# Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests

European Parliament procedure 2018/2003(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee DEVE / ENVI / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 345 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2018-03-26 and 2018-05-22.

## What the amendments focus on

This report concerns transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries, focusing on forests. The amendments cite forests' role in climate change mitigation, biodiversity and the livelihoods of forest-dependent and indigenous people, discuss FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements, REDD+, the EU Timber Regulation and illegal logging, and link deforestation and forest crime to corruption, land grabbing and human rights violations.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Florent MARCELLESI | Spain | Verts/ALE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26146.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Thierry CORNILLET | France | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4338.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Paul BRANNEN | United Kingdom | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124954.md |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112748.md |
| Guillaume BALAS | France | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124744.md |
| Nessa CHILDERS | Ireland | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96603.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Pavel POC | Czechia | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96715.md |
| Joachim ZELLER | Germany | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96762.md |
| Carlos ZORRINHO | Portugal | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124739.md |

## Official source documents

- PE619.340: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-619340_EN.pdf
- PE619.353: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-619353_EN.pdf
- PE622.194: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-622194_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2003-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2003-INI.json

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