The Arctic
Consisting of deep ocean covered by drifting pack ice and surrounded by continents and archipelagos around the Earth's North Pole, the Arctic is the planet's largest and least fragmented inhabited region.
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WWF's Elisabeth Kruger on polar bears, climate change, and Indigenous communities
As WWF’s Arctic and Bering Sea program officer, Elisabeth Kruger connects the dots between polar bears, climate change, and Indigenous communities. She leads WWF’s efforts to help polar bears and other Arctic marine mammals coexist alongside people in an increasingly warmer and ice-free Arctic.
Published 1 November 2018
NEWS
Open letter to the IMO on speed reduction
Speed controls on ships, determined and implemented by the IMO, would have multiple benefits.
Published 23 October 2018
From The Circle
Infographic: Underwater noise
Oceans cover more than 70% of the planet. Until recently, the Arctic Ocean was a natural “acoustic refuge” for marine animals because it was covered in thick ice for much of the year.