Activities of Norbert NEUSER related to 2020/2274(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the Cancun Statement on Promoting Sustainable Pastoralism and Livestock Production for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Grasslands and Rangelands of the CBD COP13 of 14 December 2016,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) High level Panel of Experts report on food security and nutrition: Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition of July 2019,
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to promote research and innovation on nature-based solutions or development approaches for delivering key development benefits and thus help implementing the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls for the EU and its Member States to accelerate and intensify policy actions to eliminate, phase out or reform incentives, including funding, that are harmful for biodiversity, and develop and apply positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, consistent and in line with Agenda 2030 and relevant international Conventions and obligations;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that EU investment in agriculture, forestry or fishery or in undertakings that impact soil, grassland, forest, water or sea, needs to be in line with the CFS’s Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (VGGTs) and CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems in order to protect ecosystems and prevent biodiversity loss;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Recalls the link between biodiversity loss and the rise of zoonotic pathogens;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Underlines that pastoralists and other nature-based land users in rangelands and natural grasslands contribute to conservation and sustainable use of natural and domestic biodiversity;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the numerous allegations of large-scale violations of the rights of indigenous peoples reported by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples; and recalls the obligation of states to protect human and environmental defenders from harassment, intimidation and violence, as enshrined in human rights law, encourages states where protection programmes exist to strengthen them and other states to adopt national policies and legislation in favour of human rights defenders and establish protection programmes;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Encourages the EU and its Member States to support the African Governance Architecture (AGA), and in particular the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, in order to implement the African Union Policy Framework on Pastoralism in Africa and, more broadly, to recognise pastoralists’ and indigenous peoples’ rights;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34 b. Urges the parties to the UNFCCC to revise Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs),with the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and develop monitoring mechanisms for NDCs with the participation of Indigenous Peoples and urges the EU and the Member States to include indigenous peoples in their country delegations at the international climate negotiations;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Calls on the EU to step up the implementation of its FLEGT Action Plan in particular the Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) so as to reduce the demand for illegal timber and the associated trade and to strengthen the rights of communities and Indigenous Peoples living affected by logging;