Activities of Michel DANTIN related to 2014/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) FR
Amendments (27)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. TakWelcomes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of theCommission communication on a new European forest strategy, and welcomes the Commission communication on a new European forest strategysees it as a means of improving the conservation and sustainable management of forests in Europe, bearing in mind that – with due regard to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters and to increase the economic, social and environmental benefits of the forest sector;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union has no competence to elaborate a common forestry policy, but some of the Union’s policies may have implications on national forestry policies, and it is the Member States who decide the political approaches to forestry and forests;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to consider including environmental services payments as forest management incentivesevaluating and developing ecosystem services as incentives to sustainable forest management, bearing in mind the sustainable and environmentally sound nature of timber-based raw materials and the key role of the value chain in the forest sector; points out that sustainable forest management has a positive impact on fire prevention, biodiversity and conservaforest protection, and is crucial for economic development, especially in rural areas and remote regions; calls on the Commission in that regard further to explore specific areas of interest, in particular the protection and promotion of the natural heritage and sustainable ecotourism as well as forest health and the facilitation of sustainable timber production;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
General – the importance of forests and the forest-based sectory for society
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that it is important to promote the implementation of the concept of the bioeconomy to boost the economic viability of forest value chains through innovation and technology transfer, and, to this end, to provide more support for the forest products other than timberassociated with these developments, while continuing to accord importance to more the traditional uses of forest products, in construction for example, where there is still considerable potential for growth;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses in particular that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector, consistent with the objective of reinforcing the sustainable management of forests;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need to make sure that forest materials are also re-used and used efficiently, as a way of cutting the EU’s trade deficit, helping to make the EU self- sufficient in timber and to reduce unsustainable forest management, and protecting the environment and reducing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses in this connection that any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy that would affect the regional nature of the sector should be resisted and that the sector’s regional basis and the competence of the Member States in this area must be respected, while seeking a proper division between the respective competencies of the EU and of the Member States;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that is important that forest management plans do not become an additional bureaucratic burden which impedes the sustainable usemanagement of Europe’s forests; with that in mind, calls on Member States to reviewconsider the implementation of the forest management plans jointly with Natura 2000 plans, taking into account the proportionality and ‘think small first’ principlesubsidiarity principles, paying attention to SMEs and making provision for the use by managers of the responsibility declaration form.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. acknowledges the importance of ownership and property rights and supports all measures enabling stakeholder groups to participate in a dialogue on developreinforcing and implementing sustainable forest management and improve the exchange of information;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. welcomes the global approach and the recognition of the economic, ecological and social role of forests and forestry in Europe, including the protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage and the promotion of sustainable (eco)tourism;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. adds that other issues should be studied further, in particular the problem of overpopulation of herbivores, the protection against forest fires, forest health and facilitating sustainable timber production, the relationship between the Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) and the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of FGR adopted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in June 2013, and regional, employment and training policies.
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that certain types of problem, notably illegal felling, the impact of climate change and the question of biodiversity, affect the forest industry worldwide, and therefore calls on the Commission to strengthen support for the forest sector within the relevant international bodies.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. gives its full support to the Commission’s efforts to promote forest- related employment and the generation of prosperity in Europe, and stresses in this connection the important role of the sustainable production and use of timber and other forest materials, such as cork, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs and for the bioeconomy;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. stresses that timber as a raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio-politicalal and economic goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of forest management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as a renewable, ecological raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. takes the view that a global policy for sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicators which must always apply to the sector as a whole; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/fr/information -generales
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; is in favour,calls at the same time, of a clear separation between for the forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, to be implemented in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings; Invites the Commission and the Member States to carry out a joint review of the procedures for the approval of the Natura 2000 protection objectives and measures, in order to facilitate their implementation and to ensure consistency;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. notes that forest-based industries have great potential for growth, new production niches and efficient processes that minimise impact on forestry resources, and therefore calls on the Commission to examine the European R&D programmes (Horizon 2020) and the programme for the competitiveness of small and medium- sized enterprises (COSME) for forestry and wood working priorities and, where appropriate, to develop new instruments for the forest- based sector;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. takes the view that extending the forest-related knowledge basis is of crucial importance to research and that reliable information is essential for the implementation of the forest strategy; notes in this connection that national forest inventories represent a comprehensive monitoring tool for assessing forestry stocks and take into account regional considerations while responding to demands for less red tape and lower costs; welcomes in particular the Commission’s efforts to establish a European forest information system, based on national data, and initiatives to improve the comparability of existing data, and hopes in this regard to reinforce the analysis of data on the economy and employment in the forest and wood working sectors;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. calls on the Member States and the Commission to support the exchange of knowledge and best practice between industry, science and producers and to promote targeted research on cost-effective solutions for new, innovative timber products and wood-based products, while continuing to give importance to more traditional uses where there is still important growth potential, such as construction;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote initiatives focusing more closely on timber as one of the EU’s crucial renewable raw materials and on the forest as a significant economic factor and supplier for a bio-based society, and expressly supports awareness-raising campaigns to this end in schools and educational establishments;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. supports mechanisms that promote the global development of forestry towards more sustainable use, and in this connection refers in particular to the EU Timber Directive3 and to the authorisation system for timber imports to the EU (FLEGT)4 and to voluntary partnership agreements; __________________ 3Regulation (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. 4Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (FLEGT = Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade).
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a Takes the view that certain issues affect the forestry industry at global level, particularly illegal felling, and therefore calls for the European Commission to reinforce the support for the forestry industry among the associated international bodies;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Is concerned about the downstream supply issues in the industry, linked to the increased demand for timber from third- party countries, and calls for the European Commission to support this sector, which is in difficulty;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. takes the view, therefore, that the Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened, both functionally and in terms of its funding, to enable expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation process; . Calls for the European Commission to consult the Standing Forestry Committee with sufficient notice before submitting any initiative or draft text that will impact the management of forests and the timber industry;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Takes the view that the transverse nature of forestry issues requires cooperation among the various departments of the European Commission with a view to considering any text or bill concerning the specific nature of sustainable forest management and associated industries;