The Impact Project on Tanera tracks the social, economic, environmental and cultural value created through our interventions.
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We measure what matters to people, tangible and intangible.
By using data, storytelling, and mixed media, we tell the story of how Tanera has improved lives, landscapes, and livelihoods. This process has helped guide our decisions, show progress, and stay accountable to the project’s wider purpose.
Rural and Community Regeneration
Tanera’s rural and community regeneration efforts are focussed on reversing depopulation, strengthening local resilience, and creating stable employment. Connecting with surrounding community networks helps us support the sustainable development of communities across the Highlands.
Through projects like our Volunteer Programme and the Bothan Fund, partnerships with local development and heritage organisations, and research projects archiving the history of our surrounding estates, we are renewing engagement with the area’s heritage.
We prioritise sourcing from independent Highland businesses, strengthening the local economy. Staff are supported to relocate permanently and develop their skills, and our community events programme encourages wider engagement with arts, heritage, and science. We champion hands-on learning and educational experiences for local youth, promoting opportunities for career growth within the Highlands.
Targeted Support for People in Public Service
Since 2018, we have welcomed over 1,000 people from various charities aimed at supporting the wellbeing of people working in high-stress areas of public service in the UK.
Guests are selected by the external charitable bodies we partner with, and join us on the island to take part in facilitated restorative retreats involving working on the projects across the islands as well as taking time to connect with themselves and one another . These weeks are designed to offer space for rest, reflection, and reconnection, free from the demands of their everyday environments.
The purpose of the island is restorative in the broadest sense; creating the conditions for people to feel calm, valued, and able to return to their roles with renewed perspective. All guest stays are fully funded through partner charities, with no cost to the individuals attending.
Environmental Restoration and Protection
Our environmental work on the island and our mainland sites is continually evolving. Direct interventions have resulted in woodland regeneration, freshwater habitat creation, mosaic landscaping, and the reintroduction of traditional agricultural practices.
Early impact- reporting has included assessing biodiversity indicators and habitat resilience, as well as collaborative research, including species surveys and environmental DNA studies. This approach has allowed the project to contribute to begin the process of recovering our on-island ecosystems and has paved the way for the development of a longer term ecological impact assessment programme.
We are excited to be partnering with a number of local and UK-wide research initiatives across our ecological and marine ecosystems to develop this programme further.
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Our Communities
Social value is created through shared outcomes, not isolated actions.
By engaging those who live, work, and collaborate with us, we ensure our interventions are relevant, inclusive, and responsive to local needs.
Their insights shape our priorities, strengthen accountability, and help us deliver meaningful, lasting impact.