17 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacneed for improving the reliability of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressingorder to address more adequately land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains, in order to ensure a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by 2020, in line with the Amsterdam Palm Oil Declaration;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance and transparency;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to set the example for other countries by establishing accounting rules for greenhouse gas emissions from managed wetlands and for land-use changes of wetlands in European legislation;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015 occurred in coal-arbon rich peatlands, turning Indonesia for a period of two months into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2014, 45% of all palm oil imported into Europe was used as converted into biofuel for transport (an increase of 34% since 2010);
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible and sustainable investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the loss of natural habitats indeforestation of rainforests is destroying the natural habitats of more than half of the fworm of rainforests isld's animal species and more than two thirds of its plant species and endangering their survival of a large number of, including some of the world's rarest species (e.g.such as the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Sumatran tiger and the Bornean orangutan);
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU andNotes the complexity of the palm oil industry and strongly recommends the principle of collective responsibility for all those involved in its supply chain including international organisations, Member States, source countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, or NGOs; all of these actors must play atheir part in resolving this problem issue of sustainability and environmental protection associated with its production;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, provided that no deforestation occursatural forests are protected, that no plantations are established on peatlands, and that the rights of indigenous communities are respected;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil, but notes these schemes are confusing for end users and recommends ways to consolidate best practice;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continue to initiate and support voluntary partnership agreements, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profitboth the public and private sectors, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oilenvironmental and political consequences of unsustainable palm oil production; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
- has not given rise to social problems or conflicts,
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to increase import dutiesthe traceability onf palm oil that is directly linked to deforestation and that does notconsider increasing import duties to reflect the renvironmental costs associated with the environmental burdepalm oil production; notes that this instrument will require the involvement of certification schemes;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support activities aimed at creating a synergy between the CAP and policies whose objective is to reduce deforestation (REDD+, Biodiversity Strategy); calls on the Commission to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU278, as this has the potential to lead to further massive deforestation;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes thatCalls on Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifying the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that simply banning (or phasing out) the use of palm oil may lead them to be replaced with other tropical vegetable oils for biofuel production likely grown in the same ecologically sensitive regions as palm oil and which may have a much higher impact on biodiversity, land use and greenhouse gas emissions than palm oil itself; recommends finding and promoting more sustainable alternatives for biofuel use such as domestically cultivated European oils from rape and sunflower seeds;