On Thursday 23 September, the Fondation Franz Weber (FFW), alarmed by the Namibian government’s intention to sell wild elephants for export, expressed surprise that the EU had turned a deaf ear to its call for urgent action to protect global biodiversity.
“We call on Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, champion of the EU’s 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and representative of CITES’ most influential partner, to intervene in this most urgent case, and...