Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-07-07-Speech-3-256"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100707.23.3-256"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-07-07-Speech-3-2572
lpv:speaker	lp:Aldo Patriciello2
lpv:spokenAs	member; CONT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-12-05)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"The phenomenon of deforestation is responsible for nearly 20% of global CO emissions and is a key contributor to biodiversity loss. Illegal logging also causes serious problems in relation to the violation of dependent and indigenous peoples’ human rights. As a consumer of timber and timber products, the EU has an obligation to take effective action, such as ceasing to provide a market for illegally harvested timber and timber products, in order to combat this phenomenon. The voluntary partnership agreements (VPA) approach, which the EU has in place under the 2003 Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT), is not enough. To date, only one partnership agreement has been signed, and its voluntary nature means there is a high risk of it being circumvented and evaded in some way. The Council position is weaker than Parliament’s first reading position and it fails to include important elements such as a prohibition on trading illegally harvested timber and timber products. It does not include any obligations for operators or specify any penalties for severe infringements. I believe that it is necessary to improve and broaden the scope of this discussion for the sake of protecting the environment."@en1

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