Level Up For Tiger Protection: Huya Launches ‘Protect Our Home Planet' Campaign Ahead Of Lunar New Year

China has increasingly focused on ecological civilization, biological diversity, and sustainable development in recent years. The live-streaming company Huya wants to use its influential status and its platform as a digital hub to promote wildlife conservation and reduce illegal online trade.

To actively respond to the calling of building a beautiful home and achieving sustainable development, support biodiversity and fight against the illegal wildlife trade, Huya initiated the Campaign in collaboration with CWCA, IFAW and TRAFFIC, contributing to the goal of conserving the ecological environment and the planet. We sincerely hope to establish an environmentally and socially responsible live streaming platform with the collaborative efforts from live stream hosts, users, volunteers, non-profit organisations and others, so that we can work together to achieve the goal of fostering a positive online space and living in harmony with nature.”

Meng LI, Senior Vice President of Huya

The company has a dedicated CSR team and pays close attention to issues like biodiversity conservation, habitat protection, and online illegal wildlife trade and utilises innovative ways to encourage platform users and the public to participate in wildlife conservation.

"This campaign echoes the theme of ‘Ecological Civilization: Saving a One Shared Planet for All Life on Earth,’ at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. As the Year of the Tiger arrives, we hope that this Campaign will turn into a success of joint efforts across sectors to advance biodiversity conservation and an innovative and open platform to welcome participation from various organizations and people from all walks of life," said Chenyue MA, IFAW China Program Manager.

Huya will collaborate with key nature reserves to launch 100 episodes of live streaming series that will cover five main themes, including ‘Stories of Wildlife Conservationists,’ ‘Back to the Sky,’ and ‘Knowing Our Endangered Friends’. Relevant experts from CWCA and TRAFFIC will share the science and stories through live streams – actively engage with audiences to improve their knowledge of endangered species and how they can support conservation efforts.

Ling XU, Director of TRAFFIC China, noted that biodiversity lays the foundation for the survival of humanity and sustainable development. “Corporate social responsibility is more crucial than ever.

As a member of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, Huya has not only actively pushed forward a positive online environment but also built connections with relevant parties to encourage more of the public to participate in biodiversity governance and conservation and in turn, reduce the demand for illegally traded wildlife.”

Ling XU, Director of TRAFFIC ChinaThe Campaign will invite 100 live streamers from the Huya platform and create online events that further promote the harmonious relationship between humans and nature to encourage sustainable development through art.

Last year, to mark Global Tiger Day 2021, TRAFFIC and the China Wildlife Conservation Association collaborated with Huya, a new member of the Coalition To End Wildlife Trafficking Online, to launch a similar live-streaming drive called ‘Protecting the King in the Forest.’ This year, Huya plans to launch an online art festival on Global Tiger Day, presenting unique content, including ethnic songs and dance shows. There are also plans for another art festival at the beach in Zhuhai, China, focusing on whale conservation and sustainable development for human livelihoods.

Huya will also mobilise its registered volunteer team on the platform to publicise the relevant laws and regulations of wildlife protection and knowledge about preventing illegal wildlife trade online. Along with other Coalition To End Wildlife Trafficking Online members, the company is developing the ‘AI Guardian’, an automated software used  to identify wildlife crime information on the platform.

Its very encouraging to see a private sector enterprise utlise its influential position to publicise the relevant laws and regulations of wildlife to prevent illegal wildlife trade, not only on online platforms but attempt to change unsustainable social norms within Chinese society."

Ling XU, Director of TRAFFIC China

TRAFFIC stands ready to support Huya to carry out campaigns to fulfil their corporate social responsibility and continue to help Huya's security staff to increase their capacity on preventing and detecting IWT in their platform and promote the collaboration between Huya and law enforcement.