Climate change - WWF Arctic
Urge government action to halt the climate crisis. The eight Arctic states, which accounted for more than 21 per cent of global CO2 emissions in 2019, should commit to achieving a 50 per cent reduction in current emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.
Home - WWF Arctic
WWF Living Planet Report 2024: A Planet in Crisis. Biodiversity and nature, Climate Change, Outside the Arctic, Pan-Arctic. News.
The Arctic - WWF Arctic
For thousands of years, the Arctic has been home to Indigenous Peoples and local communities. For people living in the Arctic, climate change is the driving force in many of the environmental, economic and societal transitions affecting the region today. More about Arctic communities.
Climate change threatens bears' long-term survival - WWF Arctic
A 2020 study published in Nature Climate Change aimed to tackle these uncertainties by linking climate models and sea-ice projections to estimates of how long polar bears can go without food based on their body condition and the amount of energy they burn each day.
Arctic connected | The Arctic’s Indigenous communities under threat
2022年12月19日 · Using a combination of the best available scientific evidence and Indigenous Knowledge is the only way to ensure the Arctic can adapt to climate change and the growing pressures from industries. Greater investment and efforts are needed—and sadly, the pledges at COP27 just don’t go far enough.
Wildlife - WWF Arctic
Wildlife. Millenia of evolution have prepared Arctic species like the polar bear, walrus and narwhal for life on and around the sea ice. Now their habitat is radically shifting in a matter of decades.
Arctic communities - WWF Arctic
Climate change poses significant threats to Arctic livelihoods and food security. Changes in sea ice, precipitation patterns, and temperatures are disrupting the availability of traditional foods like whales and caribou, impacting Indigenous communities heavily reliant on hunting.
Arctic Council unites on climate change threat, fails to commit to a ...
2021年5月20日 · Despite simmering geopolitical tensions, all Arctic states and Indigenous Peoples’ representatives acknowledged today the enormous threat of climate change to the region’s nature and people.
Is climate change threatening the Saami way of life? - WWF Arctic
In Finnish Sápmi, the average temperature has risen by 2.3°C since the post-industrial period. If warming continues at this rate, the climate in Sápmi will resemble that of southern Finland by the end of the century—and this could threaten Saami’s traditional reindeer herding culture.
Arctic connected | Arctic biodiversity under threat - WWF Arctic
2022年12月12日 · In the Arctic, climate warming and biodiversity loss are more interlinked than any other place on Earth. Temperatures in the Arctic have risen more than two times faster than the global average. This has led to sea ice melting at unparalleled speed, negatively affecting marine ecosystems and biodiversity.
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