Oikonos is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization working locally and internationally to increase awareness and understanding of human impacts on marine ecosystems and
improve biodiversity conservation on imperiled islands.

Chile Disaster Relief - Auxilio para Chile

Families on the Juan Fernández Islands, Chile, have been severely affected by the recent tsunami.
Familias en las islas de Juan Fernández Islands, Chile han sido afectadas por el reciente tsunami.

Watch a beautiful and touching video "Tsunami Relief for Robinson Crusoe Island" from our fundraising partners at Chasing Crusoe

 

What's New for Spring 2010

A Ceramic Solution: New Nests for Seabirds on Año Nuevo Island

Design students are partnering with Oikonos to build secure underground nests for a threatened seabird, the Rhinoceros Auklet. The Design Ecology course at the California College of the Arts is instructed by the Head of Ceramics, Nathan Lynch, and Rebar's Matthew Passmore. The course offers a unique, hands-on opportunity for students from many creative disciplines to contribute an applied design solution that will help fulfill Oikonos' mission. Follow the progress blog, meet the wildlife, become a volunteer, or join the friends group to receive updates www.AnoNuevoIsland.org

May Update: Success! A mated pair of Rhinoceros Auklets has laid an egg in one of the nest module designs. View the Progress Blog.

Watch a New Short Film about Oikonos

New Publications

Top-down and bottom-up factors affecting seabird population trends in the California current system (1985–2006)
Progress in Oceanography, Volume 84, Issues 3-4, Pages 242-254

David G. Ainley, K. David Hyrenbach

International and cross-cultural management in conservation of migratory species
In a special free-access Forum by the Royal Society of New Zealand: Cross-cultural environmental research and management.

Hannahrose M. Nevins, Josh Adams, Henrik Moller, Jamie Newman, Michelle Hester, and K. David Hyrenbach.

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