Activities of Vicky FORD related to 2011/2307(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
Amendments (4)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to urgently review the implementation of the Habitats Directive, which in many Member States causes a costly and time consuming bureaucratic burden;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to consider whether increasing the emphasis on mitigation (including providing more habitat, enhanced habitat and design changes to accommodate species, etc.) versus background documentation, data collection and on-site species protection would have a more beneficial impact on biodiversity;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to review whether the current regulatory regime adequately incentivises strategies to enhance biodiversity and to propose cost- effective solutions to shift spending on biodiversity from bureaucracy towards protection and enhancement;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to review the European Protected Species categories and to ensure that this is focused on species which are most at risk;