Huawei's AI Monitoring Systems Accelerate Wildlife Conservation Across Three Continents
Through its Tech4Nature initiative, Huawei Technologies is utilizing AI-driven monitoring systems to bolster wildlife conservation efforts. In the Guangxi Chongzuo White-headed Langur National Nature Reserve, AI models have successfully identified the critically endangered white-headed langur in real time, achieving more than 37,200 identifications since 2024. This technology, created in partnership with the China-Asean Artificial Intelligence Computing Center, helps track fewer than 1,400 langurs that face threats from hunting and habitat destruction. In Norway, similar AI technology accurately differentiates native Atlantic salmon from invasive species with over 99% precision. Additionally, in collaboration with Xiamen University, Huawei's AI can identify 60 coral and 74 fish species with an accuracy of 83%. Since 2019, Huawei's initiatives have protected Bonelli's eagles in Spain and jaguars in Mexico across 65 regions, while also promoting rural development in Guangxi.
Key facts
- Huawei's AI system recorded over 37,200 white-headed langur identifications in Guangxi, China
- Fewer than 1,400 white-headed langurs remain in the wild, classified as critically endangered
- In Norway, AI helped capture more than 10,000 invasive salmon across three northern rivers with 99% accuracy
- Huawei's marine AI system identifies 60 coral and 74 fish species with 83% accuracy
- Tech4Nature projects span 65 protected areas globally since 2019, including forests, wetlands, and deserts
- AI monitoring reduced manual review time and physical patrols in sensitive habitats
- Digital infrastructure in Buhua village increased homestay bookings by 30% and cut rafting booking time from 20 to 3 minutes
- Water quality monitoring along the Heishui River enables continuous tracking of temperature, acidity, and dissolved oxygen
Entities
Institutions
- Huawei Technologies
- Guangxi Chongzuo White-headed Langur National Nature Reserve
- China-Asean Artificial Intelligence Computing Center
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Xiamen University
- Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation
- China Mobile Guangxi
Locations
- Chongzuo
- Guangxi
- China
- Norway
- Spain
- Mexico
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Japan
- South Korea
- Buhua
- Heishui River