Phase Two of Tech4Nature Jaguar Protection Project Launched in Mexico
Merida, Mexico, April 9, 2025 At the 2025 Tech4Nature Summit today, Huawei, International Union of Conservation for Nature (IUCN), and local partners launched Phase Two of the Mexico Tech4Nature project, which aims to strengthen the protection of jaguars in Dzilam de Bravo State Reserve and study the effects of climate change on biodiversity.
Alongside Huawei and IUCN, the launch was officiated by Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the State Government of Yucatán, and local partner C-Minds.
Aligned with Huawei’s TECH4ALL initiative and the IUCN Green List, Tech4Nature is a global partnership launched by Huawei and IUCN in 2020 to scale up success in nature conservation through technological innovation.
Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, the jaguar is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. To contribute to its conservation, the first phase of the project installed 60 audio monitoring devices and more than 20 camera traps in Dzilam de Bravo State Reserve. Using trained AI models, the system is able to recognize the vocalizations and images of species that inhabit the reserve. In addition to identifying 147 species, the solution has so far confirmed the presence of nine jaguars in the territory.
The second phase of the project focuses on gathering data about the distribution of jaguar populations, and providing data-driven insights to support decision-making and improve reserve management with a view to creating a biological corridor.
The 2025 Tech4Nature Summit brought together experts, scientists, and conservation leaders from around the world to share advances and strategies in technology-driven nature conservation.
“Digital technology is making biodiversity conservation much more efficient, and helping governments and conservationists take faster, more targeted action,” said Tao Jingwen, Director of the Board, Director of the Corporate Sustainable Development Committee for Huawei. “I want to call on more of our partners to join the Tech4Nature initiative to make digital technology a common tool for global ecosystem conservation.”
As well as Mexico, the summit explored Tech4Nature Phase Two projects in Brazil, China, Spain, Kenya, and Türkiye, showcasing how monitoring technologies and AI analytics can be adapted to the specific needs of diverse ecosystems.
“Building on our momentum so far, we look forward to the second phase of this partnership with great anticipation. This new chapter will focus on six countries, promoting transformative change for species, ecosystems, and their communities," said Úrsula Parrilla, Director, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC) for IUCN. “By integrating technology into large-scale conservation, we contribute to global goals that seek to put nature at the center of decision-making for sustainable development”.
Tech4Nature phase two projects
Brazil will study the impact of climate change on Marajó Island and monitor the mangrove crab as an indicator of ecosystem health.
China uses acoustic monitoring, a 4G network, and AI analytics to track the Hainan gibbon, the world’s rarest primate species with just 42 individuals remaining in existence. With a view to helping the species repopulate, complete coverage of five family groups has been achieved so far.
Spain aims to protect the Bonelli's eagle in Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac Natural Park by using cameras, GPS trackers, and specialized software to analyze the impact of park visitors on the eagles’ reproductive success.
Kenya aims to improve monitoring in protected marine areas and coral reef to help tackle issues such as illegal fishing and pressure from tourism. Underwater cameras, photogrammetry, and audio monitoring will be deployed to study marine life, including parrot fish, the presence and well-being of which is beneficial to coral.
Türkiye represents a pioneering collaboration between NGOs, the private sector, and the government to evaluate biodiversity protection, with a focus on large mammals, including the fallow deer and wild goat in two pilot sites.
The 2025 Tech4Nature Summit attested to how collaboration between the technology sector, NGOs, governments, academic institutions, and local communities has created a new paradigm for protecting biodiversity and ecosystems.
About TECH4ALL
TECH4ALL is Huawei's long-term digital inclusion initiative and action plan. Enabled by innovative technologies and partnerships, TECH4ALL is designed to enable inclusion and sustainability in the digital world.
Visit the Huawei TECH4ALL website at https://www.huawei.com/en/tech4all
Follow us on X at https://x.com/HUAWEI_TECH4ALL
Learn more about Tech4Nature: https://www.huawei.com/en/tech4all/stories/tech4nature-technology-nature-conservation.
From promoting innovative eco-design to banning the use of single-use plastic straws, efforts to…
IUCN’s Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) initiative rolled out a series of…