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Launch of Tech4Nature Phase Two in Mexico

On April 14, 2025, at the Tech4Nature summit hosted by Huawei, the next phase of the Tech4Nature project was officially launched. This significant endeavor aims to enhance the protection of jaguars in Mexico’s Dzilam de Bravo State Reserve and aims to analyze the impact of climate change on biodiversity.

Along with Huawei, the launch involved important collaborators including the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the Yucatán state government, and local partner C-Minds. Marina Robles García, the Subsecretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Restoration of Mexico, highlighted that 42% of the ecosystems in Mexico face varying degrees of degradation. To address this challenge, continuous monitoring and substantial restoration efforts are essential. This project represents a vital collaboration that fosters significant advancements toward environmental restoration.

Aligned with Huawei’s TECH4ALL initiative and the IUCN Green List, Tech4Nature was established in 2020 as a global partnership to amplify nature conservation through innovative technologies. At the summit, Joaquín Díaz Mena, Governor of Yucatán, emphasized the necessity of combining scientific approaches, technological advancements, and community engagement to drive effective conservation strategies. The jaguar, classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and fragmentation, stands to benefit from enhanced conservation methods outlined in this project.

The first phase of the project involved deploying 60 audio devices and over 20 camera traps within the Dzilam de Bravo reserve. Utilizing advanced AI-trained models, the system was able to recognize sounds and images of various species inhabiting the reserve. As of April 2025, the project successfully identified 147 species, confirming the presence of nine jaguars in the area.

Moving forward, the second phase is dedicated to gathering data regarding the distribution of jaguar populations, providing data-informed insights for improved decision-making, and facilitating better management of the reserve. Planning for biological corridors will be crucial to ensure jaguars have safe passage throughout their habitat.

The Tech4Nature summit convened experts, scientists, and conservation leaders from around the world to share technological innovations and strategies enhancing biodiversity conservation. Tao Jingwen, Director of Huawei’s Board and Sustainable Development Committee, stated, “Digital technology makes biodiversity conservation significantly more effective, enabling governments and environmental advocates to take quicker and more targeted actions.” He called upon more partners to join the Tech4Nature initiative, transforming digital technology into a shared asset for global ecosystem conservation.

Additional projects from the second phase of Tech4Nature span various countries:

• - Brazil is focusing on assessing climate change effects on Marajó Island and monitoring mangrove crabs as an indicator of ecosystem health.
• - China is employing networked digital solutions and AI analytics to track and support the repopulation of the world’s rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon, of which only 42 individuals remain.
• - Spain aims to safeguard Bonelli’s eagle in the Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac natural park by leveraging digital technologies to analyze visitor impacts on eagle reproductive success.
• - Kenya is enhancing monitoring of protected marine areas and coral reefs in the Kisite-Mpunguti National Park to combat illegal fishing and tourism pressures while tracking parrotfish crucial for coral survival.
• - Turkey represents a pioneering collaboration among NGOs, private sector, and government to assess biodiversity protection focusing on large mammals, specifically deer and wild goats, in two pilot sites.

The Tech4Nature summit underscored how cooperation among tech sectors, NGOs, governments, academic institutions, and local communities has established a fresh paradigm for biodiversity and ecosystem protection.

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