Partners & donors who help our conservation work in the Arctic
Arctic partnerships
WWF often work with local community members around the Arctic on various projects.
© Peter Prokosch
© Peter Prokosch
Donors
WWF's International Arctic Programme would like to thank the following donors for their generous support to our conservation work:
Partnerships in Alaska
WWF has been working with native communities to study toxic pollution in the coastal areas of the Bering Sea. Read more >>
One of WWF's guiding principles is to build and strengthen working relationships with other NGOs, governments, business and local communities to enhance its effectiveness.
In the Arctic, this work is a vital element of any successful WWF conservation programme, working with those who share WWF's vision and its efforts to achieve conservation.In the Arctic, these include:
The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that provides a mechanism to address the common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic governments and the people of the arctic. Member states of the Arctic Council are: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America.
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) is Norway's main institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. We partner with NPI on a number of projects, monitoring the impacts of climate change and toxic pollution on Svalbard.
Polar Bear Specialist Group
The Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) sits under the umbrella of the IUCN/Species Survival Commission and monitors the status and trends of the polar bears. WWF contributes to the monitoring efforts of PBSG members.
Snowchange
Documenting the experiences of indigenous peoples relating to climate change is the objective of the Snowchange project, coordinated by Tampere Polytechnic. Together with WWF, Snowchange has supported indigenous participation on issues of climate change, and raised the profile of local voices on an international arena.
GRID-Arendal
The Global Resource Information Database (GRID) is a division of the United Nations Environment Programme delivering information about environmental management. Joint projects with WWF are intended to make credible, science-based knowledge understandable to the public and for decision-makers working toward a sustainable environment.
