WWF Global Arctic Programme

Norway is one of the first countries in the world to open for deep seabed mining activities 🌊 WWF Verdens naturfond believes the opening decision is based on an insufficient impact assessment, and has taken legal action against the government. WWF Global Arctic Programme stands with WWF-Norway in their mission to protect this area that extends into Arctic waters. The trial starts today, 28 November 2024, in the Oslo District court. We know more about the surface of the moon and Mars than the deep sea. Yet, it’s in these areas that we now risk destroying vulnerable nature, despite knowing far too little about the consequences 🪼🪐 Share this post to help us spread the word and #DefendTheDeep! #ThinkDeeply #Arctic

WWF Global Arctic Programme's Elena Feditchkina Tracy was at COP29 earlier this month participating in several events and advocating for the Arctic in the wake of climate change. Here is her take on: 🌡️ COP29's results 🤝 What needs to be done ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil ❄️ And what this means for the Arctic The full article is available on our website 🔗: https://lnkd.in/g52S3Vqq #COP29 #COP30 #Arctic #ClimateChange

Often thought of as pristine and untouched, the Arctic is a growing hotspot for plastic pollution ❄️ 🥤 #INC5 is happening now and world leaders have the chance to commit to a cleaner, safer and more equitable planet 🤝 Leaders must decide on bold, binding global actions across the entire plastics lifecycle to protect nature and human health. Eirik Lindebjerg from WWF Verdens naturfond explains more in the latest issue of our magazine, The Circle 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dn8JSrYD #PlasticsTreaty #Arctic #TheCircleWWF #PlasticPollution

It's World Walrus Day and we need your help with walrus conservation ❄️ Since 2021, the British Antarctic Survey and WWF-UK have been asking the public to help with conservation science by searching for and counting walrus in thousands of satellite images taken from space 🛰️ Your support will help scientists understand how climate change may be impacting Atlantic walrus populations in Canada, Greenland and the Norwegian Arctic. The more we know, the better we can help safeguard walrus in the future ❄️ Donate some time and help support walrus conservation 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gkexFy6v #WalrusFromSpace #WorldWalrusDay #Arctic

Donate your time and help scientists with the Walrus From Space project by finding and counting walrus in satellite images from wherever you are in the world 🛰️ Scientists from British Antarctic Survey and WWF-UK are asking the public for help with their research about climate change may affect walrus. The more we know, the better we can help safeguard walrus in the future ❄ More on how you can help 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gkexFy6v #WorldWalrusDay #WalrusFromSpace #Arctic

With COP29's second week underway, we're watching to see what actions world leaders take to safeguard our climate for the Arctic – and the entire planet 🌡️ 🌎 A warmer Arctic has implications far beyond the region, such as rising sea levels and more extreme weather events. Learn what's at stake 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dqzP6Y2x #COP29 #Arctic

Our ocean is at a critical tipping point. For decades, the ocean has absorbed the impacts of burning fossil fuels, buffering us from the worst effects of the #ClimateCrisis. But record-breaking marine heatwaves are pushing ecosystems to the edge. A warmer Arctic Ocean is a more acidic ocean with implications for the entire food chain and broader ecosystem. As the ocean warms, the cascading impacts have far-reaching consequences, affecting people, food security, economies, and global stability. Truly, we’re #InHotWater. It’s time to stop burning fossil fuels and urgently transition to renewables. The ocean – and all of us – depend on it. #COP29 #ActForOurPlanet #Arctic

A COP29 edition of our monthly newsletter, The Arc, covering: 🌡 The importance of COP29 for the Arctic – and the world. 🗓 All the details for the COP29 events with WWF Global Arctic Programme participation. 📖 A new research brief highlighting the alarming trends in Arctic oil and gas production and emissions 🐼 WWF Finland and Världsnaturfonden WWF / WWF Sweden's take on COP29. Read and subscribe below. #COP29 #ClimateAction #Arctic

COP29 represents a crucial turning point 🌡 The global community must prioritize protecting the Arctic to ensure climate resilience and stability for generations to come. The call to action is clear and has been for a long time: To safeguard both the Arctic and the world, we must act now to preserve this unique and irreplaceable ecosystem ❄ WWF Global Arctic Programme is at COP29. Learn more about our work there and how you can participate – on-site and online 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dqzP6Y2x

WWF Arctic's Melanie Lancaster will be at World Maritime University's COP29 event, The Future of Shipping at the Biodiversity and Climate Nexus in the Arctic. 🗓 12 November 2024, 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET / 18:00 GST 🌐 online Details and registration: https://lnkd.in/dPPycMtU #Arctic #COP29