Activities of Joachim ZELLER related to 2018/2003(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests PDF (530 KB) DOC (104 KB)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention to Combat Deforestation, established in 1994,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas over 1,6 billion people depend directly on forests for their livelihood, including many living in extreme poverty; whereas according to the FAO, around 13 million hectares of forests are lost each year;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas forests play a key role in the development of local economy as it often represents a source of income, of food and of employment for local communities;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas more than 2,000 indigenous groups live in or near forests and depend on them for their survival;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas corruption and weak institutions represent major obstacles to the protection and preservation of forests; whereas a 2016 joint report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL1 identify forest crimes as being among the five most salient challenges to achieving the SDGs; whereas according to the World Bank, affected countries lose an estimated 15 billion USD each year to illegal logging and timber trade; _________________ 1 Nellemann, C. (Editor in Chief); Henriksen, R., Kreilhuber, A., Stewart, D., Kotsovou, M., Raxter, P., Mrema, E., and Barrat, S. (Eds). 2016. The Rise of Environmental Crime – A Growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development And Security, A UNEP-INTERPOL Rapid Response Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme and RHIPTO Rapid Response, Norwegian Center for Global Analyses, www.rhipto.org.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas REDD+ is widelyhas brought environmental and social benefits in many developing countries, from biodiversity conservation to rural development and the improvement of forest governance; whereas however, it has been criticised for putting pressure on forest communities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas agriculture accounts for 80 % of deforestation worldwide; the expansion of industrial agriculture worldwide has often led to loss of forests and biodiversity; whereas agriculture accounts for 80 % of deforestation worldwide; whereas livestock farming, soy and palm oil, in particular, are major drivers of deforestation due to growing demands for these products in developed countries and emerging economies;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas deforestation and forest degradation is the second leading human cause of carbon emissions and accounts for nearly 20 % of global greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas wood fuel is still the most important forest product in developing countries and the most important energy source in many African and Asian countries; whereas in sub-Saharan Africa, 4 out of 5 people still use wood for cooking;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas forests products account for 1% of the world’s GDP;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas the private sector shows a growing engagement to forest protection and whereas over 400 companies have committed to eliminating deforestation from their products and supply chains in accordance with the New York Declaration on Forests;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to insist on the strict implementation and compliance in all Member States of the EUTR;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to produce a report every 2 years on the progress of the FLEGT Action Plan. This should include an assessment of VPA implementation, scheduled deadlines, difficulties encountered, and measures taken or planned;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to streamline and better coordinate its efforts of fighting illegal logging within its different EU policies and involved services; calls on the Commission to negotiate timber import standards in future bilateral or multilateral trade related agreements, in order not to undermine the successes achieved through the FLEGT Action Plan with timber-producing countries;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission that the FAO VGGT will become binding for the External Investment Plan; sStresses that compliance with VGGT requires the existence of effective independent monitoring and enforcement, including appropriate dispute resolution and grievance mechanisms;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the EU to step up financial and technical support to partner countries in order to help them develop the expertise necessary to improve local forest governance structures and accountability;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the need to encourage participatory and community forest management by strengthening the participation of civil society in the planning and implementation of forests management policies and projects, raising awareness and ensuring that local communities share the benefits of forests resources;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. StressesHighlights the key role of the private sector in achieving international forests targets; stresses however the need to ensure that global supply chains and financial flows support sustainable and deforestation-free production and do not result in human rights violations;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU to introduce cross- compliance criteria for animal feed in the CAP reform with the objective of reducing imports of protein feed crops and livestockoriginating from areas affected by deforestation;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development (PCD), as enshrined in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and therefore, to ensure consistence between its development, trade, agriculture and climate policies;