus area’ should be 10 % of farmland, not the 7 % proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 192 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Commission and Member States, taking into full account the opinions and needs of the remaining communities living and or working in the area concerned, to take advantage of the phenomenon of land abandonment in various parts of Europe to rewild large parts of the landscape as major wilderness areas, providing new socio-economic opportunities for rural development whilst preserving Europe's biodiversity;
Amendment 202 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP), which should guarantee the implementation of the ecosystem approach and the application of updated scientific information serving as the basis for long- term management plans for all commercially exploited fish species and non-target species affected by commercial fishing; emphasises that only sustainable fishing offers a future for the fisheries sector;
Amendment 216 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the aim of eliminating discards of less valuable target-species, and discards and by-catches of protected non- target species, especially cetaceans, should be incorporated into the CFP and implemented as a matter of urgency; Harbour porpoises are particularly vulnerable to gill nets and dolphins are susceptible to by-catch. Both have low reproductive rates, so the special risks to these mammals need to be highlighted and addressed;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas intense resource use, physical and geological restrictions on supply, and dramatically increased global consumption are pushing up prices of raw materials, with real commodity prices having increased by 147% since the turn of the century; whereas the EU is likely to face severe challenges in securing access to, and the uninterrupted supply of, key resources;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and Member States to develop and use clear and measurable indicators for economic activity that take account of climate change, oil depletion, biodiversity and resource efficiency by the end of 2012;
Amendment 235 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture, particularly in view of the potential impact of Peak Oil on industrialised food production, and of dietary changes to reduce animal protein intake and diminishing imported land use;