Embrace the wild life
Join in protecting three wild ecosystems across the globe, and the species that call them home, for this year’s Green Game Jam!
About the Green Game Jam
The Green Game Jam (GGJ) is organized by the Playing for the Planet Alliance (P4P), a United Nations Environment Programme-facilitated initiative. The goal of the Jam is to inspire climate action among millions of players worldwide through games they know and love. This year the Jam is partnering with Milkywire to protect vital ecosystems and promote environmental awareness.
The Green Game Jam 2023 goal is to enable ecosystem protection during one year, including
50,000
hours of fieldwork
55.2
%
3,664
donations by players
27,628
hours of fieldwork enabled*
14
gaming studios committed
3,056
threatened species protected**
Explore three wild ecosystems
Amazon
Himalayas
Western Indian Ocean
Safeguard the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest, encompassing half the world's tropical forests, houses millions of species, over a million Indigenous Peoples, and generates 20% of global oxygen. This vital ecosystem, crucial for planetary cooling, faces threats from logging, mining, and resource extraction, causing widespread habitat loss.
What can organizations do with $10?
1 hour of habitat protection
1 hour of community education
1 hour of research
Meet the harlequin toad
Harlequin toad
The Amazon mascot in Green Game Jam 2023
Other species in ecosystem: tapir, jaguar, tamandua, giant otter and coral snake. Photo credit: Jamie Culebras
Meet our mascot: the harlequin toad
Harlequin toads, or Atelopus, are vibrant amphibians with colors like orange, red, green, and purple, earning the nickname "clown frogs." Over 100 species inhabit Central and South America, stretching from Costa Rica to Bolivia and the Amazon basin. Sadly, these eye-catching creatures face the threat of extinction.
Threats
A deadly pathogen The lethal disease chytridiomycosis is the biggest threat to the harlequin toads.
Habitat destruction and degradation Habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture, livestock, logging and farming pose a big threat to the survival of the harlequin toad.
Water pollution As harlequin toads often live in elevation streams, they are highly sensitive to water pollution, an increasing problem due to both legal and illegal activities such as gold mining.
Lack of knowledge Very few of the harlequin toad species have been studied in detail and most species' ecology, behavior and current population status remain unknown.
Meet our partners on the ground
Support the Amazon
90% of your donation benefits impactful organizations, in line with the UN SDG:s. The donation goes through the non-profit WRLD Foundation, with 10% covering Milkywire's platform and transaction costs. The gaming studios taking part in the Green Game Jam are not responsible for the fundraising and do not receive or control the donations.
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About Milkywire
Milkywire, an innovative tech company founded in 2018, has partnered with Green Game Jam 2023 to create a digital experience and facilitate funding distribution to environmental organizations. They empower companies and private donors to support a diverse range of environmental initiatives, including species preservation and carbon removal, through transparent digital tools and feedback models.
“Too often, nature is taken for granted. It’s seen as a ‘forever asset’ that we don’t need to worry about, often serving as just an epic stage that serves as a backdrop for game play. This year we wanted to try and change that and set studios the challenge of pulling nature into the foreground so that a bridge is built so players can connect, care and then act for nature. This year the studios have gone that extra mile with new levels of creativity and bravery in this year’s edition. Picking a winner will be tough.”
Sam Barratt, Chief, Youth, Education & Advocacy, UN Environment , Co-Founder Playing for the Planet Alliance