Nature needs our help more than ever. With a million species at risk, the time to act is now. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework sets an ambitious goal: protecting 30% of Earth's vital ecosystems by 2030. At Earth Hour 2025, we're bringing this mission to life through four remarkable species.
Join us as we explore these incredible ambassadors of land, sea, and sky - each telling a unique story of survival and hope.
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Warming and extreme weather events associated with climate change lead to more frequent coral bleaching events in Hong Kong. Worryingly, populations of staghorn corals are continuously decreasing.
IUCN Red List Assessment: Data DeficientNear ThreatenedVulnerable(Depend on the species)
A rare species in Hong Kong and is one of the few butterflyfish species listed as “Near Threatened” due to its highly specialised diet requirement — it feeds exclusively on Acropora corals.
IUCN Red List Assessment: Near Threatened
Chevron Butterflyfish
川紋蝴蝶魚
Once common and widespread across Southern China, Three-banded Box Turtle has plummeted to the brink of global extinction due to poaching and habitat degradation. The population in Hong Kong is considered among the last breeding populations in the wild.
IUCN Red List Assessment: Critically Endangered
Three-banded Box Turtle (Golden Coin Turtle)
三線閉殼龜(金錢龜)
It was once be a regular winter visitor in Deep Bay with peak counts of over eighty birds. However, since 2010 there has been no sightings. Climate change may have altered the bird’s migration pattern.
IUCN Red List Assessment: Near Threatened