# Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests

European Parliament procedure 2016/2222(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / DEVE / ENVI / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 572 committee amendments tabled by 99 Members between 2016-11-21 and 2017-02-03.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on palm oil and the deforestation of rainforests. The amendments treat palm oil and agriculture as drivers of deforestation, name Malaysia and Indonesia as main producers, reference the SDGs, biofuels from food crops, indigenous land tenure and rural women, certification schemes such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and call for a binding regulatory framework making importers' supply chains traceable.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florent MARCELLESI | Spain | Verts/ALE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26146.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Seb DANCE | United Kingdom | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124952.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | NI | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23699.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Paul BRANNEN | United Kingdom | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124954.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Jytte GUTELAND | Sweden | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124991.md |

## Official source documents

- PE593.946: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-593946_EN.pdf
- PE595.487: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-595487_EN.pdf
- PE595.650: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-595650_EN.pdf
- PE597.688: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-597688_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2222-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2222-INI.json

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