8 Amendments of Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ related to 2009/2151(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a holistic and effective approach to disaster prevention should incorporate various levels of cooperation between local, regional and national authorities and should also involve other actors with links to and, therefore, a knowledge of the land;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas persistent drought and fires are also speeding up the process of desertification, especially in southern Europe, above all affecting Mediterranean forest areas and extensive woodlands comprising a single, non- native species which is highly vulnerable to fire, threatening the lives of citizens and the quality of life of the populations affected;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the proposal to set up a network made up of representatives of the various competent national services of all the Member States; stresses that this network should operate within the scope of the cooperation between national, regional and local authorities with responsibilities in disaster management, spatial planning and risk mapping and management; emphasises the role of this network in exchanging experience and prevention measures; calls for consideration also to be given to hearing social organisations working in this area and other actors with links to and, therefore, a knowledge of the land;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point d a (new)
Paragraph 6 - point d a (new)
d a) including and carrying out fire and flood prevention measures within the framework of their rural development plans, with special support for measures to encourage forest profitability, for example;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. RIn view of the interconnections between drought, forest fires and desertification, calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a directive, similar to the directive on floods, to promote the adoption of an EU policy on water scarcity, drought and adaptation to climate change; to this end, also reiterates the importance of setting up a European Drought Observatory which would be responsible for the study and the mitigation and monitoring of the effects of drought;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to carry out,Since European forests are net CO2 sinks, the fact that they are threatened by fire is an issue of concern toge ther with the Member States, a specific initiative EU as a whole and to the objectives that the EU has set itself in combating climate change; therefore calls on the Commission to present an EU legislative proposal in the area of forest protection and fire prevention; considers that forestation and reforestation projects should be supported, with preference given to native species and mixed forests, to encourage biodiversity and greater resistance to fire, storms and disease;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Given that the starting of fires and the increase in their frequency are by nature environmental offences, calls on the Commission to study and propose to the Council and the European Parliament ways of implementing coercive measures which will discourage negligence and deliberate action in the starting of fires;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the natural characteristics and constraints of sparsely populated regionsisolated regions, mountainous regions, regions with low population density and those suffering from depopulation, as well as outlying and outermost regions, need to be acknowledged and taken into due account;