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Peering in on polar bears: WWF’s Wildlife Tracker has info for researchers (and fun for you)

June 10, 2025

Polar bears face unprecedented challenges as the climate crisis transforms their Arctic home. With sea ice melting earlier in the year and forming later in the season, polar bear monitoring helps researchers understand how... Read More

Polar bears face unprecedented challenges as the climate crisis transforms their Arctic home. With sea ice melting earlier in...
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Ship near a giant iceberg in the Arctic Ocean

A noisy tomorrow for the Arctic Ocean without underwater noise regulation

June 6, 2025

By Melanie Lancaster, Senior Specialist, Arctic species for WWF’s Global Arctic Programme A new report by the Arctic Council reveals that the Arctic Ocean, once pristine and filled with the clicks, trills and songs of... Read More

By Melanie Lancaster, Senior Specialist, Arctic species for WWF’s Global Arctic Programme A new report by the Arctic Council reveals...
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Inuk woman taking a selfie with her family on a small boat

Community-based research: Diminishing the impacts of shipping traffic in Canada’s Arctic

May 20, 2025

Since 1990, shipping traffic in the Canadian Arctic has almost tripled. These ships don’t just disrupt marine species — they affect the local Inuit communities that hunt them. The Arctic Corridors Research Project started... Read More

Since 1990, shipping traffic in the Canadian Arctic has almost tripled. These ships don’t just disrupt marine species —...
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Two women climbing the BC Place stadium stands being cheered on by a WWF-Canada staffer for the Climb for Nature

A win for wildlife as WWF’s Climb for Nature scores BC Place’s first stadium climb

May 27, 2024

British Columbians of all ages participated in the inaugural climb on Sunday to protect BC's biodiversity. Read More

British Columbians of all ages participated in the inaugural climb on Sunday to protect BC's biodiversity.
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Regulating shipping: Will the IMO tighten the rules around carbon emissions?

April 9, 2025

By John Maggs, board member, Clean Shipping Coalition International shipping makes an outsized and growing contribution to the climate crisis. Ships also regularly kill whales and generate underwater noise that compromises the ability of... Read More

By John Maggs, board member, Clean Shipping Coalition International shipping makes an outsized and growing contribution to the climate...
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Last Ice Area research reveals new vulnerability to Arctic warming

January 29, 2025

As sea ice continues to disappear, the Arctic is expected to be ice-free during the summer months by mid-century, except for one place. This exception, known as the Last Ice Area (LIA), is a... Read More

As sea ice continues to disappear, the Arctic is expected to be ice-free during the summer months by mid-century,...
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A penguin waddles with the outline of the CN Tower in the background and April 20 & 21 written in the foreground. Large text says "Climb on!"

Registration for the 2024 WWF Climb for Nature is now open — and early fundraisers could win a Costa Rican adventure

December 15, 2023

The WWF Climb for Nature is returning to the CN Tower on April 20 and 21, 2024. Registration for the annual fundraising event, which aims to raise over $1 million for wildlife conservation, is... Read More

The WWF Climb for Nature is returning to the CN Tower on April 20 and 21, 2024. Registration for...
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Overhead shot of bowhead whales in blue-green ocean water

Giving whales the right of way over ships

January 22, 2025

Ice whales make marathon underwater migrations to, from and within the Arctic Ocean, following “blue corridors” that act as crucial connectors for marine life. As climate change puts pressure on Arctic whales, Melanie Lancaster,... Read More

Ice whales make marathon underwater migrations to, from and within the Arctic Ocean, following “blue corridors” that act as...
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WWF Global Arctic Programme conservation wins 2024

December 19, 2024

This past year was the second-warmest year on record, according to NOAA’s 2024 Arctic Report Card. Despite this challenge, progress has been made in protecting this unique region. From tackling black carbon emissions to... Read More

This past year was the second-warmest year on record, according to NOAA’s 2024 Arctic Report Card. Despite this challenge,...
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The climate crisis and the Arctic: Urgent action needed at COP29

November 15, 2024

By WWF Global Arctic Programme This year may be the hottest ever recorded, with extreme weather becoming more common worldwide — heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and storms are taking a heavy toll on people, economies, and... Read More

By WWF Global Arctic Programme This year may be the hottest ever recorded, with extreme weather becoming more common worldwide...
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COP16: Protecting Arctic marine biodiversity through ArcNet

October 25, 2024

By WWF Global Arctic Programme From 21 October to 1 November, leaders from across the globe are gathering in Cali, Colombia for COP16 — the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological... Read More

By WWF Global Arctic Programme From 21 October to 1 November, leaders from across the globe are gathering in Cali,...
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A group photo of Nature x Carbon tech challenge award recipients and WWF-Canada staff

WWF-Canada awards $300,000 in contracts for new technologies that help measure carbon that’s stored in nature

May 31, 2023

The Nature x Carbon Tech Challenge award recipients are using innovation to help communities overcome barriers to measuring the outcomes of nature-based climate solutions Read More

The Nature x Carbon Tech Challenge award recipients are using innovation to help communities overcome barriers to measuring the...
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