Traduction de «préservation des oiseaux » (Français → Anglais) :

Measures must be set in place to preserve, maintain or re-establish a sufficient diversity and area of habitats* for all bird species.

− I support this report, which suggests a coordinated action plan for the whole of Europe to abide by the directive on the conservation of wild birds whilst preserving fish specias as well as the interests of fishermen.

To my Maltese opposite numbers, I should like to say that, although it is true that Malta has acquired, until 2008, a number of transitional measures in the accession treaty, these measures only pertain to the capture of birds with a view to breeding them for the purpose of preserving the species. These amount, in other words, to animal protection measures.

In view of my previous oral question on the violation of Community legislation by the Maliakos Bay link and the adverse consequences of the project for the environment in regions protected by directives concerning the preservation of wild birds and Natura 2000; the fact that Maliakos Bay and the valley and mouth of the river Sperkhios are protected areas under the Natura 2000 programme; and the fact that the choice of site and invitation to tender for the project have gone ahead without a full environmental assessment or any attempt to find alternative solutions, thereby violating Directives 85/337/EEC (environmental impact assessment) ...[+++] and 92/43/EEC (preservation of natural biotypes):

77. Considers better coordination between the requirements of economic growth and the environment to be an extremely important principle; stresses that integration of environmental policy into other fields of policy is a basic premise; calls, therefore, on the competent authorities to ensure that EU-funded projects and programmes, for example those aimed at the modernisation of infrastructure, particularly in the fields of energy and transport, give due regard to environmental considerations, taking account, inter alia, of use of renewable energy sources, the development of efficient public transport, especially by rail, and in particular the preservation of the ex ...[+++]tensive biodiversity of the candidate countries and integral natural areas and that environmentally destructive projects be disqualified; recognise that this biodiversity is a priceless asset which on the accession of the candidate countries will become part of the irreplaceable heritage of the European Union; recognise in practice that the biodiversity and the rich natural and cultural heritage of rural areas in the candidate countries could form the potential foundation of social and economic strategies based upon sustainable development; encourage activities which tend to minimise any harmful impact on landscape and nature, and maximise benefits, whilst preserving a rural population as well as biodiversity; establish to this end clear links between National Rural Development Plans and funds granted under SAPARD, and the priorities of the Birds and Habitats Directives, with particular regard to Natura 2000 sites, which should be the target of pilot agri-environment programmes;

The Member States must also conserve, maintain or restore the biotopes and habitats of these birds by: