Arctic environment and conservation


"A tremendous victory for one of the world’s most iconic and charismatic animals” as the US government lists the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but concerns still remain. Read more ...

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Climate change is hitting the Arctic faster and harder than previously thought, according to a new WWF report.

24 Apr 2008
Climate change hitting Arctic faster, harder
Climate change is having a greater and faster impact on the Arctic than previously thought, according to a new study called Arctic Climate Impact Science - An Update Since ACIA - the most wide-ranging review of arctic climate impact science since the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment in 2005. » Read more



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14 May 2008
US government says climate change putting polar bears at risk
Climate change is destroying vital polar bear habitat, putting the species at risk of extinction, the US government said today as it listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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10 May 2008
Law firm joins political melee over polar bears
A Sacramento, California-based US law firm known for its conservative advocacy is poised to join the political melee over the fate of the polar bear, vowing to sue the government if global warming is cited as a threat to the species, a newspaper report said.

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Arctic survey © WWF

WWF is launching a new project to allow young people from around the world to become ambassadors for the future. Read more …

Polar bear (Ursus maximus) © WWF

Norwegian Polar Institute biologists have just finished a season working with the bears on Svalbard. Find out more ...

CLICK HERE to read the field reports.

Arctic survey © WWF

The groundbreaking Arctic Survey will create the first-ever detailed map of the thickness of the Arctic Sea ice cap, using state-of-the-art impulse radar technology. Find out more ...

Over the past four years, the WWF-Canon Polar Bear Tracker has followed polar bears on the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, between northern Norway and the North Pole, using satellite technology.
Find the bears now or check out the new Canon Kids' Zone

Priority regions

WWF's work in the Arctic currently focuses on three priority regions:



Delta Power Station, fueled by coal. Mt. Piper, New South Wales, Australia.

FACE THE FACTS: Climate change is transforming the Arctic

A warmer climate will have dramatic consequences for the Arctic and its indigenous species.

WWF in partnership with NorACIA has produced a series of fact sheets on climate change on the Arctic - CLICK HERE to download them.



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