In observance of Earth Hour, CIGI hosted a Signature Lecture with Dr. Tatiana Saksina, Arctic Governance Officer at the WWF, on the topic of Arctic Governance. As climate change causes the ice of the Arctic Ocean to melt and new areas to open up, arctic unique environment faces unprecedented changes and serious threats from increased activities such as shipping, oil and gas and fishing. In light of these rapid changes, it has become apparent that improvements to the existing legal regime for the protection of the Arctic marine environment are urgently needed to respond to this crisis. WWF’s goal is to promote the closure of the arctic governance gaps, protection and preservation of the Arctic Ocean and sustainable ecosystem-based management of its resources. WWF offers new innovative solutions to the problem of the inadequate legal regime of the Arctic Ocean – a new legal arrangement and a networked governance system are amongst them.