Our projects

The first phase of a long-term cooperation programme between Istituto Oikos and the Shouf Biosphere Reserve (Lebanon) began on the  13th of October 2017. The objective of the initiative, initially supported by the Beirut headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation, and later by the MAVA Foundation, the Mohammed bin Zayed Foundation and the Prince […]

The Shouf Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon has a very significant environmental, economic and cultural value. It covers 5% of the country surface, however, it is the largest protected area not only in Lebanon but in the whole of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern area. It also constitutes a huge source of wealth for the population […]

It all starts with training. We provide key stakeholders in each Reserve with effective and up-to-date tools for proper planning and management of agroforestry and pastoral landscapes. We are also committed to restoring agroforestry and pastoral lands through large-scale environmental management interventions: rebuilding stone terraces, developing composting units using local farmers’ agricultural waste, implementing fire […]