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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020314.6.4-133"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-14-Speech-4-1342
lpv:speaker	lp:Françoise Grossetête2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Démocratie libérale (1999-07-20--2002-11-17)3
lpv:translated text	". I voted in favour of this report. We must face the fact that the rate of biodiversity decline and loss in Europe and throughout the world continues to increase. The existing measures do not seem to be sufficient to reverse current trends, particularly the decrease in the number of species and their habitat, ecosystems and genes. Europe must fulfil a specific role, boosting initiative and providing impetus in this area and it must not merely voice pious hopes that will not be followed up with action. To begin with, Europe must ensure that environmental legislation is applied. Too many Member States, for reasons connected with their national political situation, resist transposing certain directives into their law in a swift and efficient manner. This is particularly true of the birds and habitats directives. We must also take action in the areas of agriculture and fisheries. Agriculture must play a key part, and the new CAP must be radically reformed and account taken of the requirements of sustainable development. In the area of fisheries, it is essential that we provide for short- and medium-term coherent measures in order to preserve or restore biological diversity where it is at risk. Lastly, preserving biological diversity does not mean we have to put a stop to the research effort and the development of knowledge. Also, in the area of GMOs, for example, although we must not disregard the precautionary principle, we must support objective and step-by-step scientific validation of these experiments."@en1

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