# Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020

European Parliament procedure 2011/2307(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / ITRE / PECH / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 419 committee amendments tabled by 78 Members between 2012-01-09 and 2012-02-14.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 ('our life insurance, our natural capital'). The amendments focus on the greening of the CAP and of Pillar I to legitimise farmers' income support by conserving biodiversity in the farmed landscape, improving connectivity and adapting to climate change, with references to Member States' agricultural diversity.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Sandrine BÉLIER | France | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96738.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| João FERREIRA | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96706.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Sabine WILS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96741.md |
| Esther DE LANGE | Netherlands | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38398.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Elisabeth KÖSTINGER | Austria | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96882.md |
| Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES | Spain | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4326.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Pilar AYUSO | Spain | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4319.md |

## Official source documents

- PE478.664: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.664+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.542: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.542+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.669: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.669+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.679: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.679+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.804: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.804+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.860: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.860+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2307-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2307-INI.json

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