Activities of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2010/2106(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Preparing forests for climate change (A7-0113/2011, Kriton Arsenis) (vote)
Preparing forests for climate change (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the Commission Green Paper on forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change PDF (324 KB) DOC (226 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Aichi biodiversity targets, particularly the commitment to protect 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas through effective conservation measures, integrated into the wider landscapes,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28 EC); the ETS Directive (Directive 2009/29 EC), the Effort Sharing Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, the Commission Report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid and gaseous biomass source in electricity, heating and cooling (COM (2010)0011/SEC (2010)0065) and the results of the Public Consultation on the preparation of a report for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas forest fragmentation increases the susceptibility of forests to climate threats,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the White Paper on Adaptation includes forests as one of the key areas of action stressing that the EU forestry strategy should be updated on climate-related aspects,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the enhancement of forest protective functions should form part of the EU and Member States strategies for civil protection, especially in the face of climate-related extreme phenomena such as fires and floods,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas the TEEB report has presented a compelling cost-benefit case for public investment in ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation and mitigation particularly with regard to green infrastructure, such as restoring and conserving forests,
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the ''EU policy options for the protection of European forests'' study financed by the Commission has identified and studied four policy options, covering continuation of the current approach, the open method of coordination, increased monitoring and the introduction of a forest framework directive,
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that long-term forest planning should be flexible, adaptive and participative taking into account all conceivable scenarios and allowing for consideration of multiple options for future development, providing a realistic and reliable basis for management decision support;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to demonstrate their support for the Forest Europe process by making criteria and operational level guidelines mandatory within the European Union; considers further that such a commitment would prove to be a major boost for the Forest Europe process;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for a strengthening of the link between NFPs and the FAP through structured reporting to the Standing Forestry Committee;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that Rural Development Plans (RDP) or Operational Programmes (OP) should not be considered as equivalent to National Forest Programmes;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that long-term forest protection depends upon establishing or sustaining forest ecosystems with highly diverse tree composition, age and structure;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal for Forest Information taking into account climate threats and the need for harmonised and comparable data on forest cover, biodiversity, threats and land use, taking into account increased reporting needs in the context of the UNFCCC, CBD, and environmental accounts;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that forests play a key role in the provision of socio-economic and environmental public goods;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Reaffirms Parliament's view regarding the need for increased levels of funding to EU forest protection measures;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the application of forest definitions whichbased on an ecological forest classification such as the one proposed by the EEA in 2007, so as to be able to differentiate between carbon-rich old forests, intensively managed monocultures and other forest types according to biomes;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work internationally to establish a new UN definition of forests which clarifies natural forest definitions on a biome basis and distinguishes between native forests and those dominated by tree monocultures and non- native species;