Activities of Oreste ROSSI related to 2009/2108(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the health check of species and habitat types protected under the Habitat Directive shows that a majority of species and habitat types have an unfavourable conservation status, that the extinction rate is disturbingly high and that the drivers of excessive biodiversity changeloss show no evidence of declining; whereas habitats and species of EU interest are potentially threatened by anthropogenic climate change,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the biodiversity is put on a risk even by the alteration of the ecosystem equilibrium caused by the excessive protection of certain species without enough natural enemies,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. wWhereas, according to the study on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), the loss of biodiversity gives rise to substantial economic and welfare losses,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that ongoing studies, such asNotes that the TEEB study, estimates that the welfare loss from biodiversity loss is currently around EUR 50 billion per year (just under 1% of GDP), rising to EUR 14 trillion or 7% of estimated GDP per year in 2050;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes furthermore the conclusions on biodiversity of the March 15 Environment Council, including the new headline target of halting the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020 and restoring them in so far as feasible, without prejudice to natural changes in biodiversity;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines furthermore that, as a part of a policy aimed at protecting and improving biodiversity, a coordinated strategy to tackle the problem of invasive alien species and of excessively protected species without enough natural enemies is necessary;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Remains concerned, regardless of tangible andPoints to the positive results in the conservation status of several species, about in the implementation of Natura 2000 legislation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34