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Learning from multiple crises to build resilient agri-food systems

Issue paper | 29 May, 2024 | Download PDF

While the EBRD investments helped increase agricultural production in its countries of operation, there is an urgent need to address the regional and global challenges. This can be done through sustainable investment into small and medium farms, phasing out large-scale livestock production, investing in circularity and decarbonisation


Suggestions for integrating considerations of land concentration impacts into the EBRD’s safeguards

Issue paper | 29 May, 2024 | Download PDF

Based on our experience with the EBRD’s investments in the agricultural sector, we have worked with the Land Matrix Initiative to formulate recommendations for the EBRD to integrate considerations of the impact of land concentration into its safeguards.


From drainage to restoration: A new chapter for Estonia’s wetlands

Case study | 28 May, 2024 | Download PDF

In Estonia, drained peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and thus exacerbate climate change. Our case study highlights the success of a project aimed at restoring the water regime of a mire ecosystem, leading to a remarkable growth in vegetation and the recovery of multiple species.


Georgia’s democratic future at stake: Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ bill threatens civil society and independent media

Briefing | 27 May, 2024 | Download PDF

On 3 April 2024, Georgia’s ruling party revived the controversial ‘Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence’, which labels independent media and civil society groups as foreign agents. The move, coming just over a year after initial proposals were dropped, has sparked widespread protests once again.


Joint civil society letter to the EBRD President on Georgia’s draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence

Advocacy letter | 27 May, 2024 | Download PDF

More than 30 international and national civil society organisations have joined the call to the President of the EBRD, Odile Renaud-Basso, to condemn the Foreign Agents Law, which is an attack on civil society and independent media and risks jeopardising their activities and the success of business operations in Georgia.