From 2013 to 2023:
🚢 37% increase in number of ships entering the Arctic
🚢Distance sailed has doubled

More ship traffic = more underwater noise 🔊

WWF #Arctic's Melanie Lancaster is at @IMOHQ's #MEPC83 and spoke about the impacts of #UnderwaterNoise 👇

Important international talks are underway this week focussed on cutting shipping emissions and protecting the marine environment #IMO #MEPC83

WWF's Melanie Lancaster spoke on the first day about the need to reduce underwater noise

Find out more: https://t.co/RHgc1HeFAv https://t.co/wXcKLlTfea - WWF International media team

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🚨 #MercatorOcean #Arctic Maximum Extent 2025

Our latest data shows:
➡️ Arctic sea ice reached one of the lowest maximum extents on record
➡️ March 2025 saw a record low in winter sea ice
➡️ Sea ice volume hit a record low for this time of year

🔗 https://t.co/EwI9Al2fOm https://t.co/u1ZjjsWrjH

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📢 WWF congratulates the Kingdom of #Denmark on its upcoming Chairship of the @ArcticCouncil and the appointment of @kenneth_egh as Chair and #Arctic Ambassador.

More from our newsroom🔗:
https://t.co/QRRDo5LBLI https://t.co/g6O7MjbuIK

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📖 New book chapter from @DusikJan, former WWF #Arctic Governance Lead, and Erik Molenaar, Assistant Professor at @UniUtrecht, about the challenges & gaps in Arctic marine governance.

Learn more 🔗:
https://t.co/DbBQ9fQfvn
https://t.co/DbBQ9fQfvn

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Last week, @IMOHQ held it's #MEPC83 meeting 🚢

One major success was the approval of a new emission control area (ECA) in the North East Atlantic Ocean.

But there's still more that could be done for the #Arctic 🔗:
https://t.co/bXEpSr1rFM
https://t.co/bXEpSr1rFM

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The newest issue of our magazine, #TheCircleWWF, is out now ❄️

explores how and why global climate governance must find a way to prioritize the #Arctic 🔗:
https://t.co/mP64ClqoT4
https://t.co/mP64ClqoT4 https://t.co/kLfCck3C4K

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The latest issue of our magazine, #TheCircleWWF, is out now ❄️

The #Arctic is often an afterthought in international treaties designed to address climate & nature crises.

It explores how & why global climate governance must prioritize the #Arctic 🔗:
https://t.co/mP64ClqoT4 https://t.co/XNxUjgSiK0

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RT @climateWWF: The latest issue of @WWF 's quarterly magazine, The Circle, is now live: The forgotten Arctic: A crisis of global inaction ⚠️

This issue includes @manupulgarvidal on why global climate governance must find a way to prioritize the Arctic.

Discover the full issue 🔗: https://t.co/ygSFcyJ6rN
#TheCircleWWF #Arctic

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Did you know that a group of #PolarBears is called a celebration? 💙

There’s another reason to celebrate polar bears this week:
🐻‍❄️ We’ve launched a new Wildlife Tracker!

Discover it here 🔗:
https://t.co/hJyPzsdabS

#Arctic https://t.co/YZcxOwFL4q

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