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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 International Maritime Organization's #MEPC83 and spoke about the impacts of #UnderwaterNoise 👇


Atlantic Shipping Emissions Cut Agreed, But International Maritime Organization Scrubber Ban Delayed bit.ly/mepc83caa2


📢 WWF congratulates the Kingdom of #Denmark on its upcoming Chairship of the Arctic Council and the appointment of Kenneth Høegh as Chair and #Arctic Ambassador. More from our newsroom🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/news/…



Last week, International Maritime Organization 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 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu… arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…



In case you missed it, #TheCircleWWF's latest magazine came out last week. This one is about governance and the #Arctic. Thanks, Kate Stockings, for sharing! Great it's a good classroom resource 📚 Check it out 🔗: arcticwwf.org/magazine-issue…







New Arctic Council report predicts that #UnderwaterNoise will ⬆️ 4x by 2030 Without action, a noisier #ArcticOcean will: ❄️ Erode the Arctic’s natural soundscape 🐋 Disrupt marine life 🐟 Impact food security for coastal Indigenous Peoples More 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…


In cold water, sound travels further. That means that even limited shipping in the #Arctic can have large noise impacts 🔊🚢 A Arctic Council report forecasts that #UnderwaterNoise is expected to ⬆️ x4 by 2030 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/news/…



BIG NEWS! WWF Whales & Dolphins & partners launched BlueCorridors.org, bringing whale superhighways to life. The initiative transforms decades of science into a tool for action, mapping out 🐋 migrations, threats & solutions. Explore the #BlueCorridors tool! bluecorridors.org