(OTTAWA – September 15, 2011) — The extent of Arctic sea ice has hit the lowest levels since monitoring began, according to an analysis by the University of Bremen. This record of 4.24 million... Read More

(Ottawa: December 6, 2010) – WWF-Canada welcomes Government’s announcement today to advance the creation of a National Marine Conservation Area in Lancaster Sound, through consultations on eventual boundaries and interim protection during the consultations.... Read More

New York: New research shows that 2010 set new records for the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, expected to be a major contributor to projected sea level rises in coming decades. “This past... Read More

We have an ‘Arctic Tent’ on Nytorv, a main public square in Copenhagen (see location on Google Maps). We have invited Indigenous peoples, scientists, artists, youth and even an Inuit circus troupe into the... Read More

“The world doesn’t want Copenhagen to come to mean another Doha,” said Kim Carstensen, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate Initiative. He expressed concerns that the floating of trial balloons in the media and diplomatic... Read More

“Talking down your chances is no way to go into a negotiation,” said WWF Global Climate Deal leader Kim Carstensen following repeated comments this week by UN climate chief Yvo de Boer which have... Read More

Negotiators have until the United Nations Conference of Parties to the Climate Change Treaty, which begins Dec 7 in Copenhagen, to lay the groundwork for a new Climate Deal.   But, with only 15... Read More

Numerous Arctic climate feedbacks will make global climate change more severe than indicated by other recent projections, including those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 assessment. These feedbacks include: severe flooding, affecting... Read More

WWF is urging wealthy and industrialised nations that have contributed the bulk of historical carbon emissions to lead the way in reducing them, while helping poorer countries to deal with the impacts. “Negotiations for... Read More

“Heads of State were united in their message that there is no option but to succeed in Copenhagen,” said James P. Leape, Director General of WWF International. “They have clearly acknowledged that negotiations need... Read More

The Catlin Arctic Survey, completed earlier this year, provides the latest ice thickness record, drawn from the only survey capturing surface measurements in the last winter and spring. The data collected by manual drilling... Read More

While German households use 124 litres of water a day directly, individual Germans use 5288 litres of water a day when the water requirements of producing their food, clothes and other consumption items are... Read More