---
title: environments
url: /docs/esc/environments/syntax/builtin-properties/environments/
---
The `environments` built-in property provides access to other environments within the same organization. This allows the selective use of values from other environments without explicitly importing those environments.

## Properties

| Property | Type                           | Description                                                       |
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| project  | [ESCProject](#pulumicontext)   | The project that contains the environment to access

### ESCProject

| Property       | Type   | Description                                                       |
|----------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| environment    | any    | The environment to access

## Example

```yaml
values:
  other: Hello, ${environments.app.dev.name}!
```

### Evaluated result

```json
{
  "greeting": "Hello, My App!"
}
```