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European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2020/2273(INI) 21.1.2021 AMENDMENTS 1 - 334 Draft opinion Isabel Carvalhais (PE662.105v01-00) EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (2020/2273(INI)) AM\1222864EN.docx PE663.370v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegOpinion PE663.370v01-00 2/201 AM\1222864EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Isabel Carvalhais, Clara Aguilera, Paolo De Castro, Pina Picierno, Juozas Olekas, Ivo Hristov, Attila Ara-Kovács, Carmen Avram, Marc Tarabella, Eric Andrieu Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1. Whereas agricultural biodiversity includes all components of biological diversity of relevance to food and agriculture; whereas it includes the variety and variability of ecosystems, animals, plants and micro-organisms, at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels which are necessary to sustain key functions of the ecosystems; Or. en Amendment 2 Isabel Carvalhais, Clara Aguilera, Paolo De Castro, Pina Picierno, Juozas Olekas, Ivo Hristov, Attila Ara-Kovács, Carmen Avram, Marc Tarabella, Eric Andrieu Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1a. Whereas the major direct drivers of biodiversity loss are changes in land and sea use; natural resource extraction; climate change; pollution; and invasion of alien species; whereas those drivers result from adverse set of underlying causes related notably with production and consumption patterns, human population dynamics and trends, trade and technological innovations1a; _________________ 1a IPBES, “Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services”, 2019 Or. en AM\1222864EN.docx 3/201 PE663.370v01-00 EN Amendment 3 Isabel Carvalhais, Clara Aguilera, Paolo De Castro, Pina Picierno, Juozas Olekas, Ivo Hristov, Attila Ara-Kovács, Carmen Avram, Marc Tarabella, Eric Andrieu Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1b. Whereas the long term trends in farmland and forest common bird and grassland butterfly populations demonstrate that Europe has experienced a major decline in farmland biodiversity; whereas this is primarily due to loss, fragmentation and degradation of natural ecosystems, mainly caused by agricultural intensification, intensive forest management, land abandonment and urban sprawl 1b; _________________ 1b EEA, “The European environment – state and outlook 2020”, 2019. Or. en Amendment 4 Isabel Carvalhais, Clara Aguilera, Paolo De Castro, Pina Picierno, Juozas Olekas, Ivo Hristov, Attila Ara-Kovács, Carmen Avram, Marc Tarabella, Eric Andrieu Draft opinion Paragraph -1 c (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1c. Whereas agricultural land accounts for almost half of the EU area and forests cover about 42% of the EU territory; whereas the sustainable management of agricultural lands contribute to wider ecosystem functions such as biodiversity protection, carbon sequestration, maintenance of water and air quality, soil moisture retention with PE663.370v01-00 4/201 AM\1222864EN.docx EN reduction of runoff, water infiltration and erosion control; Or. en Amendment 5 Isabel Carvalhais, Clara Aguilera, Paolo De Castro, Pina Picierno, Juozas Olekas, Ivo Hristov, Attila Ara-Kovács, Carmen Avram, Marc Tarabella, Eric Andrieu Draft opinion Paragraph -1 d (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1d. Whereas agriculture and forestry are key components of the European economy and society, providing safe, quality and affordable food and representing a major component of the viability of rural areas, in terms of preserving employment and economic opportunities, quality of life and the environment; Or. en Amendment 6 Isabel Carvalhais, Clara Aguilera, Paolo De Castro, Pina Picierno, Juozas Olekas, Ivo Hristov, Attila Ara-Kovács, Carmen Avram, Marc Tarabella, Eric Andrieu Draft opinion Paragraph -1 e (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1e. Whereas the specific nature and structural features of the EU agricultural sector, mainly composed by small farms based on family labour, two-thirds of which with less than 5 ha in size, and where around one third of the managers are 65 years old or over, poses specific challenges that need to be taken into consideration by policy makers in designing measures and policies involving AM\1222864EN.docx 5/201 PE663.370v01-00 EN the sector; Or. en Amendment 7 Michal Wiezik, Maria Noichl Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Recalls that agricultural 1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survival is created by farming and its survival is dependent on the continued active dependent on the continued active management of farmland; management of farmland; Further recalls the scientific consensus1a that an intensification of this management, including landscape simplification, increases in the use of pesticides and mowing frequency, irrigation expansion and the destruction of pasture lands has led to catastrophic declines in bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and insect populations; _________________ 1a Letter from European Ornithologists Union, European Mammal Foundation, Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica, Butterfly Conservation Europe, European Bird Census Council; https://assets.vlinderstichting.nl/docs/b0cc 2493-88fe-4591-8838-f44abd1f975a.pdf Or. en Amendment 8 Lena Düpont, Norbert Lins, Christine Schneider, Peter Jahr, Herbert Dorfmann, PE663.370v01-00 6/201 AM\1222864EN.docx EN Marlene Mortler Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Recalls that agricultural 1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survival is created by farming and its survival is dependent on the continued active dependent on the continued active management of farmland; management of farmland and effective generational renewal in the sector; there is therefore a need to continue to promote the sustainable use of forest and agriculture ecosystems (taking into account economic, social and environmental aspects), in Europe and in the rest of the world; Or. en Amendment 9 Elsi Katainen, Hilde Vautmans, Ulrike Müller, Irène Tolleret, Asger Christensen, Jérémy Decerle, Adrián Vázquez Lázara, Atidzhe Alieva-Veli Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Recalls that agricultural 1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survival is created by farming and forestry and its dependent on the continued active survival is dependent on the continued management of farmland; active management of land; highlights the fact that sustainable and effective management of natural resources is of the utmost importance for maintaining AM\1222864EN.docx 7/201 PE663.370v01-00 EN biodiversity and combating climate change; therefore believes implementation should focus on profitable measures; Or. en Amendment 10 Martin Häusling Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Recalls that agricultural 1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on productivity and resilience also depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; sustainability of our food systems; notes underlines, furthermore, that much of the that agriculture plays a significant role in biodiversity across Europe has been determining the status of biodiversity; created by farming and its survival is points out that modern agriculture, dependent on the continued active through intensification, rationalisation, management of farmland; specialisation and concentration of production, has contributed significantly to decreasing the biodiversity of cultivated and wild plants; Or. de Amendment 11 Anne Sander Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Recalls that agricultural 1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term biodiversity, which is vital for sustainability of our food systems; guaranteeing the long-term sustainability underlines, furthermore, that much of the of our food systems; underlines, biodiversity across Europe has been furthermore, that much of the biodiversity created by farming and its survival is across Europe has been created by farming PE663.370v01-00 8/201 AM\1222864EN.docx EN dependent on the continued active and its survival is dependent on the management of farmland; continued active management of land by our producers; Or. fr Amendment 12 Mazaly

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