ISTITUTO OIKOS is an International cooperation NGO based in Milan (Italy). Oikos has been operating in Lebanon since 2016 mainly in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, where it is engaged in the areas of: Protection of biodiversity and valorisation of the natural heritage, Revitalisation of the local economy, Promotion of good practices for the management of the territory and its resources, Support for environmental tourism, Dissemination of innovative technologies for farmland irrigation.