Greening Azerbaijan’s economy is urgently needed as the current models of growth continue to erode the stocks of natural assets and undermine the integrity of ecosystem services on which economic activity depends. This decade is decisive for boosting the resilience of societies and economies in the context of urgent climate and environmental challenges. This means imminently changing the current models of growth. The shift becomes even more pertinent in the context of the global health emergency of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The EU-funded “EU4Environment” Action, launched in 2019, helps Azerbaijan, as well as five other Eastern partner (EaP) countries - Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine – preserve their natural capital and increase people’s environmental well-being, by supporting environment-related action, demonstrating and unlocking opportunities for greener growth, and setting mechanisms to better manage environmental risks and impacts. EU4Environment integrates in a single strategic framework initiatives to achieve: greener decision making, sustainable economy and green growth, smart environmental regulations, ecosystem protection and knowledge sharing.