The second edition of the Caucasus Environment Outlook (CEO-2) emphasizes the importance of regional environmental monitoring through a participatory and consultative approach in its nine chapters. It explores the latest regional developments and environmental assessments regarding population, urbanization, economic development, climate change, land cover, biodiversity, air quality, freshwater and cross-cutting issues, illustrating how policies can influence environmental outcomes and how environmental changes can, in turn, shape policy. Applying the methodology of the Global Environment Outlook, the CEO-2 contains a wealth of information, maps, and tables, and it is unique in that it values the involvement of researchers and the academic community from across the six Caucasus countries in its publication. The analysis of environmental trends considers various social, cultural, economic, environmental, and political factors, offering a cross-sectoral perspective.

The work conducted by more than 150 individuals over five years is a unique example of cooperation among scientists, partitioners, and decision-makers of different disciplines in a highly complicated geopolitical region.