Get creative and save an animal with Hong Kong’s Voices for the Planet Challenge
Students of all ages, from primary to college, invited to submit stories, artwork or music videos about animals facing extinction
Strict measures were introduced after the epicentre of the disease was reportedly traced to a market in Wuhan, Hubei province, that sold wild animals. How the novel coronavirus jumped from animals to humans remains unclear.
Stopping trade in wildlife is an almighty task. The industry is deeply ingrained in China’s cultural DNA, from fur farms to traditional medicine, pets and tourism. It is also extremely lucrative: a 2017 report by the Chinese Academy of Engineering valued the trade at US$74 billion.
Raising awareness about global ecology is more vital than ever and Hong Kong charity LumiVoce is doing its bit to inspire the young people of today to become the wildlife protectors of tomorrow.
It has joined forces with the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation to launch the Voices for the Planet Challenge, a global competition that calls on students – primary, junior, secondary and college – to become biodiversity champions by getting creative with the theme “Saving All Life on Earth”.