During 2022 the Inner Forth Futures (IFF) partnership is developing the 'Climate FORTH: Furthering Our Resilience Through Heritage' project thanks to funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund. If we successfully secure funds for delivery, the project will pilot new ways for Inner Forth communities, heritage and place to adapt to change and become more resilient and ready for the future whilst supporting a response to the twin climate and biodiversity crises and a just transition for all. The IFF area includes the parts of Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and Fife that surround the Inner Forth, and as a partnership we aim to make the area a better place to live, work, visit and invest in, by helping to promote its natural and cultural heritage, and sustainable transport options. We also want to support communities so that they feel confident to take a greater role in managing and promoting the area’s heritage for themselves. Our vision is of an Inner Forth landscape where the natural, cultural and historical wealth of the area is revealed, valued, enhanced, and made accessible to both residents and visitors. The IFF partnership is led by RSPB Scotland and brings together NatureScot, Falkirk, Fife, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils, Green Action Trust and Sustrans. IFF hopes that the Climate FORTH project will contribute towards taking forward the legacy of our previous work through the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative, and work with local people to build on those achievements in the future. We have been working around the Inner Forth since 2011. The Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI) was an exciting programme of work that helped conserve, enhance and celebrate the unique landscape and heritage of the upper reaches of the Firth of Forth. Between May/June 2014 and September 2018, 54 discrete but inter-related projects took place around the Inner Forth area, led by IFLI partners and local groups. The suite of projects helped to celebrate, protect and improve the natural, cultural and historical landscape of the Inner Forth Estuary. IFLI was funded by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund. IFF is not able to take a position or comment on any matters of policy, or political campaigns.
