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Erstellungsdatum : 19-06-2022Minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU
market and exported from the EU
Art der Veröffentlichung Briefing
Kalenderdatum 13-04-2022
Verfasser VIKOLAINEN Vera
Politikbereich Ex-ante-Folgenabschätzung
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Agro-Forstwirtschaft | Auswirkung auf die Umwelt | biologische Vielfalt | EU-Strategie | Waldbau
Zusammenfassung This briefing provides an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's impact
assessment (IA) accompanying the proposal for an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global
deforestation, submitted on 17 November 2021 and referred to the European Parliament's Committee on Environment,
Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The proposal was first announced in the 2019 Commission communication on
Stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world's forests, and then confirmed in the European Green Deal, the
2030 EU biodiversity strategy and the 'farm to fork' strategy. On 22 October 2020, on the basis of an own-initiative
report, the European Parliament adopted a resolution, which was accompanied by a European added value
assessment. The resolution calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for an EU legal framework to halt and
reverse EU-driven global deforestation. Following up on this request, the Commission included the present proposal in
its 2021 work programme and the 2021 joint declaration on legislative priorities.
Briefing EN
Towards deforestation-free commodities and products in the EU
Art der Veröffentlichung
Briefing
Kalenderdatum
11-04-2022
Verfasser
HALLEUX Vivienne
Politikbereich
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Ausfuhr (EU) | Bioenergie | biologische Vielfalt | Holzprodukt | Kaffee | Kakao | pflanzliches Öl | Rind |
Rohstoffmarkt | Soja | Vorschlag (EU)
Zusammenfassung On 17 November 2021, the European Commission tabled a legislative proposal aimed at curbing deforestation and
forest degradation driven by the expansion of agricultural land used to produce specific commodities, namely cattle,
cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya and wood. Following up on a 2020 European Parliament resolution, which called for
regulatory action to tackle EU-driven global deforestation, the proposal would impose due diligence obligations on
operators placing these commodities and some derived products on the EU market, or exporting them from the EU.
Member States would be responsible for enforcement, and for setting penalties in case of non-compliance. To facilitate
due diligence and control, a benchmarking system would identify countries as presenting a low, standard or high risk of
producing non-compliant commodities or products. Obligations for operators and national authorities would vary
according to the level of risk assigned to the country of production. While generally supporting the proposal,
stakeholders have raised some issues, regarding for instance the commodities covered, the protection of human
rights, the impacts of the country benchmarking on trade relationships, and the role of third-party certification. In the
Parliament, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, responsible for the file, is expected to
consider its rapporteur's draft report in April 2022. Second edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are
updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure.
Briefing EN
Internal and external dimension of illegal logging: legal issues and solutions
Art der Veröffentlichung
Studie
Kalenderdatum
03-11-2021
Externe Autor
Dr. Kévine KINDJI
Politikbereich
Menschenrechte | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Aktionsprogramm | Holzerzeugung | Holzgewinnung | Holzprodukt | illegaler Holzeinschlag | Korruption |
Menschenrechte | Schutzgebiet | Waldfläche
Zusammenfassung This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional
Affairs at the request of the PETI Committee, aims at gaining deeper insights into the legal aspects of illegal logging
and related trade in illegally harvested timber and timber products. It analyses the legal requirements and their
implications for various actors in the EU and in third countries. The study examines the disparities in enforcement and
penalties regimes in Member States and analyses their role in trade diversion. The study further explores the
possibility for strengthening the timber regime by broadening its scope and tackling underlying issues such as
corruption and human rights violations. The study also assesses the external dimension, specifically focusing on the
Voluntary Partnership Agreements with major producers’ countries. The study formulates various recommendations to
improve the regime taking into account both the internal and external dimension of illegal logging.
Studie EN
19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 1Webinar proceedings: An EU legal framework to halt and reverse deforestation
Art der Veröffentlichung
Briefing
Kalenderdatum
27-11-2020
Verfasser
CIUCCI MATTEO
Politikbereich
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Agrar-Umweltmaßnahmen | dauerhafte Entwicklung | EU-Strategie | EU-Umweltpolitik | landwirtschaftliche
Erzeugung | nachhaltige Landwirtschaft | Schutz der Pflanzenwelt | Verbraucherinformation | Waldschutz
Zusammenfassung 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.
Briefing EN
Forest fires: Environmental stakes
Art der Veröffentlichung
Briefing
Kalenderdatum
19-11-2020
Verfasser
HALLEUX Vivienne
Politikbereich
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Auswirkung auf die Umwelt | biologische Vielfalt | Brandbekämpfung | EU-Umweltpolitik |
Klimaschutzpolitik | nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft | Schutz der Pflanzenwelt | Wald | Waldschutz
Zusammenfassung 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 human activity and climate. While a warming and drying climate
increases the risk of fires, fires, by releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, contribute in turn to global
warming. Forest fires that are not balanced by vegetation regrowth, i.e. fires used in the deforestation process, and
fires burning on carbon-rich peatlands are of particular concern. Fires also emit air pollutants, including particulate
matter, with adverse impacts on human health. Beyond emissions of particles and gases, forest fires can also affect
biodiversity and ecosystem conditions, and damage soils. The European Union (EU) has committed to protecting the
world's forests under several international agreements and initiatives, including the United Nations (UN) Convention on
Biological Diversity and the Paris Agreement on climate change. At EU level, funding is available to support forest fire
prevention and restorative measures, as well as research into fire risk management. The Union civil protection
mechanism can be called upon for help by any country in the world when national response capacities to fight fires are
overwhelmed. Under the European Green Deal, legislative and non-legislative measures are expected in the near
future to strengthen forest protection within and outside the EU. The European Parliament recently asked the
European Commission to propose an EU legal framework to tackle EU-driven global deforestation, based on
mandatory due diligence for companies placing forest- and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products on the
EU market, with penalties in the event of non-compliance.
Briefing EN
Multimedia Forest fires: Environmental stakes
Amazon deforestation and EU-Mercosur deal
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 29-10-2020
Verfasser
GRIEGER Gisela
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Internationaler Handel | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Brasilien | Gemeinsamer Markt | Handelsabkommen (EU) | Klimaschutzpolitik | Mercosur | tropischer
Regenwald | Umweltschutz | Waldschutz | Wirtschaftsinstrument für die Umwelt
Zusammenfassung 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 form. A study of the trade pillar's provisions concludes that, taking the
risk of deforestation into account, the deal's environmental costs are likely to exceed its economic gains. This raises
doubts as to whether Brazil's compliance with its climate change commitments can realistically be achieved based on
provisions devoid of an effective enforcement mechanism.
Auf einen Blick EN
19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 2Plenary round-up – October II 2020
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 26-10-2020
Verfasser
FERGUSON CLARE | SOCHACKA KATARZYNA
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Coronavirus | Demokratie in der EU, institutionelle und parlamentarische Rechte |
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Coronavirus-Erkrankung | Der Europäische Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung | Epidemie |
Europäisches Parlament | Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik | Gemeinsame Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik |
Haushaltsentlastung | künstliche Intelligenz | Parlamentsdebatte | Sitzungsperiode des Parlaments | Tagesordnung
Zusammenfassung During the second October 2020 plenary session – the first at which Members were able to speak remotely, and not
only vote, from the Member States – the European Commission presented its 2021 work programme, which Members
largely welcomed. Members also discussed the conclusions of the 15 16 October 2020 European Council meeting, EU
measures to mitigate the social and economic impact of Covid 19, police brutality within the EU, the sale of EU
passports and visas to criminals, the State of the Energy Union and aligning the Energy Charter Treaty with the
European Green Deal. Parliament announced that its 2020 Sakharov Prize will be awarded on 16 December to the
Belarusian opposition, in particular the Coordinating Council, for 'an initiative launched by courageous women'.
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How can international trade contribute to sustainable forestry and the preservation of the world’s forests
through the Green Deal?
Art der Veröffentlichung Eingehende Analyse
Kalenderdatum 19-10-2020
Externe Autor Werner RAZA, Bernhard TRÖSTER, Bernhard WOLFSLEHNER, Markus KRAJEWSKI.
Politikbereich Internationaler Handel | Landwirtschaft und Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | biologische Vielfalt | internationaler Handel | nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft | Waldschutz
Zusammenfassung 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 more systematically to promote sustainable forestry and deforestation-free value chains. The
report proposes eleven measures to this end, both at the unilateral, bilateral and multilateral level, that inter alia
combine market access incentives on the part of consumer markets such as the EU with obligations to promote
principles of sustainable production on the part of producer countries.
Eingehende Analyse EN
EU-Rechtsrahmen zur Eindämmung und Umkehrung der von der EU verursachten weltweiten
Entwaldung
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 14-10-2020
Verfasser
HALLEUX Vivienne
Politikbereich
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | biologische Vielfalt | grüne Wirtschaft | illegaler Holzeinschlag | Klimaschutzpolitik | nachhaltige
Forstwirtschaft | nachhaltige Landwirtschaft | Umweltschutz | Waldschutz
Zusammenfassung Der Verbrauch in der EU spielt eine entscheidende Rolle bei der weltweiten Entwaldung, die kein Ende nimmt und
erheblich zum Klimawandel und dem Verlust der Artenvielfalt beiträgt. Bei der Oktober-II-Plenartagung soll das
Parlament über einen legislativen Initiativbericht abstimmen, mit dem die Kommission aufgefordert wird, regulatorische
Schritte in diesem Bereich zu unternehmen und einen EU-Rechtsrahmen vorzuschlagen, der auf einer verpflichtenden
Sorgfaltsprüfung für Unternehmen beruht, die Produkte auf den EU-Markt bringen.
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19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 3Forests in south-east Asia: Can they be saved?
Art der Veröffentlichung Briefing
Kalenderdatum 11-09-2020
Verfasser RUSSELL Martin
Politikbereich Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Forstpolitik | Klimaschutzpolitik | Südostasien | Umweltschutz | Wald
Zusammenfassung Nowhere in the world are forests shrinking faster than in south-east Asia. Rapid population growth and economic
development put intense pressure on the environment. Between 1990 and 2020, an area larger than Germany was
deforested, over half of it in Indonesia. Land clearing for agriculture is the main cause of deforestation. Driven by
booming global demand, oil palm plantations have spread into formerly forested land, especially in Indonesia and
Malaysia, which are the world's largest producers. Logging, much of it illegal, is also a serious threat to the region's
forests. Deforestation destroys the habitats of iconic large mammals such as the orang-utan and tiger, as well as
thousands of lesser-known, but still vital, animal and plant species; it also contributes to climate change. Smoke from
fires on forested and cleared land causes economic disruption and thousands of premature deaths. Worrying though
all this is, there are tentative signs of change. With international encouragement, south-east Asian governments are
becoming increasingly aware of the importance of balanced development. Significant efforts are being made to protect
forests and to make timber and palm oil production more sustainable. Perhaps reflecting such efforts, the pace of
deforestation in most countries has come down slightly since a mid-2010s peak. However, it is too early to say whether
this improvement can be sustained. The EU has played a leading role in helping south-east Asian countries to curb
deforestation, for example by helping them to tackle illegal logging. It has also revised its biofuels policy to ensure that
European demand for palm oil does not exacerbate the problem.
Briefing EN
An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation: European added value
assessment
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 08-09-2020
Verfasser EVAS Tatjana | HEFLICH ALEKSANDRA | NAVARRA Cecilia
Politikbereich Internationaler Handel | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Einfuhr (EU) | Forschungsbericht | internationale Rolle der Union | Klimaveränderung | quantitative
Analyse | Schutz der Pflanzenwelt | Tropenholz | Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen | Waldschutz |
Wertschöpfung | Wirtschaftsanalyse
Zusammenfassung 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 and new hot spots occur. There has been a recent commitment at EU level to propose new
measures to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU
market. This European added value assessment (EAVA) accompanies the European Parliament's own-initiative
legislative report calling on the European Commission to take legislative action on the matter. The EAVA looks at why
EU action is needed and analyses four potential demand-side regulatory policy options at EU level. A quantitative
analysis reveals that to varying extents, all options have the potential to reduce EU-driven deforestation and
associated carbon emissions, while having a relatively small impact on the EU economy
Studie EN
EU development cooperation and ethical certification schemes: impact, transparency and traceability
Art der Veröffentlichung
Studie
Kalenderdatum
15-07-2020
Externe Autor
Enrique URIBE LEITZ, François RUF
Politikbereich
Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe | Internationaler Handel
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Aufforstung | Ausrichtung der Landwirtschaft | Forschungsbericht | Gütezeichen | Kakao | Kinderarbeit |
Rückverfolgbarkeit | Wertschöpfungskette
Zusammenfassung ‘Transparency’, ‘Traceability’, ‘Sustainable standards’, ‘good agricultural practices’ and ‘zero-deforestation’ are all fine
terms which [alongside many others] have emerged in connection with the cocoa sector’s certification process. But
does the reality of this process justify using such terms? Our initial conclusions in this study, based on an analysis of
existing research over recent years, revealed that a considerable number of investigations had been commissioned by
the certification schemes themselves. Key findings presented by the various studies all conveyed a positive tone.
However, on closer inspection we felt that smallholders covered by the programmes were ‘following party lines’ rather
than speaking freely. This suspicion was well-founded. Having built up trust in the villages during several years of field-
work, we eventually gained access to exclusive data held by the cooperatives and certification programmes. We have
used this evidence in order to draw a comparison between the virtual world portrayed by certification schemes’
narrative and the real world being faced by cocoa producers. Certification schemes claim that they give a sense of
trust within the value chain, particularly in regard to produce traceability. They also claim to assist farmers, by way of
training, various inputs (fertilisers etc.) and credit schemes. In reality, these ‘advantages’ are not visible at farm level.
Budgets prepared by cooperatives to justify the use of premiums reflect structural flaws in certification and access to
information. Serious questions arise surrounding deforestation, child labour and the payment of premiums. Social
investment is minimal and consumers’ perception diverges from the reality. In conclusion, we make a number of key
proposals and suggestions based on stakeholders’ complaints and recommendations.
Studie EN
19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 4Challenges for environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights in the Amazon region
Art der Veröffentlichung
Eingehende Analyse
Kalenderdatum30-06-2020
Externe Autor
Dr. Julian BURGER
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe | Menschenrechte | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | biologische Vielfalt | europäisches Unternehmen | Forschungsbericht | Menschenrechte |
Menschenrechtsbewegung | Schutzgebiet | soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen | tropischer Regenwald |
Urbevölkerung | ökologische Bewegung | übermäßige Nutzung der Ressourcen
Zusammenfassung The present analysis examines the environmental and human rights challenges in the Amazon region. It finds that the
Amazonian countries pursue development policies in the region based on the exploitation on an industrial scale of
natural and non-renewable resources that have caused and continue to cause deforestation, loss of biodiversity and
engender human rights violations in particular affecting indigenous peoples. The analysis acknowledges the measures
taken by the Amazonian countries to establish protected areas and support indigenous territories and their rights but
concludes that the laws need strengthening and effective enforcement. The analysis argues that the protection of the
Amazon biome is an essential part of the global efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and concurs with the view of some
scientists that there is an urgency to stop forest loss. The analysis further notes that the most effective guardians of the
Amazonian forest and its biodiversity are its indigenous peoples. The analysis concludes by arguing that the European
Union has an interest in contributing to the protection of the Amazon and its indigenous peoples. It recommends,
among other things, that the EU strengthen its direct support to Amazonian indigenous peoples and environmental
defenders and develop effective measures which target EU-based companies whose activities cause deforestation.
Eingehende Analyse EN
Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation, biodiversity and cooperation with the EU and
international forums
Art der Veröffentlichung Eingehende Analyse
Kalenderdatum 15-05-2020
Externe Autor Cristina MÜLLER
Politikbereich Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Assoziationsabkommen (EU) | biologische Vielfalt | Brasilien | gemeinsame Handelspolitik |
Handelsbeziehungen | Mercosur | tropischer Regenwald | Umweltschutz | Waldschutz
Zusammenfassung For the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, an aggravated forest fire and deforestation regime in Amazonia put at risk
the world’s richest biodiversity assets and a major climate regulator. For the EU27, it highlights the need to associate
the question of embodied deforestation consumption by placing deforestation-free supply chains at the centre of
negotiations surrounding the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, given the volume of trade between these economic
blocs in meat, leather, soy, coffee, rubber, wood pulp, biofuel and timber.
Eingehende Analyse EN
Amazon wildfire crisis: Need for an international response
Art der Veröffentlichung Briefing
Kalenderdatum 29-11-2019
Verfasser GOMEZ RAMIREZ Enrique
Politikbereich Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Bolivien | Brand | Brasilien | EU-Aktion | Naturkatastrophe | tropischer Regenwald
Zusammenfassung The Amazon rainforest, which is the largest ecosystem of its kind on Earth and is shared by eight South American
countries as well as an EU outermost region, was ravaged by fires coinciding with last summer’s dry season. However,
most of these fires are set intentionally and are linked to increased human activities in the area, such as the expansion
of agriculture and cattle farming, illegal logging, mining and fuel extraction. Although a recurrent phenomenon that has
been going on for decades, some governments' recent policies appear to have contributed to the increase in the
surface area burnt in 2019, in particular in Brazil and Bolivia. Worldwide media coverage of the fires, and international
and domestic protests against these policies have nevertheless finally led to some initiatives to seriously tackle the
fires, both at national and international level – such as the Leticia Pact for Amazonia. Finding a viable long-term
solution to end deforestation and achieve sustainable development in the region, requires that the underlying causes
are addressed and further action is taken at both national and international levels. The EU is making, and can
increase, its contribution by cooperating with the affected countries and by leveraging the future EU-Mercosur
Association Agreement to help systematic law enforcement action against deforestation. In addition, as the
environmental commitments made at the 2015 Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris will have to be renewed in
2020, COP25 in December 2019 could help reach new commitments on forests.
Briefing EN
Multimedia Threat to the Amazon rainforest needs an urgent response
19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 5Using trade policy to tackle climate change
Art der Veröffentlichung Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 08-10-2019
Verfasser TITIEVSKAIA Jana
Politikbereich Internationaler Handel
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Handelsabkommen | Klimaveränderung | Umweltschutz
Zusammenfassung The recent forest fires in the Amazon highlight the need for greater measures worldwide to attenuate tensions between
resource needs, for example mining or grazing, that cause deforestation. European leaders have called for urgent
action, including through trade policy. Policy-makers argue, for instance, for leveraging the negotiated European Union
(EU)-Mercosur Trade Agreement to achieve compliance with the Paris Agreement. Since the Paris Agreement is
binding only in part and aspirational concerning national emissions targets, there are calls to resort to trade policy
instead.
Auf einen Blick EN
India: environmental issues
Art der Veröffentlichung
Briefing
Kalenderdatum
10-04-2019
Verfasser
D'AMBROGIO Enrico
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abfallwirtschaft | Abholzung | Armut | dauerhafte Entwicklung | erneuerbare Energie | Indien | Klimaveränderung |
Luftqualität | Urbanisierung | Wasserverschmutzung
Zusammenfassung The entire south Asian region is threatened by climate change. Changes in average weather conditions are likely to
create hotspots across the region and have negative impacts on living standards and gross domestic product (GDP).
India is at the core of this trend: it ranks 14th in the last United Nations global climate risk index and in 2017 it was the
second most-affected country in terms of casualties related to extreme weather. Air quality in Indian cities is quickly
deteriorating and it is today worse than the situation in China: in the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) global
ambient air quality database, 11 of the 12 cities with the highest levels of small particulate – PM2.5 – are located in
India. Air pollution goes hand in hand with poverty: in 2016 an estimated 790 million people (almost 60 % of the Indian
population), still relied on biomass for cooking. Deforestation, water pollution, clean water shortages, and waste
management are further issues of concern. The Indian authorities have taken several initiatives to tackle these issues.
In 2008, the first national plan on climate change (NAPCC) outlined eight 'national missions' running up to 2017. India
is a leader in the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change. It is a founding member of the
International Solar Alliance and has ambitious targets in terms of solar power energy. It has launched a national clean
air programme (NCAP) to combat air pollution. Prime Minister's Narendra Modi government has launched several
flagship initiatives on environment, including a clean cooking scheme, Clean India, Clean Ganga, and Smart Cities
Mission. The EU supports Delhi's efforts on tackling its environment challenges. At their March 2016 summit, the EU
and India agreed on two joint declarations: on an India-EU water partnership and on a clean energy and climate
partnership. The joint declaration on partnership for smart and sustainable urban development signed at the India-EU
Summit in October 2017 is the framework for EU support for India's urbanisation challenges.
Briefing EN
Palm oil: economic and environmental impacts
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 16-02-2018
Verfasser
RUSSELL Martin
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Umwelt | Wirtschaft und Währung
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Bodennutzung | dauerhafte Entwicklung | Klimaveränderung | Malaysia | Mitgliedstaat der EU |
nachhaltige Landwirtschaft | Nahrungsmittel | Palmnuss | tropischer Regenwald
Zusammenfassung Economical and versatile, palm oil has become the world's most widely used vegetable oil. However, its production
comes at a heavy environmental cost, especially in Indonesia and Malaysia, the two main producers. Efforts to make
its production more sustainable still have a long way to go.
Auf einen Blick EN
What if all our meat were grown in a lab?
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 17-01-2018
Verfasser
KURRER CHRISTIAN MARTIN
Politikbereich
Forschungspolitik | Industrie | Landwirtschaft und Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums | Lebensmittelsicherheit | Umwelt
| Vorausplanung
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Antibiotikum | Auswirkung auf die Umwelt | Eiweiß-Substitut | EU-Umweltpolitik | Fleischerzeugnis |
Fleischindustrie | Nahrungsmittelerzeugung | Treibhausgas | Viehhaltung | wissenschaftliche Forschung
Zusammenfassung Laboratory meat is grown from a small number of cells taken from a live animal and placed in a growth medium in a
bioreactor where they proliferate independently. If meat cultured in this way became widely available, it could
significantly alleviate the environmental problems currently caused by livestock production - such as greenhouse gas
emissions and nitrogen pollution of waterways - without requiring humans to alter their consumption patterns. This
publication provides an overview of the potential impacts of laboratory meat on environment, public health and farming,
and makes suggestions for anticipatory policy-making in this area.
Auf einen Blick EN
Multimedia What if all our meat were grown in a lab?
19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 6Transparent and Accountable Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries: The Case of
Forests
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 31-05-2017
Externe Autor - Peter MINANG, Principal Scientist, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and ASB Partnership for The Tropical Forest
Margins), Kenya;
- Lalisa DUGUMA, Scientist, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and ASB Partnership for The Tropical Forest
Margins), Kenya;
- Florence BERNARD, Associate scientist, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya and
- Judith NZYOKA, Assistant Scientist, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and ASB Partnership for The Tropical Forest
Margins), Kenya
Politikbereich Bewertung von Rechtsvorschriften und politischen Maßnahmen in der Praxis | Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe |
Internationaler Handel | Regionale Entwicklung | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Aufschlüsselung der EU-Finanzierung | biologische Vielfalt | Biomasse | Bodennutzung | dauerhafte
Entwicklung | Drittland | Entwicklungshilfe | Finanzhilfe | Holzindustrie | nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft | Treibhausgas |
Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen | Wald | Waldschutz
Zusammenfassung This study reviewed the state of transparency and accountability in the forestry sector in developing countries focusing
on contributions of EU actions and provisions on the same. The study was based on review of literature, policies and
reports on forest governance, using three FLEGT-VPA case study countries, namely Cameroon, Ghana and Tanzania.
More than 200 million Euros have been invested into FLEGT-VPA and related activities around Africa with positive
impacts on transparency, accountability and overall governance. Less impact is elicited regarding benefits to local
people and FLEGT interactions with other mechanisms such as REDD+. More importantly, little evidence exists on
direct evidence of FLEGT-VPA processes incentivizing sustainable forest management even though there is some
evidence of growth in legal timber export numbers. Recommendations for improving FLEGT –VPA include, expanding
the definition of “legality” to include safeguards that ensure community rights and benefits; strengthening EU-China
FLEGT-VPA initiatives to enable comparable standards for African timber; including small scale and agroforestry-
based domestic timber into the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR); increasing capacity building and synergy with other
mechanisms such as REDD+. Opportunities for new EU policies and actions include FLEGT-type monitoring for forest-
related SDGs and incentives for actions in the New York Declaration on Forests.
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Improving global value chains key for EU trade
Art der Veröffentlichung
Briefing
Kalenderdatum
13-06-2016
Verfasser
BINDER Krisztina
Politikbereich
Internationaler Handel
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Agro-Industrie | Arbeitsbedingungen | dauerhafte Entwicklung | Entwicklungsland | gemeinsame
Handelspolitik | Gleichheit von Mann und Frau | internationales Arbeitsrecht | nachhaltige Landwirtschaft |
Produktionspolitik | soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen | Textilindustrie | Ursprungserzeugnis
Zusammenfassung Global value chains, and the related trade in intermediate goods and services, dominate today's interconnected
economy. Tragic events, such as the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in 2013, have shed new light on the
operation of these chains. Pressure is mounting on the various stakeholders involved at both national and international
levels to prevent and mitigate the risks of the adverse effects linked to their functioning. Although a number of
promising initiatives have been launched and some improvements have been made, much remains to be done.
Promotion of sustainability and responsible management of global value chains figure prominently on the agendas of
organisations such as the United Nations (UN), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The EU also plays a part. One of the main objectives of the EU is to
integrate sustainability, with its various economic, social and environmental dimensions, into all relevant internal
policies and external action. Against this backdrop and building on its ongoing initiatives, existing policy frameworks
and instruments, the EU is and has been encouraging efforts to promote sustainable value chains. How best to
address this challenge is key to the EU's new trade and investment strategy 'Trade for all'. The new European
Commission initiatives currently under development, such as the EU Garment Initiative and the EU Action Plan on
Responsible Business Conduct, and the Council conclusions of May 2016 on Responsible Global Value Chains are in
line with this endeavour.
Briefing EN
Brazil's ambitions in climate change policy
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 03-12-2015
Verfasser
LAZAROU Eleni
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Außenpolitik | Brasilien | Energieversorgung | institutionelle Struktur | internationales Treffen |
Klimaveränderung | Rahmenübereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen über Klimaänderungen | Treibhausgas |
Umweltpolitik | Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen
Zusammenfassung Brazil plays an active role in international climate change negotiations. Its success record on deforestation has made it
a leader in the reduction of carbon emissions. Ahead of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Brazil made commitments to reduce emissions
considerably by 2025.
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19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 7Developments in international climate policy
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 01-07-2015
Verfasser
ERBACH Gregor
Politikbereich
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Ausarbeitung des EU-Rechts | Ausschussbericht | China | Gipfeltreffen | Gruppe der am stärksten
industrialisierten Länder | Internationale Energie-Agentur | internationale Verhandlungen | Klimaveränderung |
Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen | von Menschen verursachte Katastrophe
Zusammenfassung UN climate talks in Bonn made only slow progress in negotiations towards a new international climate agreement,
although a deal was reached to protect forests with a view to mitigating climate change. More than 40 countries have
submitted pledges for post-2020 climate action. Meanwhile, the G7 called for global decarbonisation within this
century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that global energy-related emissions could peak by 2020, Pope
Francis issued an encyclical addressing climate issues, and medical experts highlighted the health benefits of climate
action. The EU and China agreed to step up their cooperation on climate issues. The European Parliament's
Environment Committee has been discussing an own-initiative report on the climate negotiations.
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ASEAN: building a Socio-Cultural Community
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 03-12-2014
Verfasser
RUSSELL Martin
Politikbereich
Auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Annäherung der Politiken | ASEAN | ASEAN-Staaten | dauerhafte Entwicklung | Klimaschutzpolitik |
kulturelle Identität | Luftqualität | nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft | soziale Sicherheit | umweltpolitische Zusammenarbeit |
Wanderarbeitnehmer | Zivilgesellschaft | Zusammenarbeit im Bildungswesen
Zusammenfassung In 2007 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched a Socio-Cultural Community as one of three
pillars (the other two being the Economic and Political-Security Communities) comprising the ASEAN Community, to
be completed by 2015. This represented a new departure for ASEAN, which in the past has cooperated mainly on
security and economic matters. To date, however, progress on the Socio-Cultural Community has been limited.
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The Development of Climate Negotiations in View of Lima (COP 20)
Art der Veröffentlichung
Studie
Kalenderdatum
24-11-2014
Externe Autor
Anke Herold, Anne Siemons, Martin Cames and Margarethe Scheffler (Öko-Institut e.V.)
Politikbereich
Umwelt | Vorausplanung
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | Australien | Brasilien | China | die Russische Föderation | die Vereinigte Staaten | Finanzierungsart |
Indien | internationale Verhandlungen | Japan | Klimaschutzpolitik | Mexiko | Peru | Rahmenübereinkommen der
Vereinten Nationen über Klimaänderungen | Südafrika | Treibhausgas | Umweltüberwachung
Zusammenfassung This report provides an overview of the development of the negotiations within the UNFCCC since COP 19 in Warsaw.
It summarises the key developments in 2014 and provides short overviews for all negotiation areas. The overview also
includes a state of play of the Doha Climate Gateway and explains the position of the main Parties and negotiation
groups. It is supplemented by short overviews for individual countries and stakeholder groups.
This study was provided by Policy Department A for the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
(ENVI).
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Expectations for the Durban climate change conference
Art der Veröffentlichung
Auf einen Blick
Kalenderdatum 11-11-2011
Verfasser
TALBERG Anita
Politikbereich
Umwelt
Schlagwortliste
Abholzung | dauerhafte Entwicklung | Finanzierung | Forschung und Entwicklung | internationale Konferenz |
Klimaveränderung | multilaterale Beziehungen | Technologietransfer | Umweltverschlechterung | Verringerung der
Emissionen von Treibhausgasen
Zusammenfassung From 28 November to 9 December 2011, 195 nations will meet in Durban, South Africa, for the 17th Conference of the
Parties (COP17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 8The development of climate negotiations in view of Cancun (COP 16)
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 15-11-2010
Externe Autor Anke Herold, Martin Cames and Vanessa Cook (Oeko-Institut e.V. - Institute for Applied Ecology, Freiburg-Darmstadt-
Berlin, Germany)
Politikbereich Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe | Umwelt | Verkehr
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Beförderung auf dem Seeweg | Bodennutzung | Entwicklungsland | internationale Verhandlungen |
Luftverkehr | Umweltrecht | Umweltschutz | Umweltüberwachung | Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen
Zusammenfassung This report provides an overview of the development of the negotiations within the UNFCCC since COP 15 in
Copenhagen. It summarises the key developments in 2010 and provides short overviews for all negotiation areas. The
overview also includes a state of play of the Copenhagen Accord and explains the position of the main Parties and
negotiation groups. It is supplemented by short overviews for individual countries and stakeholder groups.
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The Challenge of Deterioration of Agricultural Land in the EU and in Particular in Southern Europe
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 15-09-2009
Externe Autor José Arnáez (University of La Rioja, Spain), C. Kosmas and O. Kairis (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece) and
Maria da Conceição Gonçalves (Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, Portugal)
Politikbereich Landwirtschaft und Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Bodenschutz | Erosion | landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche | landwirtschaftlicher Wasserbau | Südeuropa |
übermäßige Nutzung der Ressourcen
Zusammenfassung Soil degradation is a natural process accelerated by human activities and involves both the physical loss (erosion) and
the reduction in quality of topsoil associated with nutrient decline and contamination. It has been caused by a number
of factors many of which are tied to human development as deforestation, overexploitation, overgrazing, and
industrialization. They have both localised and widespread impacts and affect soil quality for agriculture.
This study aims to present the current situation of the European agricultural land and examine the possible options to
stop or recover soil degradation.
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Briefing Note on UNFCCC – COP 14 in Poznan (December 2008)
Art der Veröffentlichung Eingehende Analyse
Kalenderdatum 14-11-2008
Externe Autor Noriko Fujiwara (Research Fellow Centre for European Policy Studies - CEPS, Brussels, Belgium)
with the contribution of Monica Alessi (CEPS), Christian Egenhofer (CEPS) and Anton Georgiev (CEPS)
Politikbereich Landwirtschaft und Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Bodennutzung | Forstpolitik | internationales Treffen | Klimaveränderung | Konvention UNO |
Technologietransfer | umweltpolitische Zusammenarbeit | Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen
Zusammenfassung Executive summary
Ahead of the Poznań Conference (COP14, CMP4) in December there are four key issues or ‘hot topics’: i) sectoral
approaches; ii) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF); iii)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD); and iv) financing and development. [...]
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19-06-2022 Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2022 - EP 9Biofuels sustainability criteria. Relevant issues to the proposed directive on the promotion of the use of
energy from renewable sources {COM(2008) 30 final}
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 16-06-2008
Externe Autor Francis X. Johnson and Mikael Roman with contributions from Roel Hammerschlag, Carrie Lee and Adriaan Tas
(Stockholm Environment Institute)
Politikbereich Energie | Landwirtschaft und Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Biokraftstoff | Biomasse | Bodennutzung | dauerhafte Entwicklung | Treibhausgas
Zusammenfassung The role envisioned for liquid biofuels for transport has come under increased scrutiny in the past year or two, due to
the potential social and environmental impacts associated with scaling up biofuels production and use from its low
level—currently representing about 1% of transport fuels globally. The proposed EU Directive setting a target of 10%
biofuels in transport sector by 2020 has therefore raised a number of concerns. The concerns about sustainability are
addressed within the proposed Directive through criteria related mainly to GHG emissions, but also to biodiversity and
other environmental impacts.
The use of first generation biofuels in temperate climates is land-intensive and inefficient in technical terms, whereas
first generation biofuels in tropical climates and second generation biofuels in general—offer a much more effective
use of land resources. The use of GHG reduction criteria can provide incentives for producers to rely on the most
productive feedstocks when sourcing biofuels for the EU market, which will often mean import of biofuels. A threshold
of 50% or more would tend to eliminate many of the first generation biofuels produced in temperate climates.
Member States should be encouraged to link financial incentives to the GHG reduction capabilities. Moreover, such
incentives could be better linked to development cooperation in the case of imports, so as to insure that Least
Developed Countries (i.e. in Africa) can gain access to larger markets rather than only the major producers such as
Brazil.
The calculation of GHG emissions associated with biofuels is complicated by the addition of factors associated with
land use change, since the GHG impacts of land use change are beset by uncertainty both in physical terms as well as
in the attribution of particular changes to production of particular biofuels. A further complication is introduced when
indirect land use changes are incorporated, since these occur through combinations of mar
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climate change–induced water stress and its impact on natural and managed ecosystems
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 07-01-2008
Externe Autor Jason Anderson (ed.), Kathryn Arblaster, Justin Bartley, Tamsin Cooper,
Marianne Kettunen (IEEP)
Timo Kaphengst, Anna Leipprand, Cornelius Laaser, Katharina
Umpfenbach (Ecologic)
Esko Kuusisto, Ahti Lepistö, Maria Holmberg (SYKE)
Politikbereich Landwirtschaft und Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Klimaveränderung | landwirtschaftlicher Wasserbau | Wald | Wasserressourcen | Ökosystem
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Climate change impacts on Developing Countries - EU Accountability
Art der Veröffentlichung Studie
Kalenderdatum 21-11-2007
Externe Autor Fulco Ludwig, Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Jan
Verhagen, Bart Kruijt, Ekko van Ierland, Rob Dellink,
Karianne de Bruin, Kelly de Bruin and Pavel Kabat.
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Politikbereich Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe | Umwelt
Schlagwortliste Abholzung | Armut | Entwicklungshilfe | Entwicklungsland | Entwicklungspolitik | Klimaveränderung | saubere
Technologie | Verringerung der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen
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