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Norway on track to capture benefits and values of ecosystem services

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 27 April, 2015

As the project to scope out the use of TEEB in the Arctic reaches completion, some Arctic states are undertaking a TEEB exercise on a national basis.

Business and ecosystem services

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 27 April, 2015

Responsibilities, risks and opportunities associated with biodiversity and ecosystem services are still often overlooked and underestimated by businesses

April 2015: Bowheads in spring

Posted by Pete Ewins in General on 8 April, 2015

Some satellite-tagged bowhead whales are still transmitting signals, 2 years later.

U.S. action needed on ocean acidification

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 30 March, 2015

Changes in the oceanic carbon cycle are causing dramatic changes in the Arctic Ocean.

Renewable energy in the far north – is it feasible?

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 27 March, 2015

Using solar energy in Northern communities is a tough sell.

Towards a sustainable future

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 27 March, 2015

The remote northern village of Kongiganak, Alaska found itself in a potentially life-threatening predicament when the winter barge carrying the village’s winter fuel supply got stuck in the ice due to an early freeze up in October 2014.

For people and the environment

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 26 March, 2015

Climate change means life change in the Arctic.

The Arctic Council – Permanent Participants weigh in

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 25 March, 2015

Permanent Participants on the Arctic Council highlight what they’d like to see during the US chairmanship.

Canada, the Arctic Council, and rough seas

Posted by WWF Arctic in General on 24 March, 2015

“Canada’s two years as Chair of the Arctic Council are best described as place holding.”

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