FIRNS The Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland
Marine Directorate
“Developing a sustainable Scottish source to sea, green finance model” Strengthening connections between rivers, coasts & seas, and scaling-up investment to restore aquatic environments for nature and people.
Leven LENs Developing a Landscape Enterprise Network (LENs) in the River Leven Catchment with investible Nature-based Solutions and measurable regional socio-economic and environmental impacts.
Nature Finance Fife will make a place based ‘SBTN/TNFD’ ready model for blended financing into connected landscapes.
Nature Finance Certification Alliance
Meeting our UK Community Benefit Standard will de-risk projects & provide assurance to ensure environmental and social impacts are realised. FIRNS Project Team
Advisory Group
Partner Projects • • • • • • • • • •
Kinlochbervie NW2045 Land+ Futures Tayvallich Estate Drumadoon Farm Almond Headwaters River Ericht Catchment Dreel Burn Catchment Whole Farm approach to Nature Markets Water of Leith Catchment Solway Coast and Marine Project Community Contract for Marine NatCap
Landscape-scale nature restoration by farmer-led cluster covering 6000 ha in the Pentland Hills. Social, educational, health and well-being benefits created for local community
Scaling community benefits from rewilding through investment-ready joint ventures with local communities.
Solway Coast and Marine Project ‘Unlocking the capacity of the Solway to act as a community wealth building vehicle where unique ownership models creates an opportunity to harness our natural capital, unencumbered by challenges faced on land, gaining a better understanding of the marine investment market, associated obstacles and mechanisms’ Contact; karen.morley@dumgal.gov.uk
Biodiversity crediting for woodlands, peatlands and other ecosystems Creating a biodiversity crediting mechanism for quality woodlands and peatlands to provide confidence and scale the market, providing green jobs.
Unlocking the barriers associated with delivering the restoration of degraded peatland on crofting and common grazing land through innovative funding solutions supporting two Scottish pilot projects
Developing a market for investment in Natural Flood Management measures to protect communities and enhance biodiversity at the catchment scale using the Eddleston Water Project.
Advancing the UK Saltmarsh Code in Scotland: To enable the creation of an innovative saltmarsh carbon standard that is applicable across the UK.
RSPB Skinflats Site inundated at a very high tide (Photo credit: James Leonard/RSPB)
The consortium aims to create a financial marketplace dedicated to marine ecosystem services. It seeks to bolster natural capital through the restoration of native oyster reefs while promoting coastal community benefits.
Standardised buyer – seller contracts for carbon and other nature markets Enabling landowners, tenants, community groups and buyers to participate confidently in nature markets as they grow
NorthWest2045 Land+ Futures is exploring a deeply place-based approach focused on shaping and testing a community-led model to proactively engage with natural capital markets.
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