# The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward

European Parliament procedure 2019/2157(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 551 committee amendments tabled by 108 Members between 2020-03-30 and 2020-06-11.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the European Forest Strategy and its way forward. The amendments revise recitals on the share of EU territory covered by forests, the Natura 2000 network, private ownership, biodiversity and conservation status, climate mitigation and carbon storage, the bioeconomy, illegal logging and sustainable forest management, citing the Habitats and Birds Directives, the LULUCF Regulation, the Renewable Energy Directive and the Timber Regulation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | RE | 73 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197770.md |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | RE | 72 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197769.md |
| Carmen AVRAM | Romania | S&D | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197651.md |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23868.md |
| Radan KANEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197839.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Ulrike MÜLLER | Germany | RE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124862.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197721.md |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197447.md |
| Fredrick FEDERLEY | Sweden | RE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124989.md |
| Manuel BOMPARD | France | GUE/NGL | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197521.md |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | PPE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204400.md |
| Sara CERDAS | Portugal | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197641.md |
| Irène TOLLERET | France | RE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197547.md |

## Official source documents

- PE648.616: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-648616_EN.pdf
- PE650.406: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-650406_EN.pdf
- PE650.588: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-650588_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2157-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2157-INI.json

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