Istituto Oikos Onlus / Oikos Onlus Institute

Istituto Oikos is a non-profit organization that operates in Europe and developing countries to safeguard biodiversity. It promotes a responsible management of natural resources and the widespread adoption of more-sustainable lifestyles as tools for social and economic development and for fighting poverty.

Since 1996, we have carried out more than 200 projects all over the world: in Italy, in Europe, in eleven countries distributed between Asia, Africa and South America. We are committed every day to promoting and managing development programs, forms of cooperation and partnerships between organizations in the North and South of the world, activities for the creation of micro-enterprises in the environmental field, sustainability education initiatives. All our interventions, in any field, have a common goal: we want to bring the theme of the protection of environment at the center of attention of citizens, rural communities and institutions. In fact, we are guided by only one certainty: the care of the natural heritage is the basis of every development process. The defense of ecosystems increases local economic well-being.