

NEWS | Local Action with Global Commitments: Highlights from the 2025 ECF Regional Consultative Forum
On Friday, May 30, 2025, stakeholders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia gathered with donor representatives once again at the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi. Over 70 participants—government officials, civil society leaders, international experts, and community-based organizations—came together for a full day of presentations, dialogue, and exchange.
Jun 4


NEWS | Presenting Two Crises, One Solution at COP in Baku
On November 19, 2024, as part of COP-29, ECF was presented at a session titled Two Crises, One Solution: Biodiversity and Climate Nexus.
Nov 21, 2024


PHOTO ESSAY | Trees, Traditions and Tourism; Sustainable Forest Management in Adigeni
Building sustainable tourism in the forests and mountains of Adigeni, Georgia  As the sunsets behind the mountains that surround the...
Nov 6, 2024


PHOTO ESSAY | From Wheat to Lemons: Sustainable Enterprises in Azerbaijan’s Mountain Communities
How rural communities in Azerbaijan are combining tradition and conservation to drive sustainable economic growth. Fall is harvest time...
Oct 17, 2024


NEWS | An Overview of ECF's Annual Gathering of the Regional Consultative Forum 2024
On Wednesday October 9, 2024, the ECF team welcomed government and stakeholder representatives, local administration and the leaders of community-based organisations to the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi for a day of presentations and information sharing. A total of 70 people gathered for the full-day event.
Oct 14, 2024


Creativity, Collaboration and Hard Work Produces a New Camping Area and Hiking Trail in Georgia
A collaborative summer effort produced new tourism infrastructure in Adigeni, Georgia.
Aug 19, 2024


Wildlife Compensation Schemes; the Newest Component of ECF’s Conservation Agreements
The second phase of the Eco-Corridors Fund for the Caucasus required the team to build off of the experience and knowledge gained from the first phase of the project, and with that adapting and adjusting to address new challenges.
Jun 17, 2024


ECF's First Ever Wildlife Caretaker Conference
Last week we hosted an exciting event – ECF’s first ever Caretaker Conference.
May 2, 2024


Q&A with Nigel Dudley of Equilibrium Consulting
A chat with internationally acclaimed protected areas expert Nigel Dudley in the ECF office in Tbilisi.
Nov 14, 2023


Photo Essay |Â Fresh Air and Fall Colours in Adigeni, Georgia
On Thursday 19 October in Tbilisi, the ECF team took advantage of the warm and sunny fall weather to get out of the city and visit the regio
Oct 24, 2023