# New EU forest strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector

European Parliament procedure 2014/2223(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 570 committee amendments tabled by 90 Members between 2015-01-30 and 2015-02-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier addresses a new EU forest strategy for forests and the forest-based sector. Amendments weigh forest protection, conservation and sustainable management incentives, biodiversity and carbon-sink roles, and climate change mitigation against the subsidiarity principle and Member State competence, while addressing deforestation, forest disasters, multifunctional uses and the forest-based value chain.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul BRANNEN | United Kingdom | S&D | 102 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124954.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Ulrike MÜLLER | Germany | RE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124862.md |
| Peter ERIKSSON | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124937.md |
| Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI | Finland | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124735.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Angélique DELAHAYE | France | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124732.md |
| Fredrick FEDERLEY | Sweden | RE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124989.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | GUE/NGL | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124813.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Davor ŠKRLEC | Croatia | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124756.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Olli REHN | Finland | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2119.md |
| Jens NILSSON | Sweden | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111024.md |

## Official source documents

- PE546.740: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-546740_EN.pdf
- PE546.840: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-546840_EN.pdf
- PE546.845: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-546845_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2223-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2223-INI.json

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