Activities of Ivari PADAR related to 2010/2106(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparing forests for climate change (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Green Paper on forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change (SEC(2010)163 final)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s view that forests should be seen as a major contributor to solving the climate crisis; emphasises that sustainable forest management is of pivotal importance for the EU in achieving its climate and biodiversity goals and delivering necessary ecosystem services, such as biodiversity;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the EU and all of the Member States have signed the Convention on Biological Diversity, implying a need for them to adopt a holistic approach to ecosystem management while taking into account that the component parts of ecosystems are all interconnected, even outside protected areas; notes that the EU and the Member States have not done enough to halt biodiversity loss in Europe;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that in some Member States forestry is already firmly based on the principle of sustainability, whereas in others sustainability principles have not been assimilated as fully into forestry; maintains that the EU must ensure that every Member State helps to implement SFM (sustainable forest management) in the true sense; points out that the EU could set up a knowledge centre to provide the necessary information to Member States;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, in the light of climate challenges, European forestry initiatives should be aimed at ‘adaptenabling’ forests to adapt to climate change, rather than ‘protecting’ them, thus bringing the terminology into line with tha and that, at the same time, EU policy should seek to protect mfore commonly used in other climate change policiessts more effectively, especially where, for example, high-quality habitats are concerned;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the potential added value of European coordination of forest information and supervision of climate change adaptation targets, mitigation targets, renewable energy targets and best practices for multifunctional and sustainable forest management, in particular in view of the cross-border nature of the challenges faced; also calls for an integrated EU land use policy to be established in order to bring forestry, agriculture, renewable energy, biodiversity, and other environment- related issues under one umbrella;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that one of the biggest challenges facing Europe is pests and forest diseases; notes that the EU should tackle this challenge by means of a Community-wide cooperation and information initiative;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the importance of global cooperation on standard setting, best practices and technology transfers, especially in the context of the REDD system; also points out that a fair share- out of the benefits of REDD cannot be achieved without prior reform in the area of forest management;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to respect the principle of subsidiarity and the role of local and national governments in forestry policy; takes the view that, owing to the diversity ofpoints to the climate challenges facing different parts of Europe and to the disparities in forest ownership and the differences in Community ecosystem conditions and objectives within the Union, a common EU policy runs the risk of being too broad to be useful in achieving the necessary climate adaptation;forest ownership:
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that forestry is a natural part of integrated rural and regional policy, a fact which should be taken into account in the discussions on the future of the CAP after 2013, and that it is also necessary to determine the need for measures relating to forestry;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for enhanced coordination and information efforts within the EU and between the EU and the Member States, and takes the view that this could be achieved in part if the Commission were to bring all of its forestry-related activities together within one single unit, preferably within DG Enterprise or DG Agriculture.