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En novembre 2021, la Commission européenne a présenté une proposition visant à lutter contre la déforestation et la dégradation des forêts liées à des produits de base et spécifiques mis sur le marché de l’Union ou exportés à partir de celui-ci. L’accord provisoire conclu par les colégislateurs lors des négociations en trilogue doit faire l’objet d’un vote lors de la session plénière d’avril 2023 du Parlement.

New EU forest strategy for 2030

En bref 22-02-2022

In July 2021, the European Commission adopted its communication on the new EU forest strategy for 2030, pursuing the biodiversity and climate neutrality objectives enshrined in the European Green Deal and the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030. The strategy aims to improve the quantity and quality of EU multi-functional forests, by reversing negative trends and increasing their resilience against the high uncertainty brought about by climate change. The strategy has sparked heated debate amongst various ...

On Thursday, 10 September 2020, the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies organised at the request of the ENVI committee a remote webinar on "An EU legal framework to halt and reverse deforestation". This briefing summarises the presentations delivered by the invited experts.

Covering nearly one third of the land surface of the globe, forests make a wide range of direct and indirect contributions to human well-being. Home to most of the world's terrestrial biodiversity, they also play an essential role in climate change mitigation, removing about a quarter of the CO2 that human activities add to the atmosphere. Worldwide, millions of hectares (ha) of forests and other types of vegetation burn every year. Fire dynamics are shaped by a complex set of factors, including ...

Economical and versatile, palm oil has become the world's most widely used vegetable oil. Although palm oil can be produced sustainably, rising consumption increases the risk of tropical rainforests being cut down to make way for plantations. Deforestation threatens biodiversity and causes greenhouse gas emissions. In view of this, the EU has revised its biofuels policy to phase out palm oil-based biodiesel by 2030.

After coming to a political agreement on the trade pillar of the three-pronged EU-Mercosur association agreement in June 2019, the EU and the four founding members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) reached agreement on the political dialogue and cooperation parts in July 2020. However, as environmental deregulation and deforestation continue unabated in Brazil, opposition to the deal is growing. It is unlikely to be submitted to the European Parliament for consent in its current ...

High deforestation rates, particularly in tropical areas, remain a pressing concern for the international community, given their impacts on the global climate and the loss of biodiversity. The EU has committed to promoting sustainable forest management both domestically and internationally. However, efforts so far have concentrated on promoting the legality of trade in timber and timber products, via policy instruments such as FLEGT and the EU Timber Regulation. EU trade policy could be employed ...

La consommation de l’Union joue un rôle non négligeable dans la déforestation mondiale, qui se poursuit sans relâche et contribue considérablement au changement climatique et à la perte de biodiversité. Lors de la période de session d’octobre II, le Parlement votera à propos d’un rapport d’initiative législative qui demande à la Commission de prendre des mesures réglementaires dans ce domaine et propose un cadre juridique de l’Union fondé sur une obligation de diligence pour les entreprises qui mettent ...

Les forêts et les bois couvrent près de la moitié de la surface terrestre de l’Union européenne. Ils jouent un rôle essentiel car ils sont en mesure d’atténuer les effets du changement climatique, de rendre de nombreux services aux écosystèmes, de contribuer au développement de la bioéconomie circulaire et de fournir des emplois à quelque 2,6 millions de personnes, en particulier dans les zones rurales. Le Parlement européen doit se prononcer, lors de la première période de session plénière d’octobre ...

Deforestation caused by agricultural activity is continuing at an alarming rate, threatening irreplaceable tropical forests that, among other things, are crucial for fighting climate change. The EU bears its share of responsibility for this environmental loss, as it is one of the major importers of several forest-risk commodities. To date, action has been taken at different levels to stop commodity-driven deforestation. Nevertheless, the impact on forest loss has been low as deforestation continues ...