Forests cover around 40% of Georgia's territory while the alpine/subalpine zone accounts for roughly around 10% of the land. Much of the natural habitat in the low-lying areas of western Georgia has disappeared during the past 100 years because of the agricultural development of the land and urbanization.

Over 40% of Belarus' 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. About a fifth of Belarusian land (principally farmland and forests in the southeastern regions) was affected by radiation fallout from Ukraine's 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Moldova's rich soil and temperate continental climate (with warm summers and mild winters) have made the country one of the most productive agricultural regions since ancient times, and a major supplier of agricultural products in southeastern Europe.