WWF Arctic Tourism & Conservation Grant
Previous grant winners
Arctic Wildlife Watch encourages new and systematises existing wildlife observations from tour operators in the Arctic and makes them accessible to researchers, nature managers and conservationists through a central database.
Researchers and policy developers can access the information with a click of the mouse. The Internet-based database will offer a readily available, password protected, selection of GPS coordinates and species sightings that may be downloaded and used as needed to interpret wildlife-habitat information. Potential wildlife management areas will be easily identifiable.
The project is a joint initiative between Canadian tour operator, Adventure Canada and Dr Chris Malcolm of Brandon University.
A jumping killer whale. Ocean Sound's research focuses mainly on the biology of marine mammals, such as seals, killer whales, and other whales found in the waters off Lofoten Islands.
© Mercedes Korber
© Mercedes Korber
Ocean Sounds is a non-governmental organisation that is dedicated to the research of marine animals, public education, and conservation of the marine environment.
It is based in the Arctic, in Henningsvær, a small old fishing and whaling community in northern Norway, which is right in the heart of the Lofoten Islands.
The company’s tourism activities aim to combine and support marine research and conservation, and the grant will help to pay for an exhibition illustrating the marine ecosystem and its need for conservation.
The Bathurst Road and Port Committee (BRPC) consists of a partnership between the residents, organizations and businesses of the Bathurst Inlet area.
The BRPC received the grant to develop a conservation strategy for the Bathurst Inlet to preserve natural and cultural values for local people and ecotourism interests.
Previous award winners
- 2002 Svalbard Villmarkssenter
- 2001 Alaska Wildland Adventures
- 2000 Lappland Safari
- 1999 Arctic Treks
