Welcome to
EcoNet
EcoNet collaborates with community groups, Iwi, councils and national bodies to accelerate conservation outcomes.
EcoNet is a charitable trust which leads innovation in data standards and access to fit-for-purpose software for conservation by developing CAMS: Conservation Activities Management System.
Tens of thousands of participants drive conservation in Aotearoa – volunteers, coordinators, managers, contractors, council staff, iwi and hapu. Too many do not have software designed to handle the complex range of management, communications, planning, recording and reporting needed.

Supporting funders


Regional Environment and Natural Heritage Fund 2019-2020.
Our Projects
Fit-for-purpose software resources to help your group thrive. We are working to radically improve the systems and processes currently holding back community conservation organisations.
Conservation Activity Management System "CAMS"
Data Standards for Conservation
How do you track your bait uptake? In blocks? In grams? And how do you record your trap catches? As rattus rattus? As mature female Norway rat? 10 different descriptions of the same rat trap are used by various groups! Why capture data, how can it be retrieved? Without a data standard it is extremely hard for researchers to do any analysis of ‘best practice
What are the issues?
Researcher or Teacher
I want to search, filter, download, compare, collate and analyse pest data. Having all the information from across the country collected and presented in a consistent, structured and time & geo-referenced manner would assist.
Volunteer
I want to understand how to help, report a pest sighting or organise bait delivery.
Parks Officer
I have two restoration groups working near each other using different tools and I cannot see their data and they cannot compare progress.
Coordinator
Our information is in various XL spreadsheets! It’s so time consuming to analyse data in formats that I can use in reports and share with others.
How can you help?
Be a sponsoring partner
EcoNet is a volunteer based registered charity. We need committed strategic partners. We will help your engagement with a huge number of people all over Aotearoa, and the brand value of enabling a game changer for conservation.
Donate your time
We’re working for the coordinators and managers of groups working in the conservation space. Able to give us a hand?
Support what we are doing and keep in touch
Join the many community conservation groups that have expressed their support.
Donate
You can direct credit our account at 389022 0163872 00. Any donation over $5 is tax-deductible.
News & Events

Biosecurity Awards Innovation Winner
The EcoNet Charitable Trust is delighted and honoured to receive a NZ Biosecurity Award in the the Innovation category We thank the Minister for Biosecurity,

EcoNet is a Biosecurity Awards finalist
EcoNet Charitable Trust is delighted and honoured to be a finalist in the Innovation Category of the NZ Biosecurity Awards. Read More Here The EcoNet

CAMS Weed app gets better and better
The CAMS weed app now has thousands of weed records from across the country. Users can add or edit a weed instance and record visit

CAMS Weed app is taking off
EcoNet’s Conservation Activity Management System (CAMS) Weed Tool is built in Esri ArcGIS. EcoNet’s licensing means that we can have thousands of named users of

CAMS Weed App first GIS tool off the block
CAMS GIS has its first tool available now in beta. CAMS Weed App is on desktop as an ArcGIS Web App and also on ArcGIS

CAMS CRM ready to pilot
CAMS CRM, built in the robust secure Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment is moving from test phase to piloting with EcoNet and Pest Free Kaipatiki in