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WWF Arctic conservation projects - on ice, land and sea

Active projects

Dog teams on a bright spring day on Svalbard. Norway.

Resilience-Building: a New Approach to Protecting Arctic Ecological Values

The Arctic is not only particularly susceptible to climate change impacts, it is also the region where major ecological changes are already taking pla...

Modified: Sep 2009 - Started: Jul 2008

Melting arctic summer sea ice exposes dark ocean water

Communicating Arctic Climate Change Impacts and their Global Consequences

Publication of the IPCC’s 4th Assessment Report made clear for the first time how far scientific understanding of the Arctic and its role in the globa...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Jul 2008

Arctic Carbon Pools

A substantial proportion of significant reservoirs of terrestrial carbon classed as vulnerable lie in the Arctic. They have the potential to become ma...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Jul 2008

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Arctic circle, Russian Federation.

Fighting climate change in the Arctic

The Arctic is melting. Air temperatures in large parts of the region have increased and summer sea ice cover is shrinking. Arctic wildlife is already ...

Modified: Aug 2009 - Started: Nov 2000

Discarded steel fuel drums on beach on arctic shore. Chukotka, Russia.

Protecting the Arctic

The Arctic is home to abundant biodiversity and hosts many natural treasures of immense value to the planet. Shared by 8 countries it stores the world...

Modified: Feb 2009 - Started: Oct 1992

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near Lofoten, Norway.

Arctic - Toxics

WWF's Arctic Programme produces advocacy, communications, and marketing materials on toxic contamination in the Arctic to raise public awareness on to...

Modified: May 2007 - Started: Mar 2005

Arctic - Information and Communication

Effective outreach and advocacy is central to the success of WWF's conservation work in the Arctic. Our communications work focusses on ensuring th...

Modified: May 2007 - Started: Jul 1993

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