COMMUNITY-LED NATURE RESTORATION IN SCOTLAND
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HIEF funds projects that fall into four key areas: montane, fresh water, marine & coastal, and forest & woodland. From supporting the reintroduction of cranes to the Cairngorms, regenerating Scotland’s temperate rainforests, to restoring critical native oyster beds, HIEF is enabling communities to drive projects and benefit from nature restoration. We believe that nature restoration benefits all, and we champion community-led conservation.
The European Nature Trust supports the work of the Highlands & Islands Environment Foundation – a grant-making organisation supporting projects aiming to protect and restore ecosystems. Across Scotland, there are passionate communities working to reverse environmental damage, and supercharge restoration. TENT supports HIEF’s mission to reinvigorate vibrant natural environments where people and nature thrive together.
Lichens are an indicator species of a healthy forest ecosystem.
Native oyster beds clean water while providing nursery ground for juvenile fish.
Seagrass beds sequester more carbon more rapidly than tropical rainforests.
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