In 2025, Oikonos launched the project “Promoting the Conservation of the Humboldt Penguin in Chile and Peru”, an initiative aimed at strengthening scientific research, environmental education, and conservation efforts for one of the most iconic species of the Humboldt Current.

Individual actions have a greater impact on the collective than we often realize. Thanks to more than 9,000 people who took part in the public consultation, the Humboldt Penguin has now been declared a Natural Monument.

Phalaropes are tiny shorebi rds that specialize on saline lakes during their incredible migration from North to South America.

Freshwater is essential for life. Its quality has a direct impact on the health of ecosystems and on the well-being of the communities that rely on it.

While artificial lights at night facilitate human activities, like exercising, walking your dog and even driving, after dark, they can have harmful effects on wildlife.

We are proud that our program with NOAA Fisheries studying seabirds accidentally caught in fisheries (called bycatch) has won the Presidential Migratory Bird Federal Stewardship Award!

Humboldt penguins are experiencing a continuous decline in their populations.

Every year, for over a decade, Oikonos alongside CONAF has been monitoring the nesting colonies of the Pink-footed Shearwater (Ardenna creatopus) on Isla Mocha, Chile.

My name is Tiare Varela, and I want to share something deeply meaningful to me: the beautiful Mocha Island.