Arctic environment and conservation
WWF analysis of latest climate science comes to the dire conclusion that humanity is approaching the last chance to keep global warming below the danger-threshold of 2°C. The global conservation organization calls on governments meeting for UN climate talks in Poznan next week to develop a strong negotiation text for the new climate treaty due end of 2009.
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Getting up close and personal with polar bears in Churchill, Canada
Geoff York, the WWF International Arctic Programme Polar Bear Conservation Coordinator, has just finished working with a group of scientists on a unique program of study of polar bears in the wild - the Tundra Buggy project.
Near the Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada - not far from the town of Churchill, the "Polar Bear Capital of the World" – Geoff and members of Polar Bears International, plus several scientists, zoologists, educators, and students, gathered to observe and study polar bears in the wild. » Read more
>> Click here to read more about the Tundra Buggy project and see photos taken by the polar bear experts
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Latest Arctic news
27 Nov 2008
Sea levels set to rise faster than expected
Even warming of less than 2°C might be enough to trigger the loss of Arctic sea ice and the meltdown of the Greenland Ice Sheet, causing global sea levels to rise by several metres.
Sea levels set to rise faster than expected
Even warming of less than 2°C might be enough to trigger the loss of Arctic sea ice and the meltdown of the Greenland Ice Sheet, causing global sea levels to rise by several metres.
27 Nov 2008
Progress in Poznan vital as last chance to stay below 2°C approaches
WWF analysis of latest climate science comes to the dire conclusion that humanity is approaching the last chance to keep global warming below the danger-threshold of 2°C. The global conservation organization calls on governments meeting for UN climate talks in Poznan next week to develop a strong negotiation text for the new climate treaty due end of 2009.
Progress in Poznan vital as last chance to stay below 2°C approaches
WWF analysis of latest climate science comes to the dire conclusion that humanity is approaching the last chance to keep global warming below the danger-threshold of 2°C. The global conservation organization calls on governments meeting for UN climate talks in Poznan next week to develop a strong negotiation text for the new climate treaty due end of 2009.
Click here find out how you can encourage world leaders to sign up to a strong and binding climate change agreement.
Arctic states are high in the list of countries with the largest ecological footprint, according to the latest WWF Living Planet report. Read more ...
WWF welcomes the news that the pioneering Catlin Arctic Survey has been funded, and will create the first-ever detailed map of the thickness of the arctic sea ice cap. Read more ...
Heat is on: Climate change gathers pace
Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, according to a new compendium of scientific research released by WWF.>> Click here to read more ...
Click here to download a copy of the report, Climate change: Faster, stronger, sooner [pdf, 1.65 MB]
Related article: Annual Arctic report card shows stronger evidence of warming
Arctic fox faces extinction
The arctic fox, which is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, now appears to be extinct in Finland. » Click here to read moreRelated article: Narwhal added to IUCN Red list
CLICK HERE to listen to a recording of an interview with Dr Sue Lieberman, director of WWF International's Species Programme, on the IUCN Red List [mp3, 4.48 MB]
CLICK HERE to find out more about the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List
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ARCTIC SEA ICE LOWEST ON RECORD
Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest volumes ever, as summer ice coverage looks set to be close to last year’s record lows, with thinner ice overall. >> Click here to read more ...CLICK HERE to hear an interview with WWF's Dr Martin Sommerkorn on the declining extent of arctic sea ice
CLICK HERE to watch a Quicktime movie of sea ice extents, 1979-2007, on Google Earth
Latest Arctic publication
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
