1. © Lee Narraway/WWF-Camada 1 The New Ocean Martin von Mirbach Canadian Arctic Program WWF-Canada Youth Arctic Coalition February 1, 2014 Museum of Nature, Ottawa

3. © Lee Narraway/WWF-Camada 3

4. 4 Arctic Climate Impacts Air temperatures rising Sea ice declining Greenland Ice Sheet melting Glacier retreat accelerating Ocean surface warming Permafrost warming and thawing Declining snow, river and lake ice

8. © WWF-US

9. © Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Stock / WWF-Canada

11. 11 A renewable energy future Identify and conserve resilient areas Ensure the entire Arctic is well managed What we’re doing

12. Can we meet virtually all of our energy needs from renewable sources by 2050? Source: Ecofys Energy Scenario to 2050, commissioned by WWF International

13. RACER – about finding important places in the face of rapid climate change

15. WHY WE WORK WITH PEOPLE People know best Hunters can be environmentalists It’s the law It’s effective It’s rewarding

16. 16 THANK YOU QUJANNAMIIK WWW.WWF.CA mvonmirbach@wwfcanada.org WWW.ArkGIS.org