Advancing nature-positive investments: Progress and challenges ahead in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood
The regional workshop “Advancing nature-positive investments: Progress and challenges ahead in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood” will take place in a hybrid format on 9 June 2026 (09:00 – 16:00, CEST). The event is organised within the EU Green Week.
The meeting will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation in Armenian, Romanian, and Ukrainian.
Registration: Participants are requested to register via this link.
Objectives
The workshop aims to present the evidence based on ecosystem service values, national targets, and financing needs in the EU’s Eastern partner countries, with a particular focus on forests and other priority ecosystems relevant to nature-positive investment.
It will present findings from four country studies covering Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, discuss financing instruments that can help bridge funding gaps, exchange national priorities and enabling conditions for investment, and share international experience relevant to Eastern Partnership countries.
The workshop will also facilitate dialogue among policymakers and partners to identify priority recommendations, strengthen regional cooperation, and support the mobilisation of public and private finance for sustainable natural resource management.
Participants
The workshop aims to bring together government officials from ministries of environment, representatives of EU institutions, international organisations, academia, and civil society organisations.
Background
This workshop is organised under the EU4Environment Programme – Activity 4.4 “Effective strategies for funding natural capital conservation in the Eastern Partnership countries”.
The EU4Environment Programme supports EaP countries in advancing strategic financing for forests and natural resource management (NRM) by assessing the value of forest and other ecosystem services and identifying related financing needs. This work examines the economic, environmental, and social benefits provided by forests and ecosystem services alongside the financial resources required to achieve national and international targets.
The activity results in detailed country reports with practical recommendations to help prioritise support and investment. It also promotes regional collaboration and facilitates knowledge exchange among partner countries and EU Member States.
