# The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests

European Parliament procedure 2019/2156(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AGRI / DEVE / ENVI / INTA / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 713 committee amendments tabled by 103 Members between 2020-03-30 and 2020-05-15.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the EU's role in protecting and restoring the world's forests. Amendments welcome the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements and the EU Timber Regulation, urge a due diligence obligation on operators placing forest-risk commodities such as soy, palm oil, beef and cocoa on the market to prevent deforestation, link deforestation to zoonotic diseases, and call for stronger customs checks and cooperation against illegal logging.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197721.md |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Verts/ALE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96752.md |
| Tudor CIUHODARU | Romania | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197657.md |
| Sylwia SPUREK | Poland | Verts/ALE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197550.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Catherine CHABAUD | France | RE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197505.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Fredrick FEDERLEY | Sweden | RE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124989.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Sándor RÓNAI | Hungary | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197584.md |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | RE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197769.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23868.md |
| Milan BRGLEZ | Slovenia | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197446.md |

## Official source documents

- PE648.617: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-648617_EN.pdf
- PE650.344: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-650344_EN.pdf
- PE650.546: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-650546_EN.pdf
- PE650.565: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-650565_EN.pdf
- PE650.715: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-650715_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2156-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2156-INI.json

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