*[Enwl-eng] 10 minutes to save elephants -- last chance!

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Europe just launched a public consultation that considers a total ivory ban!     There's just 48 hours left to convince the EU to ban the ivory trade and save elephants -- here's how to help: Europe just launched a public consultation that considers a total ivory ban! THIS is our chance to formally make our voices heard, and it only take minutes to submit. Click to join -- let's shut down one of the world’s largest ivory markets. take action now Dear friends, Europe just launched a consultation to gauge public opinion on a total ivory ban! Profit-hungry ivory dealers are pushing to keep the market open, but if we flood the process with demands for a ban, we could drown them out. This is a formal process where each of our voices counts, and it only takes minutes. If enough of us write in, we could win a total ivory ban and help stop the extinction of this magical species: Click to tell Europe to support a total ban on the ivory trade There has never been a more dangerous time to be an elephant. 30,000 African elephants are slaughtered each year for their tusks. Elephants could be wiped out from much of Africa in our lifetime.  But the US and China have announced ivory bans and Hong Kong is considering a phase-out by 2021. Europe's lagging behind. And this is our chance to close it down.  This consultation is designed to be complex and technocratic, but if we don't all weigh in and show massive public support for a ban -- the ivory traders will win. The elephants will lose.  Let's all do our part: Click to tell Europe to support a total ban on the ivory trade What we do together works -- insiders say our massive Avaaz campaign calling on Europe to close all ivory trading pushed the Commission to open this public consultation. Now we are being formally invited to be heard. Let's all show up and win.  With hope and determination, Christoph, Sarah, Spyro, Fatima, Nataliya, and the rest of the Avaaz team More information: EU Gets Tougher on Ivory Trafficking (European Commission) https://ec.europa.eu/environment/efe/themes/nature-and-biodiversity/eu-gets-tougher-ivory-trafficking_en What Has the EU Got to Do with Elephant Protection? (New Europe) https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-got-elephant-protection/ Elephants on the path to extinction (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/12/elephants-on-the-path-to-extinction-the-facts

 

 

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From: Christoph Schott - Avaaz

Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 10:35 PM

Subject: 10 minutes to save elephants -- last chance!

 

 

 

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