Oikonos

Founded in 2002, Oikonos is a non-governmental organisation based in Kailua, United States working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, education +2 more.

Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge is a non-profit organisation that studies and protects threatened ecosystems and species. It works through scientific research, art, environmental education and collaboration with local communities, schools, universities and public and private institutions. Its projects focus on seabirds, shorebirds, island ecosystems and marine plastic pollution across the Pacific, including the United States West Coast, Hawaii, Chile, Peru and New Zealand. Founded in 2002, it began by studying seabirds off the coast of California. Its activities include species and habitat restoration, conservation fences, bycatch mitigation, light pollution solutions, and support for environmental policy development. Oikonos also runs education programmes for schools and communities, and funds its work largely through individual donations, including a monthly donor community.