Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The reason why we abstained, then, is that we do not feel that the last-minute attempts to change the nature of the report, seeking to weaken the Habitats Directive and to urge that it be amended, are in line with respecting the directives on which we are voting."
Si nous nous sommes abstenus, c'est que les tentatives de dernière minute de dénaturer le rapport en voulant affaiblir la directive "Habitat" et en demander la modification ne nous semblent pas aller dans le sens du respect des directives que nous votons.