2015/2137(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Recalls that, at the global level, the European Union makes a significant contribution in the fight against biodiversity loss and that, with its Member States, it is the main donor of funds for biodiversity conservation and the largest contributor of ODA for biodiversity, with a doubling of funding between 2006 and 2013; emphasises, nevertheless, the need to boost the EU's contribution to preserving biodiversity at the global level in order to attain the Aichi Biodiversity Targets on time;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Deplores that actions taken by the EU to reverse biodiversity loss remains outweighed by continued and growing pressures on Europe's biodiversity, such as land-use change, pollution and climate change; recalls that biodiversity loss is costly for society as a whole, particularly for economic actors in sectors that depend directly on ecosystem services, such as farmers; calls on the EU to mainstream biodiversity across sectors in the economy and to enable synergies in the implementation of the various international multilateral environmental agreements;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes the view that the economic value of biodiversity should be reflected in indicators guiding decision-making (without leading to the commodification of biodiversity), and going beyond GDP; is convinced that this will benefit the pursuit of the SDGs; on this line, calls for the systematic integration of biodiversity values into national accounting system as part of the SDGs monitoring process;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that maintaining climate change well below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels will be essential to prevent biodiversity loss; in contrast, recalls that a range of ecosystems act as buffer against natural hazards, thereby contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls the importance of maintaining climate change below 2 degrees to prevent biodiversity loss;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with concern that rising EU demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; calls for the EU to developCalls on the Commission to continue its initiatives to promote good forest governance, in particular through its FLEGT agreements, and to consider the development of an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level, including in the developing countries;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. NRecalls that forests are home to around 90% of terrestrial biodiversity, while more than one billion people depend on them for their livelihoods; notes with concern that rising EU demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; fears that EU import dependency may spark widespread deforestation in developing countries, trigger off illegal logging and weaken Voluntary Partnership Agreements under Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT); reminds that an increased use of biomass could lead to an intensification of forestry practises and a reduction of the forest carbon stocks, thus jeopardising the EU objective of limiting climate temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius; calls for the EU to develop an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level;

Amendment 16 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with concern that ~~rising EU demand for woody biomass~~urbanisation risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; calls for the EU to develop an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with concern that rising EUinternational demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; calls for the EU to develop an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with concern that rising EU demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people, not only in developing countries but also in developed countries, depend for their livelihood; calls for the EU to develop an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level, by removing the causes of the failure of the FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Deplores the current absence of social and environmental sustainability criteria for biomass production within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); deems it crucial to develop international, legally binding sustainability standards for all sectors of biomass use, together with binding sustainable forest management criteria;deleted

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the critical role of biodiversity in ~~achieving~~ the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ~~especially for indigenous peoples, the poor, and vulnerable groups, who are more directly dependent on biodiversity and resilient ecosystems for their livelihood; calls~~in particular Goals 14 ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’ and 15 ‘Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss’; recalls that the European Union has incredible biodiversity, in particular thanks to its outermost regions, but also in overseas countries and territories that are associated with it; calls therefore for the EU to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the Convention on Biological Diversity and to ensure that it is implemented effectively;

Amendment 20 #

Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Deplores the current absence of~~Urges that social and environmental sustainability criteria for biomass production ~~within~~form a coherent part of the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); deems it crucial to develop ~~international, legally binding~~ sustainability standards for all sectors of biomass use, together with ~~binding~~ sustainable forest management criteria;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Deplores the current absence of social and environmental sustainability criteria for biomass production within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); under those circumstances, deems that bioenergy could play a negative role in the fight against climate change and become a major additional driver of land grabs, food insecurity, deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; deems it crucial to develop international, legally binding sustainability standards for all sectors of biomass use, together with binding sustainable forest management criteria;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi-stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that ~~the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby~~for biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without adversely affecting the environment or social sustainability, they must be produced in a sustainable way; stresses that unsustainable expansion of agrofuels extend~~ing~~s agricultural practices that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability and affect nutrient factors; urges the Commission to ~~review~~ensure that the EU’'s policy on biofuels ~~so as to ensure~~is in coherence with the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the expansion of agrofuels hbas ~~relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practices that are harmful for~~ed on large-scale industrial monoculture harms the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; urges the Commission to ~~review the EU’s policy on biofuels so as to~~ ensure the coherence ~~with~~of the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the expansion of agrofuels ~~has reli~~is based overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture and intensive agriculture, thereby extending agricultural practices that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; urges the Commission to review the EU’s policy on biofuels so as to ensure coherence with the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practices that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; urges the Commission to review the EU’'s policy on biofuels so as to ensure coherence with the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme; in particular, calls on the EU to amend the REDD to upgrade its sustainability and certification criteria regarding biofuels, to apply strict monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to guarantee that these criteria are met, to put an end to financial incentives for industrial biofuels and to waive the binding 10% EU target for renewable energy in transport;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes with concern that 90% of the palm oil consumed in the world is produced in Indonesia and Malaysia at the expense of peat forests, which are burned down to make way for large plantations of acacia and oil palm. According to a study conducted by the World Bank, Indonesia has become the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, precisely because of forest fires;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to protect agricultural biodiversity in developing countries in order to achieve food security; calls therefore on the Commission to invest in agro-ecology in developing countries, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special rapporteur on the right to food; recalls that farmers’' right to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods on the African continent, and that seed diversity is vital in building the resilience of African farming to climate change;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Notes that the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, and that mak~~Emphasises the need to support a rational and sustainable use of resources both withing the EU~~’s economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason~~ and at the global level, including in the developing countries;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to protect ~~agricultural biodiversity~~biodiversity on both land and sea in developing countries in order to achieve food security; recalls that farmers’ right to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods on the African continent, and that seed diversity is vital in building the resilience of African farming to climate change, but also to contribute to wealth creation thanks to ecosystemic services;

Amendment 31 #

Maurice PONGA, Eleni THEOCHAROUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. UNotes that EU development assistance and trade agreements concluded between the EU and African countries are influencing African seed law reform by including provisions on intellectual property protection, that seek to facilitate cross-border trade in seeds and protect commercial seed varieties; urges the Commission to ensure that the EU’'s commitments to farmers’' rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are reflected in all technical assistance and financial support for seed policy development; calls for the EU, in line with the EU food security policy framework, also to support intellectual property rights regimes that enhance the development of locally adapted seed varieties and farmer- saved seeds;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Urges~~Calls upon the Commission to ensure that the EU’s commitments to farmers’ rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are reflected in all technical assistance and financial support for seed policy development; calls for the EU, in line with the EU food security policy framework, also to support intellectual property rights regimes that enhance the development of locally adapted seed varieties and farmer- saved seeds;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture by taking into account the Commission’s findings in its mid-term reviews of the CAP;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that ~~trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming~~climate change, habitat modification, invasive species, grazing pressures, changed hydrology, land grabbing, monoculture, are exerting growing pressure on biodiversity worldwide, as they result in land fragmentation and loss of habitats;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that ~~trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture~~in addition to the serious threat posed by the energy sector, mheat ~~overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting~~ing systems in homes, heavy industries such as steelworks and oil refineries, transport, agriculture and waste disposal, growing pressure on biodiversity worldwide, a~~s they result in~~nd loss of habitats are also being caused by trade agreements, land fgra~~gmentation and loss of habitats~~bbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption, industrial livestock farming and the use of fossil fuels and combustion in general;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that ~~trade agreements,~~ land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on biodiversity worldwide~~, as they result in land fragmentation and loss of habitats~~;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on climate change and biodiversity worldwide, as they result in on-going rise of CO2, land fragmentation and loss of habitats;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on climate change and biodiversity worldwide, as they result in ongoing rise of CO2, land fragmentation and loss of habitats;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to ~~reduce its~~combat biodiversity ~~footprint~~loss worldwide and ~~to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems by~~support developing countries in this fight and mak~~ing~~e its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection;

Amendment 4 #

Harald VILIMSKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Note~~Recalls that the EU ~~is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, and that making the EU’s economy~~’s economy needs to become more resource- efficient ~~is imperative also for this reason~~;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to reduce its biodiversity footprint worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems by ~~making its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its~~progressing on achieving Biodiversity Headline Targets and fulfilling the commitments on biodiversity protection;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to reduce its biodiversity footprint worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems by making its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection and to assist developing countries – with new and additional resources – in their efforts to conserve biodiversity and ensure its sustainable use;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for the EU to reduce its biodiversity footprint worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems by making its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection, and to assist developing countries in their efforts to conserve biodiversity and ensure its sustainable use;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Stresses the importance of systematically identifying and evaluating potential impacts on biodiversity resul~~Calls on the Commission to include in the international agreements it concludes matters relating ~~from~~to the ~~libera~~environment and clismat~~ion of trade and investment, through ex-ante trade sustainability impact assessments and ex- post evaluations~~e change and carry out environmental analyses focused on the possibilities of protecting and improving biodiversity.

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the importance of systematically identifying and evaluating potential impacts on biodiversity ~~resulting from the liberalisation of trade a~~; calls on the European Commission to follow on find investment, through ex-ante trade sustainability impact assessments and ex- post evaluations; calls for the EU to include in all new trade agreements an enforceable chapter on sustainable development, including biodiversity goalsgs resulting from a study on the "Identification and mitigation of the negative impacts of EU demand for certain commodities on biodiversity in third countries" by proposing possible ways to contribute to avoiding or minimising the loss of global biodiversity which is caused by certain production and consumption patterns in the EU.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that ~~the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity~~habitat fragmentation, degradation and destruction due to land- use change, climate change and the use of the seas are some of the main pressures and drivers causing biodiversity loss in the EU and beyond its borders, and that making the EU’'s economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, notably due to its unsustainable consumption patterns, and that making the EU’'s economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason; urges the EU to better anchor its international biodiversity commitments to its climate change and Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that a more resource efficient economy and a reduction of overconsumption can enable the EU to reduce its dependence on natural resources, in particular from outside Europe; recalls equally that ecosystem- based approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation can offer cost- effective alternatives to technological solutions, while progress in many applied sciences depends on the long-term availability and diversity of natural assets;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, and that ~~making the EU’s economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason~~, also for this reason, it is imperative to make provision for, identify and establish indicators that unequivocally and scientifically measure the state of biodiversity in a given area or region, in order to make the EU more resource- efficient and more politically and economically consistent;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies, in line with the EU’s 2020 Strategy and the Aichi biodiversity target 3;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies, in line with the 2020 Strategy and the Aichi biodiversity target 3;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the Eurobarometer survey published in October 2015 on the attitudes of people in Europe towards biodiversity (‘Special Eurobarometer 436’), according to which at least eight out of ten Europeans consider the various effects of biodiversity loss to be serious while more than three-quarters of Europeans believe that mankind has a responsibility to look after nature and that it is important to stop biodiversity loss;

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. considering Europe's high ecological footprint that relies heavily on the import of resources and goods from all over the world;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a cooperative multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of, understanding and support for biodiversity are also essential; therefore good information policy and early involvement of all actors concerned is key;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors, in particular owners and farmers and foresters, in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 102 #

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Lynn BOYLAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Urgently c~~Calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the ~~vit~~crucial role of regional and local actors and their full participation in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors and their full participation in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 104 #

Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors and their full participation in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 105 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of socio-economic actors at national, regional and local ~~actor~~levels in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and ~~support for~~understanding of biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of national, regional and local actors in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of, funding and support for biodiversity protection are also essential;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Asks the EU Commission and Member States to address the major direct causes of biodiversity namely human activities such as land-use change, intensive agriculture, pollution, unsustainable natural resources use and climate change;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Citizens must be properly consulted with by their national Governments in a genuine fashion. Tokenistic efforts at consultation have led to mistrust in the process and the cause of environmentalism has been seriously damaged as a result. In cases where it is clear that consultation has not genuinely taken place then the process should start again from the beginning without any penalty to the individuals with rights on that land ;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Expresses its concern that there is still no detailed insight into the veritable funding and financing of nature conservation per Member State; considers this a significant gap in our knowledge; calls on the Commission and Member States to identify and compile the relevant, national budget lines, without delay;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas biodiversity is disappearing due to anthropisation. Individual species are being obliterated by habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, the spread of pollution and disease, climate change and the over exploitation of resources;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve coherence across relevant sectoral policies to incorporate biodiversity goals while ensuring that the next Multiannual Financial Framework guarantees no net overall loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Calls on the Commission to set up a high level group on Natural Capital to achieve these goals by giving them a higher political prominence and priority;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines that action must be taken to set higher standards of biodiversity and ecosystem protection in relevant sector policies. In particular, the Common Agricultural Policy must be transformed into a real sustainable rural development policy that awards public money to land users for the delivery of needed public goods, instead of distributing untargeted subsidies, as it is partly the case today;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the full and efficient implementation of the Nature Directives, meaning implementation which is sufficiently flexible and dynamic and eliminates red tape and legalistic approaches , is essential for the success of the strategy as a whole, and calls on all parties concerned to do their utmost to achieve this, in order to bring about widely and socially supported implementation, taking into account the geographical characteristics of regions;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the ~~full~~ implementation of the Nature Directives is essential for the strategy as a whole, and ~~calls on~~draws attention, therefore, to the particular importance of devising solutions acceptable to the stakeholders, in particular landowners and land managers, in order to create incentives for all parties concerned to do their utmost to achieve this;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the full implementation of the Nature Directives is ~~essential~~important for the strategy as a whole, and calls on all parties concerned to ~~do their utmost to~~ achieve this;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the full implementation of the Nature Directives is essential for the strategy as a whole, and calls on all parties concerned to do their utpmost to achieve this; given the short time available

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the full implementation of the Nature Directives is essential for the strategy as a whole, and calls on all parties concerned to do their utmost to achieve this; highlights, however, in this regard, that the main problems lie not in the lack of regulation but in its implementation; stresses, therefore, the need for more information on the status of implementation in Member States;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the full implementation of the Nature Directives is essential for the strategy as a whole, and calls on all parties concerned to do their utmost to achieve this; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that enforcement of the directives is a political priority, and thus that speedy, effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are applied when breaches are detected;

Amendment 118 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that habitat destruction is the most important factor driving biodiversity loss and represents a particular priority in order to address this loss, i. e. reducing degradation and fragmentation;

Amendment 119 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Agrees that achieving full implementation, enforcement and financing of the Birds and Habitats Directives is a vital prerequisite if the EU is to have a chance of meeting its headline biodiversity target, and that any revision of the Directives would undermine progress towards this target, and would be bad for nature, for people, and for business;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the causes of biodiversity loss, as stated in the Commission report, are due to numerous factors which are contingent on cross-sectoral policies; they therefore need to converge in order to achieve the following conservation goals: reduction of water, air and soil pollution; to combat climate change; to combat soil loss, overbuilding and intensive agriculture; elimination of invasive alien species and condemnation of illegal killing;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the Commission and member states when implementing legislation and strategies to consider important factors such as regional differences, acceptance of regulations among local and regional actors as well as the public. It is also important in order to achieve the targets set out in the EU biodiversity efforts to work closely and in collaboration with individual land-owners as well as local and regional actors.

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to ~~improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to~~ give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 122 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Pilar AYUSO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to radically improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, ~~in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and to encourage exchanges of best practices;~~taking full account of the social, economic, recreational, local, regional and cultural requirements in the Birds1a and Habitats Directives2a; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with the actors directly involved in Member States and with the authorities of the Member States and to encourage exchanges of best practices between Member States, but without losing sight of the specific characteristics of the regions; __________________ 1a Article 2 of Directive 2009/147/EC. 2a Article 2(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC.

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal ~~applic~~implementation of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law and while taking account of the state of conservation of species and habitats and their development; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and relevant socio-economic actors and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 124 #

Merja KYLLÖNEN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Anne-Marie MINEUR, Eleonora FORENZA, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Lynn BOYLAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate ~~the optimal application~~full implementation and enforcement of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and civil society to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and relevant stakeholders, especially land owners and practical operators, and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 126 #

Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 127 #

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and other important stakeholders and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and all relevant stakeholders and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 129 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal ~~applic~~implementation of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and to encourage exchanges of best practices;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas biodiversity is a fragile balance between animal and plant species, and the protection of one of these should not detract from the development of other non-protected species;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission furthermore to tackle the task of implementation in a manner which, more than hitherto, takes account of the dynamic character of the species and habitats to be conserved;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Acknowledges that one of the principal benefits of the Nature Directives is the extent to which they help ensure a level playing field across the EU by providing a basic standard of environmental protection which all Member States must meet in accordance with the requirements for common standards and the principle of mutual recognition under the Single Market;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Urges the Commission to encourage greater socioeconomic consideration to be taken by the Member States when implementing the directives;

Amendment 133 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Member States, in implementing the Birds and Habitats Directives, to take into account the social, environmental and economic requirements and regional and local specificities and to involve the owners in the process;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans;~~

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans, recognizing that sustainable farming is central to the management of these sites and the socio economic concerns of the landowners need to be addressed;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States, in cooperation with stakeholders, in particular owners and managers, to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans;

Amendment 137 #

Jan HUITEMA, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of terrestrial and marine Natura 2000 sites and draw up ~~management plan~~respective financial and management plans, encouraging the integration of complementary policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Water Framework directive. Stresses that across the EU the management of Natura 2000 sites required a minimum of €5.8 billion but they contribute annually €200-€300 billion worth of environment and socio- economic benefits;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans and is concerned by the divergent levels of implementation and lack of legal guidance by the European Commission hereof, notes that in 2012 only 58% of the Natura2000 sites had management plans;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans; in extremely careful consultation with all stakeholders and actors concerned, while fully and strictly respecting the right to property1 a; __________________ 1aArticle 17(1), Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas~~, in addition to its~~ biodiversity has an overwhelming intrinsic value~~, biodiversity also~~ that must be protected as such for the benefit of our future generations, and whereas it contributes an enormous social and economic value too;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans, particularly in the marine environment;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans; regrets, however, the lack of information about measures undertaken at Member State level; calls, therefore, on the Commission to come forward with an in-depth review and inventory of current regulation and methods undertaken on Member State level, as well as an analysis of the effectiveness and appropriateness of these methods;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on Member States to ensure that the management of Natura 2000 sites is done in a transparent manner;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in connection with management plans, to allow actors with a social, economic, recreational, regional, local or cultural interest themselves to perform appropriate assessments; (Regrettably, this does not yet happen in many Member States, but it does for example in the Member State France.)

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to increase data collection and monitoring of habitats and species in particular where gaps are predominant in order to evaluate the progress in achieving these targets;

Amendment 145 #

Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the Commission to investigate abuses of Natura 2000 areas;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Urgently calls on Member States and Commission to increase the transparency in reporting of the funds allocated to nature conservation at national and EU level;

Amendment 147 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Pilar AYUSO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to ~~continue to~~ enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; stresses that compliance with and enforcement of EU legislation must be improved; calls, in that context, for ~~additional effort~~concrete measures to halt illegal hunting of protected birds;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; ~~cal~~feels, in that context, ~~for additional efforts to halt illegal hunting of protected birds~~that it is necessary to provide more flexibility, at national, regional and local levels, in the application of these directives in order to take better account of the conservation status of species and habitats and their development;

Amendment 149 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously, improving procedures for preventing and detecting breaches swiftly and ensuring that any derogations are closely monitored, strictly enforced and reported in conformity with EU law; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt all illegal hunting of protected birds immediately;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in addition to its overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also contributes an enormous ~~social and~~ economic value;

Amendment 150 #

Norbert LINS, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously along with the flexibility therein; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt illegal ~~hunting of protected bird~~killing, trapping and trade of birds and to reduce local conflicts;

Amendment 151 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously and flexibly; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt the illegal ~~hunt~~killing of ~~protected~~ birds;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt illegal hunting of protected birds; notes that the challenge for the future is to incorporate nature conservation into other policy areas such as agricultural policy, which is not yet happening in an optimal way;

Amendment 153 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission and Member States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt illegal hunting of protected birds; and at the same time for promotion of action both to combat damage by wild animals and to carry out other management of game and nature by qualified game keepers1 a to protect biodiversity; __________________ 1aCf. definitions of ‘fauna management unit’ and ‘game management unit’ in Article 1 of the Netherlands Flora and Fauna Act 1998.

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~States to continue to enforce the Nature Directives conscientiously; calls, in that context, for additional efforts to halt illegal hunting of protected birds;~~

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Acknowledges the vital contribution that Marine Protected Areas established under the Natura 2000 Network will play in delivering the 10% global target of coastal and marine areas as set out in Aichi Biodiversity Target 11, as well as Good Environmental Status under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;

Amendment 156 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise the substantial expenditure by hunters in the field of biodiversity, conservation of ecosystems, and rare and endangered species; urges the Commission and Member States to provide financial support for the efforts of wildlife parks, qualified hunters and units for the management of fauna and game in the Union by means of economic instruments such as biodiversity banking, tax incentives, subsidies and funds, including the LIFE programme1 a and rural development projects relating to game management, combating damage by wild animals, and sustainable harvesting in the wild; __________________ 1aLIFE Programme. Nature & Biodiversity (sub-programme for Environment).

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Urges the Commission to propose a revision of the list of protected species that takes into account interactions with other animal or plant species and the feasibility of the protection measures;

Amendment 158 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Urges the Commission to step up the measures undertaken in support of the greening of the European Semester;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Agrees with the more than 520,000 citizens who responded to the Commission's public consultation on the Birds and Habitats Directives and sent a clear message to the EU not to change or weaken the Birds and Habitats Directives;

Amendment 16 #

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in addition to its overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also contributes an enormous social and economic value and benefits for human health;

Amendment 160 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop new tools for detecting illegal activities in Natura 2000 sites;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls~~deleted (Because onf the ~~Commission to publish without delay a specific proposal on the development of a trans-European network for green infrastructure (TEN-G);~~problems and problem cases that have been identified in the implementation of Natura 2000 in Member States, including the Netherlands, it would be premature to make specific proposals without delay. Only after the problems and problem cases regarding the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives have been resolved in the EU Member States can a specific proposal be drafted. It is currently too soon to be calling for this.)

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~publish~~come forward without delay and at the latest by 2017, with a specific proposal onfor the development of a trans-European network for green infrastructure (TEN-G);

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to publish ~~without delay~~ a specific proposal on the development of a trans-European network for green infrastructure (TEN-G) by 2017, earmarking structural funds for this purpose and taking into account the lack of financial incentives. Encourages joint development together with Member States of a strategy for European wildlife corridors for targeted species;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to publish without delay a specific proposal on the development of a trans-European network for green infrastructure (TEN-G); that will lead to an improvement for biodiversity

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on Member States that have not done so to immediately develop and implement ecosystem restoration prioritisation frameworks;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on Member States to prioritise the target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 and to use the appropriations available within the MFF for this purpose;, including compensatory financial measures for actors with a social, economic, regional, local, cultural or recreational interest who suffer damage1 a; __________________ 1aCf. Article 2(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 2 of Directive 2009/147/EC.

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on Member States to prioritise the target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 and to use the appropriations available within the MFF for this purpose; calls on the Commission to come forward with guidelines on how to use such appropriations for restoring degraded ecosystems and protection of biodiversity in general;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on Member States to prioritise the target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 and to use the appropriations available within the MFF for this purpose; underlines that biodiversity is an overall social responsibility which could not be based only on public expenditure;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on Member States to prioritise the target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 and to use the appropriations available within the MFF for this purpose; draws attention to the importance of agriculture and forestry for attaining this target and the need for sustainable solutions for agriculture and forestry;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in addition to its overwhelming intrinsic value, biodiversity also contributes an enormous social and economic value and the socio-economic opportunity cost of missing the 2020 biodiversity targets is estimated to be €50 billion a year;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recognises the adverse impacts of air pollution on biodiversity and ecosystem services, with critical loads for nutrient nitrogen and acidity used as an indicator of pressure on natural ecosystems and species diversity;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on Member States to encourage conservation actions to restore and better manage ecosystems so that they continue to provide fundamental goods and services;

Amendment 172 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Alberto CIRIO, Pilar AYUSO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recalls that Regulation 1307/2013 on direct payments states that ecological focus areas should be established, in particular, to safeguard and improve biodiversity on farms;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in biodiversity in order to support the ability of companies to innovate, particularly in the area of ecological engineering;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Commission to prevent the degradation and loss of high- biodiversity value habitats, such as primary forests and many wetlands. Reduction in the loss and degradation of natural habitats should be achieved through improvements in land use planning, enhanced protected area system and stronger mechanisms for natural resource governance;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Highlights that Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) should in principle be areas for the protection and promotion of agro- ecological processes such as pollination and soil conservation; asks the Commission to publish data on how many Member States are permitting the use of pesticides and fertilisers in theses Ecological Focus Areas since the Regulation 1307/2013 came into force

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission, in the interests of transparency, to make public the justifications used by Member States for their choices of greening measures;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Calls on the Commission to promote the sustainable management of the world's forests by ensuring ecological processes, forest's biodiversity, productivity and by respecting the rights of indigenous people to sustain forest resources. In addition, calls on the Commission to prohibit the destruction of natural forests, safeguards endangered species, ban toxic pesticides and the planting of genetically modified trees.

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes ~~and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture;~~that the conflict between rising global demand for food, the aim of increasing the use of biomass as an energy source and increasing demands by environmental and conservation groups represents an acute problem for those concerned, a problem for which no coherent political response has yet been formulated ; recognises that the reformed CAP offers instruments to support measures to protect biodiversity, but that it is still too early to gauge the real effectiveness of the reformed CAP; welcomes the Commission’s plans to evaluate progress in implementing the CAP and urges the Commission and Member States to continue to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Member States to make better use of existing CAP and Cohesion Policy instruments to assist farmers and forestry operators; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Notes and regrets that there~~Recalls that Member States were required to actually implement the greening measures under the CAP only in 2015; notes that, as a result of this, it has not yet been apossible to measur~~able~~e any improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture arising from the greening measures implemented; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and if necessary increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP; and where necessary to simplify greening measures;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the following statistics clearly demonstrate the enormous socioeconomic impact of biodiversity: - each year, 'non-action' causes losses of ecosystem services equivalent to 7% of global GDP; - the socioeconomic opportunity costs of not reaching the 2020 targets are estimated at €50 billion a year; - one in six jobs in the EU depends to some extent on nature; 4.5 million jobs in the EU are dependent on ecosystems protected by Natura 2000; - the value of pollination services provided by insects is estimated at €15 billion a year; - the damage caused by invasive alien species in the EU is estimated at €12 billion a year; the costs of managing Natura 2000 (€5.8 billion a year) are many times less than the added value produced by Natura 2000 (€200-300 billion);

Amendment 180 #

Susanne MELIOR, Karin KADENBACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP~~; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;~~ and considers that the importance of set-aside land and grassland areas for biodiversity should be stressed and that such land should be farmed accordingly, inter alia by prohibiting ploughing in the spring; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP; (Grassland areas and set-aside land are environmentally valuable elements in agricultural landscapes. The proportion of grassland has decreased in recent years. Grassland is all too frequently converted into arable land and intensively farmed. This has adverse consequences for biodiversity protection. In this connection, measures such as later mowing or a ban on spring ploughing can protect ground- nesting birds.)

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Notes and r~~Regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and increase the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;

Amendment 183 #

Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess and~~Urges the Commission to monitor, assess and come forward with simplification proposals in order to increase the effectiveness of greening measures and oreduce ther r~~ural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to~~egulatory burden; calls on the Commission to implement simplification measures as soon as possible and take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 186 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 188 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas agriculture plays a major role in the achievement of biodiversity objectives; whereas the need for efficient food production to feed a rapidly increasing world population and energy policy objectives which call for increased use of biomass as an energy source are making significant demands of the farming industry, and whereas these objectives are dangerously at odds with the increasing demands in the areas of environmental protection and nature conservation;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 191 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture~~Recalls that the agricultural and forestry sectors have an important role to play in improving the biodiversity status; recalls the recent implementation of the greening measures of the common agricultural policy (CAP); urges the Commission and Member States to monitor~~, assess and increase~~ and assess the effectiveness of ~~greening~~environmental measures and other ~~rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the~~ biodiversity measures of the common agricultural policy (CAP);

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture-related habitats until 2012; underlines that good results can be reached also by voluntary measures under contract-based nature conservation, not only by legal requirements; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor~~, assess and increase~~ and to assess the effectiveness of greening measures and other rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission to take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Insists that the Commission and Member States ensure that financial resources under the CAP are redirected from subsidising environmentally harmful activities towards financing sustainable agricultural practices and maintaining connected biodiversity;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that Eurobarometer surveys indicate that 91% of Europeans support the linking of financial aid given to farmers to compliance with farming practices which benefit the environment[1]; [1] http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archiv es/ebs/ebs_410_en.pdf

Amendment 197 #

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Takes the view that to ensure biodiversity in agriculture, a new model of production and development needs to be adopted as soon as possible – that of the circular economy, which should respect the environment, natural resources, food security, human health and animal welfare, whilst, at the same time, being capable of securing an adequate food supply, in terms of quantity and quality, for a constantly growing population;

Amendment 198 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Regrets that no significant progress has been reported in the conservation status of EU forest area covered by the Birds and Habitats Directives; recognises that voluntary certification schemes for forests and forest products can encourage compliance with national and EU legislation and have a positive effect on biodiversity; encourages stakeholders to use certification schemes for forest products and urges Member States to adopt forest management plans which protect biodiversity; notes the recent adoption of sustainable forest management criteria by the Standing Forestry Committee;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to take greater account, as part of its strategy to support biodiversity, of large tropical forests, given their concentration of ecosystems, habitats and particularly endangered vulnerable species, their vital role for the environmental balance and the climate, and their social and cultural function for native populations;

Amendment 2 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Pilar AYUSO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

– having regard to the results of the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), particularly the mid-term review of progress in implementing the strategic biodiversity action plan 2011-2020 to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including the fourth edition of the Global Diversity Outlook, and measures to improve implementation,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the agricultural and forestry sectors contribute to preserving biodiversity in the context of the application of existing legislation;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for ‘greening’ practices to be geared to agricultural diversity in the various Member States, taking into account, for example, the specific situation of Mediterranean countries, which is not addressed by the proposed thresholds in relation to the diversification of crops and land of ecological importance; oak groves, permanent crops (olive groves, vineyards, orchards) and rice growing are some examples of practices that should be compatible with ‘greening’, given the high ecological and conservation value that some of these agricultural systems may have;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Emphasises that well managed agriculture and forestry contribute greatly to the variety of species, habitats and ecosystems - far beyond NATURA 2000- areas; underlines that agricultural activities and preservation of biodiversity are closely linked;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recognises the efforts to date made by European farmers for the conservation of biodiversity and the vital social contribution of family farms in the management of biodiversity in rural areas and the creation of cultural landscapes; stresses the freedom of choice of farmers in their approach to greening measures under the common agricultural policy;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to set a date for the mid-term review of the CAP and to take into account its findings with regard to biodiversity; Stresses the importance of including air quality as a public good in order to assist Member States and relevant regional/local authorities to contribute to emission reductions with specific agri-environment measures, and for assistance to do so, in order to tackle nitrogen deposition;

Amendment 204 #

Catherine BEARDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate wood pastures eligibility for funding under CAP and encourages Member States to prioritise where appropriate such agricultural practises as greening measures, recognising the important role that these farming practises have in preserving biodiversity and restoring ecosystems. Encourages the Commission and Member States to collect more comprehensive regional and national data in order to monitor and evaluate the effects that CAP is having on wood pastures across the EU and on the role that such farming practises have on the conservation of habitats and ecosystems.

Amendment 205 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Catherine BEARDER, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points out that restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems related to agriculture and forestry, including in Natura 2000 areas is highlighted as one of 6 key priorities for rural development in the EU;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that the greening of Pillar I of the CAP was designed to improve and ensure the conservation of biodiversity; underlines the potential of such measures; urges the Commission to evaluate the impact on biodiversity in light of the increased flexibility afforded by the greening measures;

Amendment 207 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a coherent sustainable food and farming policy post 2020 that tackles production and consumption as well as the whole supply chain;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Feels that the assessment foreseen under the EAFRD Framework Regulation must make it possible to monitor the way in which the national and regional authorities mobilise all environmental measures, including agri-environmental measures, measures focusing on the Natura 2020 network and pro-organic farming measures;

Amendment 209 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls for the Member States to develop and implement forest management plans with an aim to improve the conservation status of forest habitats and species, and to improve availability of information; asks for the Commission to develop criteria and standards for collection of information on forest biodiversity to ensure consistency and comparability;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the entry into force of the Nature Directives (Birds Directive and Habitat Directive) has helped to improve the conservation of certain species, such as the large carnivores; whereas this situation should nonetheless be analysed with regard to the local and regional context, particularly in respect of predation by wolves and vultures on livestock or the presence of brown bears;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the 2016 review of the Multiannual Financial Framework delivers a Common Agricultural Policy that is environmentally sustainable, and fulfils the expectations of Europeans in relation to the protection of the environment and delivers on the full range of policy objectives;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to review and overhaul EU policies on bioenergy in order to bring demand in line with sustainable supply (taking into account other uses) and ensure effective safeguards for biodiversity;

Amendment 212 #

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Urges the Commission to support farmers in the transition towards more sustainable farming practices, through appropriate economic incentives, a fairer income distribution within the supply chain and transparent market conditions, which should include the inclusion of countries of origin on labels, thus putting farmers in a position to implement practices that are more climate- and eco- friendly;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Draws attention to the potential threat to biodiversity posed by the growing demand for agri-fuels and the increasingly intense pressure on developing countries to produce them, through the conversion and degradation of habitats and ecosystems such as wetlands and forests, inter alia;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Recalls that the EU's Rural Development programme highlights that the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account when designing rural development programs

Amendment 215 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Catherine BEARDER, Jan HUITEMA, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Recognises the efforts to date made by farmers in the Union in the reduction of emissions that possibly, under certain circumstances, pose a threat to biodiversity; acknowledges that, following the recent scandal surrounding automobile emissions and bearing in mind the scientific research and proposed legislation currently under way regarding the measurement of actual emissions, calculations regarding the contribution of agriculture to total nitrogen deposition and total emissions of other substances that possibly, under certain circumstances, pose a threat to biodiversity, may be incorrect and must be treated with caution;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Highlights the need to move from a means-based approach to a results-based approach;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Notes that approximately 38% of the EU budget (equivalent to 0.4% of the Union's GDP) is spent on agriculture and rural development. Considers that transparency and accountability as regards the use of public funds are essential for a modern Agricultural Policy;

Amendment 218 #

Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls on the Commission to support research and innovation programmes and the development of new agricultural technologies and to promote the transfer of knowledge and exchange of good practices, especially towards small and medium-sized farms;

Amendment 219 #

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls on the Commission to undertake an in-depth study which compares the impact of agriculture on biodiversity pre-CAP reform and post- CAP reform so that the effectiveness of greening measures can be measured and a comparison made between Member States

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the purpose of including large predators within the scope of the Biodiversity Directives is not to encourage their spread into all available habitats, but rather only to safeguard existing populations; whereas, in the context of the spread of the large predators, the interests of mountain farmers must be taken into account, given that sustainable grazing is essential to biodiversity in mountain regions;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial resources under the CAP are redirected away from wasteful or environmentally harmful subsidies towards financing for the natural capital that underpins much economic activity;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Stresses that as almost half of European land is used for agriculture, the CAP is instrumental in helping to halt nature loss and prevent degradation of biodiversity;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the fundamental importance of marine ecosystems and resources as a foundation for sustainable development for coastal countries. Calls on Member States to fully implement previous commitments and to work with governments at the global, regional and national levels to deliver a significant scale-up of ambition and action to achieve an equitable, economically and ecologically sustainable fisheries.

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ~~make every effort to~~ implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly ~~so a~~applying ecosystem-based management of fisheries to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield ensuring that effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are enshrined in national law while at the same time stepping up monitoring and enforcement actions;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly ~~so as to achieve the goal of~~for all fish stocks, in order to restore and maintain populations above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so as to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield, taking into account the principle of subsidiarity to ensure better regionalisation; stresses the importance of safeguarding marine biodiversity in order to, inter alia, reduce pollution, safeguard stocks and support economic growth via the blue economy;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 227 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make every effort to implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy correctly and promptly so as to achieve the goal of maximum sustainable yield; stresses, moreover, that marine fisheries resources are in part the result of the good environmental status of the marine environment; calls, therefore, for redoubled efforts to drastically reduce marine litter;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas biodiversity is under severe pressure worldwide, which is probably bringing about irreversible changes that are profoundly detrimental to nature, society and the economy; whereas, however, there are still significant gaps in our data and knowledge, in particular when it comes to assessing the health of ecosystems and the way this is linked to ecosystem services and ecosystem resilience;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Considers the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy should create the conditions required for effective locally based management – the best system for guaranteeing the necessary environmental sustainability – which, proceeding on the basis of predetermined general objectives, should enjoy a broad measure of independence and freedom of action, enabling it to provide the most appropriate means of achieving those objectives, taking into account specific local, regional, and national characteristics;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement an ecosystem based approach within fisheries management plans by proposing technical measures that minimise the impact of fisheries on the wider environment and ensures coherence with environmental legislation;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. - to reach the goal of 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well-connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures;

Amendment 233 #

Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Emphasises the importance of restoring habitats for long-distance migrating species; their life-cycles encompassing freshwater, estuarine and marine ecosystems;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Emphasizes that the implementation of the landing obligation could lead to a significant change in fisheries practises and therefore can have negative impacts on the ecosystem; Calls upon the Commission to carry out an impact assessment to the possible negative effects of the landing obligation to the ecosystem (e.g. stock composition, survival rate and the aquatic food web);

Amendment 235 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the environmental quality of EU seas by carrying out projects seeking to cut chemical, physical and microbiological pollution by optimising the sustainability of maritime traffic and protecting biodiversity, which is inevitably endangered; in this regard, it should be noted that 12.7 million tonnes of plastic (5% of total production) end up in the oceans each year through sewer systems, waterways and landfills along the coasts, which disrupts the environment and the biodiversity of the entire planet;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in the light of the reformed common fisheries policy and in view of the problems encountered by family undertakings in the fisheries sector as a result of landing obligations, to promote sustainable and innovative catch methods resulting in greater scientifically proven selectivity and to authorise them, without undue delay and without unnecessary bureaucratic and quantitative restrictions,1a under the anticipated revision of Regulation (EC) No 850/98; __________________ 1aCf. Article 31a of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms.

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on Member States to ratify and swiftly implement the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses that there are still large gaps in knowledge regarding the state of marine ecosystems and fishery resources; calls for an increase in EU funding for marine research and for greater EU co- financing to enable Member States to acquire biological data for the purposes of the CFP;

Amendment 239 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on Member States to ensure that data on the impact of fisheries and aquaculture on the wider environment is collected and is publicly available;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas biodiversity is under severe pressure worldwide, in particular as a result of deregulated global trade, intensive agriculture and the large-scale use of biocides and plant protection products, which is bringing about irreversible changes that are profoundly detrimental to nature, society and the economy;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. To take actions against those factors that have an impact on fishery resources, and in particular chemical pollution, oil and gas exploration, acidification, climate change and deterioration of the habitat;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Urges Member States to increase funding dedicated to data collection and research to assess and complete existing knowledge gaps on the marine ecosystems and fisheries resources making sure the data is made publically available in a transparent manner;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate more closely to combat illegal fishing, without encroaching in any way on the powers of competent authorities;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls on the EU and Member States to complete the network of Marine Protected Areas as required by Art. 21 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC, so that the EU is able to achieve Aichi target 11 of least 10% of coastal and marine areas by 2020;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Calls on the Commission to draw conclusions from 2014 study on the state of play of regarding the application and implementation of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 on IUU and use these conclusions to work with Member States and third countries to improve the implementation of this regulation. Urges the Commission to play a leading role to secure an ambitious UN convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);

Amendment 245 #

Renate SOMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Urges~~Notes that the Commission tohas drawn up a~~n accurate~~ list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union, pursuant to Article 4 of Directive (EU) No. 1143/2014; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and ~~of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever~~that, in accordance with Article 28 of the Directive, the scientific forum be consulted for additional risk assessments for species;

Amendment 246 #

Julie GIRLING, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to ~~draw up~~establish an accurate and comprehensive list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union with complete and coherent implementation actions in order to reach the targets; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to draw up an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union, on the understanding that such a list should not be limited to a fixed number of species and that it should allow both for the importance of emerging species with the potential to cause damage and for the fact that an invasive species in one Member State might be a native species in another; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to draw up an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union, without delay; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to draw up an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever, provided that measures are taken to guarantee a level playing field in the Union;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas biodiversity is under severe pressure worldwide, which is bringing about irreversible changes that are profoundly detrimental to nature, society and the economy; mainly as result of human-induced pressures

Amendment 250 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Pilar AYUSO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to draw up urgently an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, ~~and~~ of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever and urges Member States to mobilise financial resources for implementing the necessary measures effectively;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Commission to draw up an accurate list of invasive alien species which are of concern to the Union; stresses the importance of regularly updating this list, and of carrying out additional risk assessments for species, so that the legislation on invasive alien species can act as a powerful lever; recalls, in this respect, the importance of funding innovation and research with a view to attaining the objectives of the nature directives;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Member States to monitor imports of exotic species into their territory and to report regularly on them to the Commission and other Member States; calls for greater restrictions on imports and private possession of endangered species, including primates, reptiles, and amphibians;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

~~This IMO convention aims to reduce to a minimum and, ultimately, to elimin~~15a. Calls, furthermore, on the Commission and the Member States to implement other measures aimed at combating invasive alien species; urges, in this respect, the Member States t~~he transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through~~o ratify and apply the International Maritime Organisation Convention for the cControl and mManagement of sShips’ Ballast Water and Sediments, which was adopted in February 2004; Or. fr ballast water and sediments.

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on Member States to ratify the International Maritime Organisation's Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, and implement its provisions on ways to tackle invasive alien species in the marine environment, including preventive action;

Amendment 255 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the list of invasive species of EU concern reflects the magnitude of the threat and is comprehensive, coherent and representative across taxa, regions, and invasion pathways; and to ensure that preventive action is taken by including species that are still absent or in the early stages of invasion in the list of invasive species;

Amendment 256 #

Julie GIRLING, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on all Member States to ratify the International Maritime Organisation's Ballast Water Management Convention to prevent the spread of invasive alien species from maritime and inland waters transport and contribute to the implementation and achievement of the target;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Member States to improve the control of goods at the EU frontiers on the basis of legislation on invasive alien species;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular, green economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~phase out environmentally harmful subsidie~~step up support for research and development subsidies intended to achieve environmentally friendly and sustainable ways of preventing the loss of biodiversity and the deterioration of ecosystems; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse, fund and facilitate the transition to a circular economy, particularly with regard to the processing of manure and waste; calls on the Commission to submit an effective and ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas at least eight in every 10 EU citizens regard the impact of biodiversity loss as serious and whereas 552 470 citizens participated in the public consultation on the fitness check of the Nature Directives; whereas considerable numbers of committed citizens, acting either on their own initiative or as members of local or regional action groups, are taking local and regional measures to promote biodiversity and are achieving positive results with this within a relatively short time frame;

Amendment 260 #

Jan HUITEMA, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy and to the basic outlines to reduce, reuse, and recycle, with an emphasis on the first one; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy and highlights the important role agriculture could play in this respect; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 262 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants, and in products derived from them;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the ~~Commission and~~ Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; ~~urges the Commission and~~calls on the Member States to ~~fully~~ endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 264 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ~~phase out~~look again into environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 265 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020 ensuring evaluations of environmentally harmful subsidies are completed by 2016 and reporting requirements are incorporated into relevant EU sectorial policy areas; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking inof wild ~~animals and plants~~life and an EU action Plan on deforestation and forest degradation while at the same time closing existing loopholes on the EU Timber Regulation;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ~~phase out~~be vigilant as regards the granting of environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the EU plays a leading role in securing an agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond the jurisdiction of States;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop and implement an EU Action Plan on Deforestation and Forest Degradation which applies at global level;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Urges the remaining Member States to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation ahead of the COP- MOP2 in December 2016;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recognises that biodiversity is affected directly and indirectly by the liberalisation of international trade; considers it essential that the impacts in question should be properly assessed and avoided;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the role that biodiversity and ecosystems play in economic affairs to move into a green economy;

Amendment 272 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Welcomes the Commission's B4 Life Flagship project 2014-2020 and urges Member States to increase funding to match the level of ambition of the project in order for the EU to deliver on its Hyderabad commitment to doubling total biodiversity-related financial resource flows by 2015. Urges the Commission to step up efforts to further integrate biodiversity into EU development aid programmes post 2020 and to address without delay the global wildlife poaching crisis by adopting and funding an EU Action Plan on Wildlife Trafficking and a EU wildlife conservation strategies for Africa, Latin America and Asia;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the EU to deliver on its Hyderabad commitment to double biodiversity-related international financial flows by 2015 and maintain this level until at least 2020;

Amendment 274 #

Karin KADENBACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Recognise that the omission of wildlife trafficking and lack of actions relating to EU involvement in CITES are a serious gap in the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Wildlife trafficking has reached unprecedented levels and is now the fourth largest illegal activity worldwide, undermining local livelihoods, economic development and security as well as decimating wildlife populations. Therefore urges the Commission to adopt and fund a strong EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking and to continue to play a strong role in CITES;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Stresses that wildlife crime poses a direct and prevalent threat to global biodiversity, in particular the rise in rhino poaching and unprecedented slaughter of elephants in Africa, which threaten these species, after years of recovery, with local extinction and, in some cases, global extinction; underlines the urgent need for coordinated action to combat illegal wildlife trade; welcomes the development of an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the Nature Directives are milestones for nature policy, not only within the EU but also internationally; considers that, thanks to their concise, coherent and consistent form, these Nature Directives can, so to speak, be regarded as smart regulation avant la lettre; however, underlines the need to enhance the cooperation with land users when implementing NATURA 2000; stresses the fact that voluntary nature conservation measures are a suitable way to complete and foster legal requirements, increasing acceptance and cooperation;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the Nature Directives are milestones for nature policy, not only within the EU but also internationally; considers that~~, thanks to their concise, coherent and consistent form, these Nature Directives can, so to speak, be regarded as smart regulation avant la lettre~~ although these Nature Directives basically contain all necessary elements, they cannot be regarded as smart regulation because of their fragmented, inconsistent and divergent implementation and legal interpretation by the judicial authorities in the Member States and Union and that in practice they all too often cause wildlife protection to become legalistic and bureaucratic;

Amendment 28 #

Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas Aichi Target 11 calls for the protection of at least 17% of terrestrial and inland water areas through effectively managed systems of protected areas; whereas the proportion of European ecoregions having 17% of their area within protected areas is much reduced when areas protected solely by Natura 2000 are excluded;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the Nature Directives are milestones for nature policy, not only within the EU but also internationally; considers that, thanks to their concise, coherent and consistent form, these Nature Directives can, so to speak, be regarded as smart regulation avant la lettre, if they would have better taken into account possible synergies between different policy areas and provided room for innovation that could enhance sustainable solutions;

Amendment 281 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the Nature Directives are milestones for nature policy, not only within the EU but also internationally; ~~considers that, thanks to their concise, coherent and consistent form, these Nature Directives can, so to speak, be regarded as smart regulation avant la lettre~~appreciates the importance of taking account of national, regional and local characteristics for effective implementation of that legislation;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to give objective substance to the terms 'significant effect',1a 'for imperative reasons of overriding public interest',2a 'established practice' 3a and 'appropriate steps',4a so as to put an end to and prevent in future any divergent implementation and legal interpretation of the precautionary principle in the Member States and the Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that these concepts are given objective substance in the new, revised and updated guidelines 5a for implementation of the Nature Directives; __________________ 1a Article 6(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC 2a Article 6(3) and (4) of Directive 92/43/EEC 3a cf. Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC; CJEU 23 March 2006, Case C-209/04 Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria CJEU 14 January 2010, Case C-226/08 Stadt Papenburg v Bundesrepublik Deutschland 4a Article 6(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC 5a Cfparagraph 8 of the MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the mid-term review of the EU's biodiversity strategy (2015/2137(INI)).

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Regrets the addition by Member States of 'national add-ons' to the requirements of the Nature Directives; calls on the Commission and Member States to press ahead with efforts to ensure effectively harmonised implementation by Member States so as to guarantee a level playing field in the Union, which does not currently exist; (In certain Member States, including the Netherlands, compulsory authorisation and other instruments relating to Natura 2000 areas apply. In the Netherlands, for example, 'national objectives' are also referred to, with no baseline having been set at the time of notification of a Natura 2000 site. Management plan provisions are therefore needed for the further development of habitats and species in Natura 2000 areas, which is not apparent from the Directives. In addition, while some Member States have incorporated hardship clauses into their national legislation relating to the EU Nature Directives, others, such as the Netherlands, have not done so, frequently making it impossible for them to make their laws less rigid so as to deal with intractable problems when they arise.)

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights that Natura 2000 is still a relatively young network, whose full potential is far from having been achieved; considers that the Nature Directives remain relevant and that best practices on implementation demonstrate their effectiveness; calls for better respect of economic, social and cultural as well as local and regional requirements, principle enshrined in the Habitats Directive;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights that Natura 2000, the European network of protected natural areas, is still a relatively young network, whose full potential is far from having been achieved; considers that the Nature Directives remain relevant and that best practices on implementation demonstrate their effectiveness; the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, including Natura 2000, is and should remain a core element of the EU biodiversity strategy;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights that Natura 2000 is still a relatively young network, whose full potential is far from having been achieved because of insufficient cohesion and the fragmented designation of Natura 2000 areas and unnecessarily complex delimitation in certain Member States; considers that the Nature Directives are~~main~~ relevant and that best practices on implementation demonstrate their effectiveness; notes, however, that continuing legalistic and bureaucratic complications, uncertainties and numerous intractable problems reflect the urgent need for more effective implementation and hence an in-depth review of the guidelines;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights that Natura 2000 is still a relatively young network, whose full potential is far from having been achieved; considers that the Nature Directives remain relevant and that best practices on implementation demonstrate their effectiveness; underlines that there is ample flexibility in the Nature Directives, including the option for adaptation according to technical and scientific progress; notes that smart implementation and international cooperation are essential for reaching the biodiversity targets;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Unfortunately, the mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy showed that the contributing decline in the status of species and habitats of EU importance associated with agriculture indicates that greater efforts need to be made;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Notes that only after the Commission has carried out the necessary review of the abovementioned guidelines and, together with the Member States, addressed the intractable problems and sticking points occurring, will it be possible to speak of smart regulation and best practices within the Union;

Amendment 29 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the restoration of ecosystems can have a positive impact on both climate change mitigation and adaption;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation;deleted

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation;~~Strongly opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and ~~possibly~~ weaken the legislation; remains convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that ~~the problem~~any difficulties to achieve the objectives of the Nature Directives and EU biodiversity strategy in general lies not with the legislation ~~itself~~ but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation and integration to other policy areas; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that the problem lies not ~~with the~~only with European legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation by the Member States as a result of the sticking points and uncertainties arising; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives ~~because~~if this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, and bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty ~~and possibly weaken the legislation;~~ ;

Amendment 295 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation; highlights, in this regard, that the on-going REFIT check of the Nature Directives should focus on the improvement of implementation; opposes a ~~possible~~ revision of the Nature Directives ~~because this w~~that could jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation; strongly encourages the Member states to focus limited resources as efficiently as possible;

Amendment 296 #

Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation; opposes a possible~~Opposes any revision of the Nature Directives ~~because this~~which would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, b~~ring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation~~ut acknowledges the need to adjust the directives and their annexes to changes in nature;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete, divergent and inadequate implementation; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives as such because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation, but calls for more legal clarity and guidance by the European Commission in order to ensure a European level playing field for businesses;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation; highlights, in this regard, that the on-going REFIT check of the Nature Directives should focus on the improvement of implementation; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives ~~because this~~that would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation; notes that it should be possible to update the conservation status of different species and habitats in the Nature Directives to focus limited resources as efficiently as possible;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the COP 10 decision X/34 on biodiversity, stressing the importance of agricultural biodiversity for food security and nutrition especially in the face of climate change and limited natural resources as recognized by the Rome Declaration of the 2009 World Summit on Food Security,

Amendment 30 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the bulk of existing European nature areas form part of the European cultural landscape and have been historically shaped by human action;

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete and inadequate implementation that fails to take account of particular local and regional constraints; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is convinced that thone pr~~oblem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with it~~imary obstacle concerns incomplete and inadequate implementation; ~~opposes a possible~~considering this, opposes any revision of the Nnature Ddirectives ~~because this~~which would jeopardisze the implementation of the biodiversity strategy~~, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation~~; whilst it is vital that regulations and implementation consider regional and local conditions as well as socio-economic factors;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Is concerned at the persistent failure to comply with the Birds Directive in some Member States, 36 years after its entry into force, and encourages the Commission to take all necessary measures to put an end to the poaching of migratory birds;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Maintains that the Union should assume greater responsibility for protection of the natural resources in the Natura 2000 Network, especially in terms of its financing;

Amendment 304 #

Herbert DORFMANN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make all necessary efforts to resolve sticking points and genuinely intractable problems by carrying out a critical review of management plans in question and making the necessary improvements to the implementation guidelines, so as to ensure long-term democratic support for the European biodiversity strategy and the Nature Directives;

Amendment 305 #

Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission, following on from the BEST preparatory action, to introduce a sustainable funding mechanism for biodiversity protection in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls for a detailed examination of the role of large predators and the possible introduction of adjustment measures to ensure that biodiversity, the agricultural landscape and the centuries- old practice of letting grazing stock graze in mountain regions are maintained;

Amendment 307 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Is convinced that legislation on genetically modified organisms and plant health products is not suitable for safeguarding biodiversity; calls for a study into the impact of glyphosate and its commercial formulations on what are territories containing 25% of total biodiversity, a fact usually overlooked by the legislator;

Amendment 308 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Maurice PONGA, Nuno MELO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission, following on from the BEST preparatory action, to introduce a sustainable funding mechanism for protection and enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Points out that Member States are finding it difficult to manage areas included in the Natura 2000 network because there is no specific financial instrument for the management of Natura 2000 sites to complement the inclusion of biodiversity in sectoral policies;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas biodiversity is important for the Outermost Regions (ORs) and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which represent unique reserves of endemic flora and fauna species; whereas the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive are nonetheless not applied in some of these regions;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Reserves for itself, the Commission and the Council the right to revise the Nature Directives in future if the aforementioned major review of the guidelines does not take place and/or does not lead to a satisfactory solution to the abovementioned sticking points and intractable problems within the Union and the Member States.

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses the importance of Governments to provide further information to citizens about biodiversity loss. Spreading information about detrimental human effects on plants and animals can encourage people to change their ways of living and produce opportunities to preserve biodiversity;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Highlight that climate change is the documented cause of several species extinctions and calls on Member States to pursue any efforts to stop current human- caused global warming as step towards slowing biodiversity loss;

Amendment 313 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regards biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; encourages the Commission to gather information about these habitats and species and to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services; especially highlights the problem of habitat fragmentation that endangers healthy populations;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regards biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; ~~encourages the Commission to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem service~~therefore stresses the need for information regarding habitats and species outside those areas;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regards biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; encourages the Commission to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services with strict regard for the implications thereof in economic terms and in terms of employment, regional practices, recreation and culture;

Amendment 317 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Reg~~ard~~rets biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas a~~s a gap in the strategy; encourages the Commission to develop an appropriate framework for~~nd encourages Member States to prevent~~ing~~ the net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regards biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; encourages the ~~Commission to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net loss~~Member States to pool the work they carry out ofn biodiversity and ecosystem services and to promote national biodiversity strategies;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regards the rapid biodiversity loss outside protected nature areas as a gap in the strategy; encourages the Commission to develop an appropriate framework for preventing the net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services by working with local authorities and civil society;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas the diversity of plant species and varieties traditionally cultivated by small and medium-sized farms and family farms is of huge importance in terms of both responding to the various needs and uses in rural communities, and reducing crop vulnerability to adverse weather, pests and diseases;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers that in the context of such a framework preventing further losses should primarily be achieved by measures to avoid, minimise and restore impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems in the wider countryside, whereas the offsetting of impacts should be considered a solution of last resort;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Welcomes the adoption, in the 2016 EU budget, of a pilot project to compile a common inventory of species and habitats in the French outermost regions, and calls on the Commission, on the basis of that pilot project and following on from the BEST initiative, to put protection of biodiversity, species and habitats in those regions on a sustainable footing by establishing a dedicated instrument, as part of EU nature legislation, giving them the same degree of protection as is afforded to other EU regions while taking account of their special characteristics as recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Takes the view that the Commission has to understand the importance of protected areas and recognise that these urgently require greater investment in order to make the EU’s biodiversity strategy effective; believes that the regulations implementing EU funds in the period from 2014 to 2020 should allocate a substantial proportion to the management of natural resources and biodiversity, bearing in mind that protected natural areas are a source of services and assets of fundamental importance to the economy as a whole;

Amendment 323 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers that such a framework must comprise a bundle of complementary measures that address the root causes of biodiversity loss and improves the integration of biodiversity in sectoral policies including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy and transport;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Expresses its disappointment at the funding being proposed for the LIFE programme, which fails to reflect the remarkable success of the programme; considers that the challenges in terms of biodiversity and nature conservation are such that the budget of the nature conservation fund must be increased from 0.23% to 1% of the total EU budget;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages the Member States to ensure, by means of urban planning initiatives, the carefully considered use of space and adequate protection of the Natura 2000 network, to preserve open spaces, and to establish a coherent network of blue-green infrastructure from rural to urban areas, while at the same time creating the requisite legal certainty for economic activities; calls on the Commission to produce an overview of best practices in this regard;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages the Member States to ensure, by means of urban planning initiatives, adequate protection of the Natura 2000 network, to preserve open spaces, and to establish a coherent network of blue-green infrastructure from rural to urban areas, while at the same time creating the requisite legal certainty for economic activities; calls on the Commission to produce an overview of best practices in this regard; calls on the Commission, in addition, to implement a legislative compliance monitoring system;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages the Member States to ensure~~, by means of urb~~ that any planning initiative~~s, adequa~~ guarantees absolute protection of the Natura 2000 network, to preserve open spaces, and to establish a coherent network of blue-green infrastructure from rural to urban areas, ~~while at the same time creating the requisite legal certainty for economic activities;~~ calls on the Commission to produce an overview of best practices in this regard;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages the Member States to ensure, by means of urban planning initiatives, adequate protection of the Natura 2000 network, to preserve open spaces, and to establish a coherent network of blue-green infrastructure from rural to urban areas, while at the same time creating the requisite ~~legal certainty for economic~~scope for the development of, and legal certainty for, social, economic, recreational and cultural activities; calls on the Commission to produce an overview of best practices in this regard;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages the Member States to ensure, by means of urban planning initiatives, adequate protection of the Natura 2000 network, to preserve open spaces, and to establish a coherent network of blue-green infrastructure from rural to urban areas, involving stakeholders, in particular owners and managers, while at the same time creating the requisite legal certainty for economic activities; calls on the Commission to produce an overview of best practices in this regard;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a sustainable and responsible cultivation of land as well as livestock breeding contributes essentially to the preservation of biodiversity;

Amendment 330 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Encourages the Member States to ensure, by means of urban planning initiatives, adequate protection of the Natura 2000 network, to preserve open spaces, in particular by opting for a pastoralist approach rather than abandoning the land, which increases natural risks (avalanches, mudslides, ground movements), and to establish a coherent network of blue-green infrastructure from rural to urban areas, while at the same time creating the requisite legal certainty for economic activities; calls on the Commission to produce an overview of best practices in this regard;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Reiterates its previous calls for EU co-funding for the management of Natura2000 sites, complementary to the rural development, structural and the fisheries funds, and complementary to funds made available by the Member States;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Invites Member States to consider that at least 80% of EU citizens regard the impact of biodiversity loss as serious and that, according to the Eurobarometer survey, citizens wish to receive more information about biodiversity loss and that most people are not familiar with Natura 2000;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that, in order to use the available resources more efficiently and in a more targeted manner, it is essential that the Commission draw up specific criteria for the Natural Capital Financing Facility, which should guarantee that projects deliver ~~positive and tangible results for biodiversity~~appropriate, positive and scientifically tangible results for biodiversity and to take sufficient account of social, economic, regional and cultural requirements;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that, in order to use the available resources more efficiently and in a more targeted manner, it is essential that the Commission draw up specific criteria for the Natural Capital Financing Facility, which should guarantee that projects deliver positive and tangible results for biodiversity; LIFE projects should be linked with funding from other programmes streams such as the Structural funds so as to scale up and replicate successful projects through the EU and create a larger multiplier effect;

Amendment 337 #

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to provide the necessary incentives – including financial incentives – so that economic growth is brought into line with nature conservation and the preservation of biodiversity. Stable ecosystems and their assets and services are important not only for environmental, but also for economic and social development;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Regrets that EU environment law is not subject to coherent and effective environmental inspections and surveillance to detect and prevent breaches of environment law across different sectors, including for protected nature conservation sites; welcomes the preparatory work undertaken towards an EU framework for environmental inspections and calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal without further delay;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Natural Capital Financing Facility adopts safeguards and project selection criteria that ensure projects deliver demonstrable benefits for biodiversity;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a worsening has been recorded in key factors for biodiversity loss, such as the alteration of habitats, excessive exploitation of natural resources, the introduction and propagation of invasive exotic species and climate changes, and this is cancelling out the positive effects of the steps taken to halt the loss of biodiversity;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to expand the multifund approach to biodiversity financing, and calls for better linkage between the various financing tools;

Amendment 341 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls on the Commission to monitor the 2014-2020 programming arrangements for EU funds; calls on the Commission to introduce a monitoring and alert mechanism in the event of insufficient mobilisation of funding in order to realise the objectives of the biodiversity strategy;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the importance of research and ~~development~~innovation, and calls on the Commission and Member States to focus in particular on the links between biodiversity and health;

Amendment 343 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the importance ~~of research and development, and~~to invest in research to strengthen knowledge base about biodiversity and the links between biodiversity preservation and benefits to human health and economic well-being, calls on the Commission ~~and~~, Member States ~~to focus in particular on the links between b~~and regional authorities as well as the private sector to draw expertise and best practises from the global initiative Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity ~~and health~~(TEEB);

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to foster dialogue among the various scientific bodies and to launch a programme to coordinate and collect data;

Amendment 345 #

György HÖLVÉNYI, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to fully apply the precautionary principle when authorizing the use and the environmental release of living modified organisms, in order to prevent any negative impact on biodiversity;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Highlights with concern the culling of badgers in certain Member States as a means of restricting bovine TB; points out that this method of containing the disease is inhumane and has not been scientifically proven to be effective;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinators; urges the Commission to promote an information and publicity campaign for this strategy, especially to keep informed any farms affected by this issue;

Amendment 348 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinators without delay, paying particular attention to the Varoa destructor and other problems of pest resistance affecting honeybees and other pollinators;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on ~~pollinator~~the protection of pollinators and the revision of authorisations and maximum residue limits for biocides and plant health products;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas all human activities have an impact on the climate and on the biodiversity of the planet;

Amendment 350 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinators, and to make proposals on the Soil Framework directive, on a directive on Access to Justice and on the revised EU legal framework on environmental inspections without further delay;

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a European initiative on pollinators on the basis of national policies already conducted;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses the importance of the LIFE programme and in particular the Nature and Biodiversity sub-programme for the environment, in order to protect and enhance European biodiversity;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Highlights with concern the increasing body of scientific evidence which demonstrates the negative effect neonicotinoid pesticides can have on essential services such as pollination and natural pest control; calls therefore on the European Commission to maintain its ban on the use of neonicotinoids;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts in the search for treatment affording lasting protection against particularly destructive pathogens affecting certain European tree varieties such as sweet chestnut, horse chestnut or olive trees;

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Welcomes initiatives in some Member States to develop comprehensive 'pollinator plans' involving a wide range of stakeholders to protect pollinators so they can fulfil their essential role in sustaining food production and maintaining healthy ecosystems;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to nature- based solutions which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; ~~calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020~~provided that they have a positive impact on biodiversity;

Amendment 357 #

Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to organic and nature- based solutions which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; urges the Commission to allow as much scope as possible for innovations in these areas, such as the production of organic fertilizer out of mineral concentrates obtained from manure processing and calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to nature- based solutions and technologies which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020; and calls upon the European Commission to develop assessments in the on-going and forthcoming reviews of legislation about if and how environmental and economic goals could support and supplement each other and be more effective in leaving regulatory room in order to enhance those smart solutions;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to ~~nature- based~~ solutions which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020;

Amendment 36 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. having regard to the importance of monitoring the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy and assessing its practical results, achievements and shortcomings, adjusting it where necessary while involving policy-makers and voluntary organisations in this process;

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to nature- based solutions which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ ~~under Horizon 2020~~;

Amendment 361 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to nature- based solutions which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials ~~and~~, pollution and antimicrobial resistance; calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020;

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Encourages the Commission to develop innovative instruments by way of support for structuring ecological engineering employment sectors of the economy;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Stresses that the issues relating to biodiversity, agriculture and notably intensive livestock production, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked; calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate change;

Amendment 364 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Stresses that ~~the issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked~~sustainable agricultural and forestry management can have a positive effect on biodiversity and reduce the impact of climate change; calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate change;

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Stresses that the issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked; calls on the ~~Commission and~~ Member States to take this into account in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate change;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Stresses that the issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and scarcity of raw materials are inseparably linked; calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account ~~in the further discussions on a new international agreement on climate change~~by ensuring that the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2020 is fully integrated in the EU's position in discussions on a new international agreement on climate change, especially when according to the EU-funded ROBIN project, biodiversity protection is part of the solution to climate change, mitigation and adaptation, particularly given that tropical forests offer a 25% mitigation potential of total greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 368 #

Margrete AUKEN, Keith TAYLOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Considers that a tracking system should be set up in order to record the beneficial and adverse effects that EU funds have on the climate and biodiversity;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. On the basis of the precautionary principle and on the principle that preventive action should be taken, taking into account the risks and the negative climate, environmental and biodiversity impacts involved in hydraulic fracturing for the exploitation of unconventional fracking, and the gaps identified in the EU regulatory regime for shale gas activities, urges Member States not to authorise any new unconventional hydraulic fracturing operations in the EU;

Amendment 37 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Maurice PONGA, Nuno MELO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Is of the opinion that further and future European efforts to halt biodiversity loss on the European continent should ensure that pressures are not transferred to other parts of the world thereby increasing global biodiversity loss;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Guadeloupe roadmap, adopted in October 2014, is acted on and to put in place the necessary tools for biodiversity protection in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;

Amendment 371 #

Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the Message from Guadeloupe, adopted in November 2014, is acted on and to put in place the necessary tools for biodiversity protection in the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories;

Amendment 372 #

Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Stresses the global role of the EU biodiversity strategy; calls on the Commission to integrate biodiversity provisions into ongoing trade negotiations and ensure integration of biodiversity objectives in EU trade policies;

Amendment 373 #

Mireille D'ORNANO, Sylvie GODDYN, Jean-François JALKH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in view of the risk it represents - because of genetically modified organisms - to seed diversity, crop diversity and animal species diversity;

Amendment 38 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Whereas 65% of EU citizens live within 5 km of a Natura 2000 site, and 98% live within 20 km, suggesting that these sites have the potential to help raise awareness of biodiversity and to deliver ecosystem services that contribute to well-being to a high proportion of the EU's population;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the mid-term review of the biodiversity strategy, the ‘State of Nature’ and ‘SOER 2015’ reports; stresses the strategic importance of these reports for achieving the EU’s biodiversity targets; is of the opinion that this review is necessary because, on the basis of the studies and reports mentioned above, the targets set for 2020 are too far away and too difficult to achieve at present;

Amendment 4 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the conclusions of the Environment Council meeting, 12 June 2014, in particular the commitment of the EU and Member States to increase resources to achieve the Hyderabad commitments, by doubling total biodiversity-related financial resources flows by 2015;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the mid-term review of the biodiversity strategy, the ‘State of Nature’ and ‘SOER 2015’ reports; stresses the strategic importance of these reports for achieving the EU’s biodiversity targets;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)

Is alarmed that the 2020 target 3a "Increase the contribution of agriculture to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity" most likely will not be reached in the remaining years until 2020; concludes that the CAP has not served and will not serve as an appropriate and pertinent tool to preserve and enhance biodiversity; calls on the Commission to not wait until a another failure in 2020 has been stated, but instantaneously come up with additional policies and measures of remedy;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the mid-term review of the biodiversity strategy as a much needed first step to modernise the Nature Directives and anticipates future initiatives to adapt the Directives to actual changes in nature;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Expresses its serious concern on the continuing loss of biodiversity; stresses the need for increased political urgency to reverse this trend, therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to address this crisis at the highest political level;

Amendment 44 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that scientific evidence has demonstrated that Europe's nature would be in a much worse state without the positive impacts of the EU's Birds and Habitats Directives;

Amendment 45 #

Karin KADENBACH, Pavel POC, Seb DANCE, Guillaume BALAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Deplores the slow progress made by Member States in implementing EU environmental legislation;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses that biodiversity loss refers not only to species and habitats but also to genetic diversity; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for the conservation of genetic diversity;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Emphasises that the loss of biodiversity has devastating economic costs for society which until now have not been integrated sufficiently into economic and other policies; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to value ecosystem services and to integrate these values into accounting systems as a basis for more sustainable policies; takes the view that any economic model that disregards the proper preservation of biodiversity is not viable; also stresses that actions to restore ecosystems and biodiversity have significant potential to create new skills, jobs and business opportunities;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Stresses that productivity, adaptability and resilience of agro-ecosystems depend inter alia on the availability of a rich genetic pool of farmed breeds and crop varieties; that the best prospect to recover, maintain, and unleash the potential of agricultural biodiversity will be provided by an integrated and holistic strategy, an overarching Rural Development Policy, including all actors in the food chain and Scientists;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Emphasises the importance of halting and reversing the reduction in species diversity and crop biodiversity, which leads to an erosion of the genetic basis on which human and animal nutrition depends; advocates the need to promote the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and traditional agricultural varieties and increasing the consumer demand for this produce;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Consultation on the fishing opportunities for 2016 under the Common Fisheries Policy COM(2015) 239 final

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Note~~Regrets that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted ~~efforts genuinely produce results~~and practical efforts produce positive results whose effects can be measured in the relatively short term and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; ~~observ~~considers thes,e a~~t the same time,~~dditional efforts definitively to be worthwhile, given that targeted efforts genuinely produce positive results and that there is ~~therefore~~ great potential for improvement;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without ~~substantial~~ additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that more attention should be paid to the implementation of existing regulation, and that targeted efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;

Amendment 54 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity loss continues to be a cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted and appropriately financed efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without ~~substantial additional~~continuous efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; points out that biodiversity is important for its own sake but also because of its link to society and because it provides a wide range of ecosystem-related services on which we depend, such as food, freshwater, pollination, and protection against natural and man-made disasters; urges the Commission to adopt a Community approach to the prevention of natural and man-made disasters; observes, at the same time, that targeted efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the general trend with regard to biodiversity continues to be cause for serious concern, and that the 2020 targets will not be achieved without substantial additional efforts; observes, at the same time, that targeted efforts genuinely produce results and that there is therefore great potential for improvement, so long as the efforts called for do not jeopardise the economic viability of the actors concerned;

Amendment 58 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recognises the benefits of EU nature legislation for the preservation of ecosystems, habitats and species in protected areas; regrets, however, that the French Outermost Regions, which constitute unique reserves of species and ecosystems and represent a significant proportion of European and global biodiversity, are excluded from this legislative framework and from all other legislative frameworks adapted to their specific characteristics; emphasises, however, the success of all projects financed by the LIFE + programme in these regions and of the European BEST initiative to strengthen biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change in the ORs and OCTs;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Maintains that the treatment of biodiversity must be accompanied by an ecosystem-oriented approach focusing on the relationship between species;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

– having regard to the Report of Forest Europe on the State of Europe's Forests 20151 a, __________________ 1a http://www.foresteurope.org/fullsoef2015

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the political will~~, implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential~~ to safeguard biodiversity is of crucial importance, and emphasises that the three-pillar model for sustainability should be used as a guide in order to ensure that in the context of individual measures a balance is always struck between social, environmental and economic demands;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers political will~~, implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy area~~ and the more effective balancing of social and economic objectives and biodiversity needs to be essential;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers political will, implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy areas - such as transports, industry, energy, tourism, external trade, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, regional development and cohesion - to be essential;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers political will, efficient implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential;

Amendment 64 #

Renata BRIANO, Elena GENTILE, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers political will, implementation, enforcement and further integration of the protection of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential;

Amendment 65 #

Karin KADENBACH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers political will, implementation, enforcement and further integration of biodiversity into other policy areas to be essential; calls, in particular, on regional and local authorities in the Member States to provide information and raise awareness about biodiversity;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that when safeguard policies are implemented, changes which have taken place in recent decades should be taken into account, in a flexible manner;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reminds that the CAP has already integrated environmental aspects at an early stage; stresses in this context that the preservation of biodiversity is key for the production of food and feed and therefore of the farmers' vested interest;

Amendment 68 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Deplores the fact~~Encourages to find solutions that ena~~ture~~ble both improvement of biodiversity and economic development ~~are again in opposition~~; is convinced of the need to ~~embed nature more in~~balance environmental, societ~~y, the~~al and econom~~y and enterprise~~ic sustainability;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the ~~fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise~~anthropogenic activities that sacrifice nature in name of a would- be economic development; is convinced of the need for society, the economy and enterprises to stop degrading the planet and proactively take measures to protect restore and well manage the environment;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)

– having regard to the IMO International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy ~~and~~, private enterprises to protect economic development;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need ~~to embed nature more in society, the~~for a multi-stakeholder approach that balances social, economyic and e~~nterprise~~cological needs in order to maintain biodiversity and achieve a level of sustainable development;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise; considers that pursuit of the biodiversity targets in a well- considered manner can make a valuable contribution to the ambition to generate sustainable growth and employment in Europe;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise by means of scientific and innovative solutions so that economic growth, sustainability, ecology and biodiversity can go hand in hand;

Amendment 74 #

Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jens GIESEKE, Alberto CIRIO, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Deplores the fact~~Stresses that nature and economic development are ~~again in opposition~~not mutually exclusive; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are agmain in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise; stresses, without trivialising the role played by economic actors in the development of society, the contribution made by the agricultural and forestry sectors to preserving biodiversity;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are ~~again~~sometimes in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, including the economy and enterprise;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in false opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Deplor~~Takes the ~~fact that~~view that there is no inherent opposition between nature and economic development, a~~re again in opposition~~nd draws attention, in that connection, to the important role played by the forestry industry, in that sustainable forest management makes a significant contribution to the achievement of biodiversity objectives; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise; in particular, the commitment to reducing the exploitation of resources must be central in merging environmental and economic goals;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. recalling that biodiversity encompasses the unique variety of ecosystems, habitats, species and genes on Earth, ton which human beings ~~are heavily dependent~~belong;

Amendment 80 #

Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise; deplores the fact that, in Europe, around a quarter of wild species are at risk of extinction and many ecosystems are degraded, giving rise to severe social and economic damage for the EU;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again seen as in opposition; ~~is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprise~~believes that economic growth and sustainability can go hand-in-hand and the regulatory framework should enhance, rather than obstruct, this by leaving room for innovative solutions and setting out clear targets;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the importance of halting and reversing rural flight and encouraging people to stay in rural areas, bearing in mind that several species and habitats that are of high conservation value and are protected by EU legislation depend on agri-environmental systems in which human presence is a key factor; to that end, advocates increased support for small and medium-sized farms and for family farms that use extensive farming practices which promote good conservation of natural resources;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it vital to recognise that investing in biodiversity is essential from a socioeconomic point of view; welcomes methods to measure the economic value of biodiversity, such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB); considers ~~that these instruments, despite possible shortcomings, can raise awareness, improve the use of available resources and result in bette~~, however, that the reliability of these instruments still needs to be improved significantly if they are to serve as the basis for decision- making;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it vital to recognise that investing in biodiversity is essential from a socioeconomic point of view; welcomes methods to measure the economic value of biodiversity, such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB); considers that these instruments, ~~despite possible shortcomings~~provided that a future solution is found for the shortcomings and problems that have been identified, can raise awareness, improve the use of available resources and result in better decision- making;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it vital to recognise that investing in biodiversity is essential from a socioeconomic point of view; ~~welcomes~~notes and is closely following methods to measure the economic value of biodiversity, such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB); considers that these instruments, despite possible shortcomings, can raise awareness, improve the use of available resources and result in better decision- making;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it vital to recognise that investing in biodiversity is essential from a socioeconomic point of view; welcomes methods to measure the economic value of biodiversity, such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) reports; considers that these instruments~~, despite possible shortcomings,~~ can raise awareness, improve the use of available resources and result in better decision- making;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that, according to the European Commissioner for the Environment Karmenu Vella, one in six jobs in the EU depends to some extent on nature and biodiversity;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Reminds that the European Commission estimates that biodiversity loss costs the EU 3% of its GDP annually;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Points out that protecting and valuing biodiversity and natural resources in a more efficient way is not only key to our life and that of future generations, but makes also sense from an economic point of view;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. recalling that biodiversity encompasses the unique variety of ecosystems, habitats, species and genes on Earth, on which human beings are heavily dependent and within which human beings occupy a unique place;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers it necessary to promote education and information campaigns regarding the importance of biodiversity and of local natural resources and their conservation, targeted at young people in particular;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Underlines the key role of local stakeholders, including associations of citizens, NGOs, municipalities and regions in decisions concerning pollutant activities that can have on the environment and health of local population.

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises the importance of halting and reversing the reduction in species diversity and crop varieties, leading to an erosion of the genetic basis on which animal and human nutrition depends; considers it necessary to reject any kind of attempt to patent life, plants and animals, genetic material and essential biological processes;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the EU and Member States failed to meet the Biodiversity Strategy for 2010. Given the lack of progress towards achieving the 2020 biodiversity targets calls on the Commission to provide the Parliament with two-yearly reports in which Council and Commission elaborate on the state of play, reasons for non-achievement and the strategy for future compliance;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Advocates the need to promote the use of traditional agricultural varieties specific to certain regions and rejects the homogenisation/specialisation of agricultural production, flowing from successive CAP reforms;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Considers it essential for the precautionary principle to be applied effectively, for the GMO species already introduced to be withdrawn, and for independent and impartial studies to be carried out on GMOs and their impact on the environment and on human and animal health;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the EU leaders to listen to the half a million citizens who have called for our strong nature protection laws to be upheld and better implemented;

Amendment 97 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Regrets that there has been no significant progress reported towards the headline target to halt biodiversity loss in the EU by 2020;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give higher priority to achieving the 2020 targets~~; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach~~, and, in that connection, to take account of and deal appropriately with the conflicts which will inevitable arise with other policy areas, such as agriculture; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach to achieving the objectives and resolving conflicts with other policy areas and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors, in particular landowners and land managers, in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;

Amendment 99 #