Download a pdf of the draft plan, complete with all objectives, actions, policies and appendices. 

Partnership Plan pdf

From tackling climate change to protecting wildlife, what should be our priorities for nature?  

Nature

The interaction between people and nature is central to addressing many of the challenges we face in the National Park and in society more generally. There is a need to find solutions to the climate emergency that have nature at their centre and the Cairngorms National Park should be a rural exemplar of this approach. This means addressing the big land use and ecological issues in the National Park over the next 25 years that will also continue to have significant positive effects for the next 200 years.&nbsp;The Nature section of this draft plan sets out the overall outcome we are seeking to achieve, alongside a series of long-term objectives for the National Park. These are supported by a detailed <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/policies/step1">policy framework</a> and a <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/actions/step1">series of actions</a> we plan to take over the next five years.&nbsp; The consultation on the draft Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan is now closed. You can still view the plan objectives below, or <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1sSyOV1PcaIiyve6nqmjp_" href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf" target="_blank">click here to download a pdf version</a>.Check out our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1k1hmJK4FSMSzhnQocyA5X" href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news" target="_blank">latest news section</a> for all the latest updates or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk" target="_blank">haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk</a>&nbsp;if you have any queries or comments.

From health and well-being to empowering communities, what should be our priorities for people? 

People

The development of a well-being economy &ndash; where society and nature live in harmony, where people enjoy a fair distribution of resources and live in healthy and resilient communities &ndash; is central to ensuring that we have a National Park that works for everyone. It is crucial that the Cairngorms National Park continues to be a place where people can live and work, and that young people have opportunities to stay and thrive.There will be significant changes to the economy over the coming decade and we need to ensure that people have the skills that are needed for these changes. The communities of the National Park continue to play a central role, and we are committed to supporting their aspirations and delivering on their key priorities as part of this Partnership Plan.&nbsp;The People section of this draft plan sets out the overall outcome we are seeking to achieve, alongside a series of long-term objectives for the National Park. These are supported by a <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/policies/step1">detailed policy framework</a> and a <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/actions/step1">series of actions</a> we plan to take over the next five years.&nbsp; The consultation on the draft Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan is now closed. You can still view the plan objectives below, or <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1sSyOV1PcaIiyve6nqmjp_" href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf" target="_blank">click here to download a pdf version</a>.Check out our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1k1hmJK4FSMSzhnQocyA5X" href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news" target="_blank">latest news section</a> for all the latest updates or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk" target="_blank">haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk</a>&nbsp;if you have any queries or comments.

From health and well-being to empowering community, what should be our priorities for the Park?  

Place

Since its inception in 2003, the Cairngorms National Park has been most successful when a broad range of people come together to find the right solutions for their specific area. Over the next few years, there are a number of significant challenges around housing, transport and tourism that we need to address collectively. Finding the right solutions to make a significant difference for our residents and visitors will not be easy, particularly as we must do so with nature and climate at the heart of everything we do.The work that has taken place already &ndash; such as increasing affordable housing provision to 45% in certain towns &ndash; is a step in the right direction; however, we now need more radical solutions if we are to truly deliver the desired objectives and outcomes.&nbsp;The Place section of this draft plan sets out the overall outcome we are seeking to achieve, alongside a series of long-term objectives for the National Park. These are supported by a <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/policies/step1">detailed policy framework</a> and a <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/actions/step1">series of actions</a> we plan to take over the next five years.&nbsp; The consultation on the draft Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan is now closed. You can still view the plan objectives below, or <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1sSyOV1PcaIiyve6nqmjp_" href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf" target="_blank">click here to download a pdf version</a>.Check out our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1k1hmJK4FSMSzhnQocyA5X" href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news" target="_blank">latest news section</a> for all the latest updates or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk" target="_blank">haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk</a>&nbsp;if you have any queries or comments.

The consultation on the draft Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan is now closed. You can still view the plan objectives below, or click here to download a pdf version. Check out our latest news section for all the latest updates or email haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk if you have any queries or comments

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After three months and over 500 individual responses, a draft plan is now ready for your feedback. 

About the project

Introduction to the formal consultation

Introduction 

After three months of informal consultation and over 500 individual responses, we&#39;ve heard your views on everything from protecting endangered species to tackling climate change, securing more affordable housing and green public transport options, and providing meaningful jobs for the next generation of Cairngorms residents. Thank you to all of those who have already contributed to the consultation. We have used these views to help shape a draft plan, which will now be consulted on until 17 December 2021.Responses have been many and varied, but one thing that is abundantly clear is that there has never been a more important to time to look at the future management of the Cairngorms National Park. The recovery from Covid-19, combined with the climate emergency and nature crisis, means that we need to look for new ways to address key issues in the Cairngorms. There is an opportunity for the Cairngorms National Park to lead the way in reaching net zero carbon emissions as fairly as possible, using nature-based and sustainable approaches to tackle the climate emergency, and putting people at the heart of decision-making.

The National Park aims

The Cairngorms is the UK&rsquo;s largest national park at 4,528 sq km (6% of Scotland&#39;s land mass) and is home to one-quarter of the UK&rsquo;s rare and endangered species. Around 18,000 people live in the Park across the areas of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray, Perth and Kinross, with two million visitors enjoying this special place every year.The National Park has four distinct aims as set out by Parliament:<ul><li>To conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area.</li><li>To promote sustainable use of the natural resources of the area.</li><li>To promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public.</li><li>To promote sustainable economic and social development of the area&rsquo;s communities.</li></ul>These aims are to be pursued collectively. However, if there is conflict between the first aim and any of the others, greater weight is given to the first aim (as set out in Section 9.6 of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000). This helps ensure conservation of the natural and cultural heritage underpins the economic, social and recreation value of the Cairngorms National Park.The Partnership Plan embeds this approach in the strategy for the National Park that is approved by Ministers and sets the framework for all public bodies that work within the Cairngorms, from NatureScot and Local Authorities to Transport Scotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. It is also supported and delivered by a range of private and voluntary organisations.

What is a National Park Partnership Plan?

The National Park Partnership Plan sets out how all those with a responsibility for the Park will co-ordinate their work to tackle the most important issues. In particular, this plan:<ul><li>Sets out the vision and overarching strategy for managing the National Park.</li><li>Guides the work of all public bodies and other partners to deliver the aims of the National Park.</li><li>Provides the strategic context for the Local Development Plan.</li><li>Sets out the Regional Land Use Framework and Regional Spatial Strategy for the National Park.</li><li>Sets out the Economic and Sustainable Tourism Strategy for the National Park.</li></ul>The document is arranged in three sections: <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/nature/step1">Nature</a>, <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/people/step1">People</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/place/step1">Place</a>. In each section we set out long-term objectives up to 2045 (the year Scottish Government has committed to achieving net zero), and these are supported by a set of policies for the next five years, which are set out in our <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/policies/step1">Policies section</a>. The Partnership Plan is in turn underpinned by a series of action plans, which are set out in our <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/actions/step1">Actions section</a>. You can explore each of these sections on this website, or alternatively you can request a hard copy by emailing <a href="mailto:haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk">haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk</a> or calling +44 (0) 1479 873 535.&nbsp;We are aware that individuals reading the Partnership Plan will have different priorities; however, we would encourage you to read the plan as a whole to see how the four aims of the National Park will be delivered collectively. As an example:To enable the target for peatland restoration to be met there will need to be a change to deer management in the Park. To enable the scale of peatland restoration to be delivered we will need to increase investment in skills and training of people to deliver this work, which in turn will be an opportunity for economic diversification within the Cairngorms economy. Finally, if we are going to have local contractors who undertake this work, we will need to have the right level of affordable housing that allows people to live and work in the area. In this way, all the long term objectives are interrelated, as the diagram below illustrates: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632383207/projects/tvj1v96cunvprq6ngvvw.png" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="diagram showing interconnectedness of objectives">

The wider policy landscape

There have been significant changes in the policy landscape since the last Partnership Plan was published in 2017. A climate emergency and nature crisis have been declared, we have left the European Union and its policy framework, the Covid-19 pandemic and our collective need to recover from its impacts is at the forefront of policy discussion. And there is a desire to move to an economy that works for everyone, with citizen well-being at its heart.&nbsp;Policies relevant to each of the long-term outcomes and objectives in this document are set out in the <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/policies/step1">Policies section</a>, but as a whole this is guided by the <a href="https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Performance Framework</a> and by the <a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UN Sustainable Development Goals</a>.&nbsp;Finally, there will be changes to policy over the coming year that will be taken account of as the plan is developed. This includes the outputs from the UN climate change conference COP26 and the UN biodiversity conference COP15, National Planning Framework 4, Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 and other national policy developments.&nbsp;The Cairngorms National Park also has a significant role to play in delivering the policy ambitions of Scottish Government. This is focused on Scotland being a place to innovate, trial new ways of thinking and show ambition to tackle the key challenges of our time. The National Park has done this in the past on issues like windfarm or hilltrack policy, on increasing the percentage of affordable housing up to 45% in certain villages and towns, and pursuing ambitious projects like <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/discover-explore/heritage/heritage-horizons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heritage Horizons</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/discover-explore/heritage/heritage-horizons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heritage Horizons</a> is part of our plan to tackle the climate emergency, protect and enhance biodiversity, and deliver meaningful improvements to people&rsquo;s health and well-being. The Cairngorms National Park Authority was successful in its &pound;12.5 million bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund&rsquo;s Heritage Horizons Programme in July 2021, and the funding will support 22 projects across the Park over the next seven years. At the end of the <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals/actions/step1">Actions section</a>, we set out how these projects link to the proposed long-term objectives of the Partnership Plan.

Striking the right balance

One of the key points around a management plan that takes a long-term view (in this case over 25 years and beyond) is the need to be honest and make clear that there will be trade-offs. The dial cannot be &lsquo;turned up&rsquo; on everything. We will look for areas where we can deliver multiple benefits and mitigate impacts, but we will also be honest about areas where compromise will be required.&nbsp;For example, the climate is changing and this will affect the species and habitats that can survive in the Cairngorms National Park. If we have more trees there may be a reduction in moorland species. Equally, it might not be possible &ndash; or indeed desirable &ndash; to get all features on designated sites into favourable condition if our collective goal is long-term ecological restoration. There may be a need for controls on holiday rental properties to ensure housing is affordable for local people.&nbsp;These are all points of reasonable debate - and we have heard views from both sides in this consultation so far - but it is essential that we find the right path to ensure the National Park thrives for both nature and people in the future. This means having difficult conversations with people from all walks of life who care about the National Park and making important decisions &ndash; backed up by the best available evidence &ndash; for the long term. &nbsp;

Our long-term vision

<ul class="bs-list"><li>&quot;An outstanding National Park, enjoyed and valued by everyone, where nature and people thrive together.&quot;&nbsp;</li></ul>The Cairngorms National Park has a long-term vision. It is the intention to keep this vision for the next Partnership Plan period as it provides a good summary of what we are collectively trying to achieve.&nbsp;The final plan that will be developed after the consultation will set out the path to 2045 and what we need to do over the next five years to start making progress towards that. It is critical that people feed into this consultation so that we can build that picture of the future, together. &nbsp; <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/proposals" style="background-color: #FCC400; color: #000; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; padding: 12px 24px;">Have your say</a>

Have your say on the future of the Cairngorms National Park via our interactive map feature.

Interactive map

This section is now archived, please use the <a href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/map/ideas?layers=Mapbox%20Base,Contributions,Custom%204258,Custom&lat=57.00478471816504&lng=-3.6182235947971435&z=10">updated map</a> to make your comment. The Cairngorms National Park is changing and we want your views on what we should prioritise over the next five years. To read comments left by other users, simply click on the map pointers below.To leave your own comment, click the &#39;Have your say&#39; button; this will open up a new window with the interactive map. You can then move the pointer to the area of the map you wish to comment on and answer a series of short questions.&nbsp;This should take no more than five minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class="map"><iframe width="100%" frameborder="0" height="700" src="https://cairngormsviewsmap.commonplace.is/projectMap"></iframe> <div style="display: flex;"><a href="https://cairngormsviewsmap.commonplace.is/comments" style="font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.42857; color: #777; text-decoration: none; margin-left: 10px;" target="_blank">View larger map</a> <a href="https://www.commonplace.is" style="margin-left: auto;" target="_blank"><img width="150px" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1594390595/Commonplace/commonplace-logo-horizontal-rgb.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></a></div></div>

The actions we need to take to deliver our long-term Nature, People and Place objectives.

Actions

The consultation on the draft Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan is now closed. You can still view the plan objectives below, or&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1sSyOV1PcaIiyve6nqmjp_" href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-Nature-objectives.pdf" target="_blank">click here to download a pdf version</a>.Check out our&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news&source=gmail&ust=1639863947375000&usg=AOvVaw1k1hmJK4FSMSzhnQocyA5X" href="https://cairngormsviews.commonplace.is/news" target="_blank">latest news section</a> for all the latest updates or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk" target="_blank">haveyoursay@cairngorms.co.uk</a>&nbsp;if you have any queries or comments.

Nature actions 2022 – 2027

<div class="bs-actions">These are the actions that will help to deliver the long-term Nature objectives and outcomes over the next five years.<div class="bs-text-box bs-text-box-down bs-text-box-only-image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632325754/projects/swebrvwp1ekarrdxva1s.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="Woman, man and dog hiking"></div><a id="t.50d25dd63ec51b4386c664173a9d5b2ec21da1e6"></a> <a id="t.0"></a><table class="bs-table bs-table--green"><thead><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Objective</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Nature actions 2022-2027</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Partners</h4></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">&nbsp;A1</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Carbon audit and baseline established for the Cairngorms National Park in 2022.&nbsp;Annual reporting on progress in achieving net zero for the Cairngorms National Park.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">All</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A2</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Expand woodland by a minimum of 7,000 ha through delivery of Cairngorms National Park Forest Strategy and targeted grants schemes. Ensure all scales of woodland are considered and supported.&nbsp;Work with land managers to ensure existing woodlands are managed for a range of benefits including timber production, public access, biodiversity etc. &nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Scottish Forestry, landowners, NatureScot, CNPA, ConFor</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A3</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Restore a minimum of 6,500 ha of peatland.Increase contractor capacity and job opportunities through a peatland skills training programme.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Skills Development Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, CNPA, NatureScot, private contractor businesses, landowners, Scottish Land and Estates</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Work with Deer Management Groups (especially in the south of the National Park) on land management plans to reduce habitat impact and deliver wider public benefits.Develop better understanding of potential range for deer densities in the future once woodland is established. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">NatureScot, CNPA, Deer Management Groups, eNGOs, British Deer Society, Scottish Gamekeepers&#39; Association, Association of Deer Management Groups, British Association of Shooting and Conservation</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A5</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Introduction of grouse moor licensing and other elements of Grouse Review within the Cairngorms National Park.Establish baseline numbers of gamebirds released and impact on biodiversity.&nbsp;Investigate use of Cairngorms National Park Authority powers to regulate game bird releases and develop approach within the National Park.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Scottish Government, NatureScot, CNPA, landowners, eNGOs, Scottish Land and Estates, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, British Association of Shooting and Conservation</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A6</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Identify accurate baseline for deep peat.Develop system for regulating no burn regime.Develop system for licensing muirburn on shallower peat.Investigate use of CNPA powers to regulate fire and develop approach within the Park.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">ScotGov, NatureScot, Scottish Land and Estates, landowners, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, eNGOs, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, CNPA</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop nature-friendly farming projects (woodland, waders, species rich grassland) as part of the&nbsp;Cairngorms Nature Action Plan.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">National Farmers&#39; Union of Scotland, Farmer Liaison Group, Scottish Land and Estates, NatureScot, Quality Meat Scotland, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A7, A8</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop and establish a Regional Land Use Framework and Partnership. &nbsp;Develop and support Estate Management Plans and wildlife estates.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, Scottish Government, National Farmers&#39; Union of Scotland, NatureScot, farmers, landowners, eNGOs, Scottish Land and Estates, Scottish Forestry, Crown Estate Scotland, Wildlife Estates Scotland</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A9</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Deliver Catchment Management Plans.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Catchment Management Partnerships</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A10</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Nature Networks &ndash; a spatial mapping of potential and strategic areas for expanding, enhancing and increasing connectivity of habitats and species in the National Park.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Nature Partnership&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A11</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Revise and deliver the Cairngorms Nature Action Plan.&nbsp;Work with Cairngorms Connect, East Cairngorms Moorland Partnership and others to expand the area of the National Park under ecosystem restoration.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Nature Partnership, Cairngorms Connect, East Cairngorms Moorland Partnership</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A12</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Establish Cairngorms Nature Index.Establish Cairngorms Nature Atlas / data portal.Monitor changes in Special Landscape Qualities.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Nature Partnership</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A13</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop approach to designations in the National Park to help deliver ecological restoration and net zero carbon emissions.Develop NatureScot Conservation Advice Packages.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">NatureScot, CNPA, eNGOs, Scottish Land and Estates</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A14</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Deliver Species Recovery Plans for priority species through the Cairngorms Nature Action Plan.Apply Scottish Government policy to facilitate species reintroduction.Reduce wildlife crime as an issue in the National Park, with a specific focus on eliminating it as a constraint on raptor numbers and expansion in the National Park. &nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Nature Partnership, Police Scotland</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A15</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Trial a green finance project for peatland restoration in the National Park.&nbsp;Explore green finance opportunities at landscape scale and for a wider range of benefits, including local community benefit.Identify a pipeline of projects within the National Park over the next five years.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, Palladium Investment Group, Scottish Government, landowners, communities</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A16</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">See Objectives B3, B5 and associated actions</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A17</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">See Objective B12 and associated actions&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Heritage Horizons projects associated with nature</h4><a id="t.49e7eb1b63083c77b8adeab424388e7a569dfdde"></a> <a id="t.1"></a><table class="bs-table bs-table--green"><thead><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Objectives</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Heritage Horizons project</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Overview of the project</h4></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A2</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Woodland expansion</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Increase woodland cover in the Cairngorms National Park between 2023 and 2028. &nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A3</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Peatland restoration</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Restore&nbsp;peatland in the National Park&nbsp;between 2023 and 2028.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Deer management</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop Strategic Land Use Plans with&nbsp;Deer Management Groups to deliver climate, nature and economy benefits.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Future Farming</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Demonstrate that carbon zero (or even carbon negative) farming is possible, practical and profitable in the Cairngorms.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A7, A8</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Regional Land Use Partnership and Land Rights and Responsibilities</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">An international showcase for inclusive and equitable land management that tests new models and collaborations for people to engage with nature.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A9</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Climate Resilient Catchments</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Increase climate change resilience to reduce flood risk and ensure that rivers continue to deliver for the people and wildlife that depend upon them.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A15</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Green Investment Plan</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Plan, pilot and deliver a blend of private and public finance to contribute to net zero and biodiversity targets. &nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, A17</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Landscape and communities project</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Discuss, celebrate and promote the National Park&rsquo;s landscapes, its value to people and options for change.</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr style="page-break-before: always; display: none;"></div>

People actions 2022 -2027

<div class="bs-actions">These are the actions that will help to deliver the long-term People objectives and outcomes over the next five years.<div class="bs-text-box bs-text-box-down bs-text-box-only-image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632325767/projects/argox0rmyns6nal5an04.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="Young child holding mothers hand on woodland walk"></div><a id="t.bafd6f1033455d725ee17a63313896da21dfb829"></a> <a id="t.2"></a><table class="bs-table bs-table--blue"><thead><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Objective</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>People actions 2022-2027</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Partners</h4></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B1, B2</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop and implement Local Development Plan.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, local authorities, landowners, developers&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B3&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop and implement a Well-Being Economy Action Plan that includes support for business start-up and diversification into circular economy opportunities.Develop further the evidence base to underpin the importance of the natural environment to the local economy.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland, Cairngorms Business Partnership, Skills Development Scotland, Zero Waste Scotland, Growbiz, local authorities, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, eNGOs</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Undertake a Living Wage audit, promote best practice and regular reports.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Business Partnership, local authorities, CNPA</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B5&nbsp; </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Support skills training programmes relevant to business needs and changes in land management within the National Park.Develop scholarships and a mentoring scheme for young people who want to study and continue to live or be employed in the National Park. &nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Skills Development Scotland, local authorities, Growbiz, Cairngorms Business Partnership</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B6, B7, &nbsp;B8, B9&nbsp; </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Identify opportunities through a refreshed set of Community Action Plans / Local Place Plans. Develop appropriate advice and guidance to help guide discussions between communities and land managers. &nbsp;&nbsp;Align support mechanisms for communities investigating ownership or influence over land.Develop targeted skills initiatives to support social enterprises.Support community access to locally-administered funding, replacing previous EU-sourced LEADER and structural funds at a level at least equivalent to the 2014 &ndash; 2020 programme.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Land Commission, Scottish Land Fund, Forestry and Land Scotland, Skills Development Scotland, Voluntary Action in Badenoch and Strathspey, CNPA, Cairngorms Trust, Community Development Trusts</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B10 </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Public bodies implement Gaelic language plans.Develop suite of support tools in collaboration with local businesses and cultural organisations.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Public bodies, Cairngorms Business Partnership, businesses&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B11, C3, C4 </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Review, update and deliver the Active Cairngorms Action Plan. &nbsp;Extend the health walks programme to every community and increase participation through targeted support to community organisations working with the least active.Support an Active Schools programme, encouraging active travel to schools throughout the National Park.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">NHS, Paths for All,&nbsp;NGOs, local authorities, Sustrans&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B12&nbsp; </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Expand work with equality groups in cities and towns around the National Park to increase visitors from those groups.Refresh the &lsquo;Park for All&rsquo; campaign to address barriers to participation from groups / sectors that find it challenging to enjoy the National Park.&nbsp; </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA Equalities Forum, Backbone, Forestry and Land Scotland, NatureScot, VisitScotland, ranger services, Cairngorms Youth Action Team</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B1, B2, B12, B13</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Work with the Cairngorms Equalities Advisory Panel to address systemic issues in the National Park to enable a Park for All.Help to grow the role, remit and influence of the Cairngorms Youth Action Team.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA Equalities Advisory Panel, Backbone, Forestry and Land Scotland, NatureScot, VisitScotland, ranger services, Cairngorms Youth Action Team</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B13 </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop and expand CNP Volunteer Rangers, expanding their support to include all communities.&nbsp;Develop and expand the Cairngorms Junior Ranger Programme.&nbsp;Support communities in maintaining and improving their local environment (path network, litter collection, open spaces, species and habitat etc).&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, Europarc, ranger services, Volunteer Cairngorms &nbsp; </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Heritage Horizons projects associated with people</h4><a id="t.3603a88d25ef95801ed10e6ace9cee98becf8b32"></a> <a id="t.3"></a><table class="bs-table bs-table--blue"><thead><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Objective</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Heritage Horizons projects</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Overview of the project</h4></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, B1, B2, B11&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Outreach and engagement programme</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Park-wide inclusive participatory programme of workshops to create a shared vision for the Cairngorms in 2030.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B2</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Climate learning and education</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Empowering and inspiring our young people to deliver net zero and biodiversity targets.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B3</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Well-being economy&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop an economic model that benefits people and nature whilst protecting the planet&rsquo;s resources for future generations.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, B6, B9</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Climate conscious communities</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Empowering people to take responsibility for change and see the benefits flow to their communities.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Citizen assemblies / juries</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Create a forum to explore and develop ground up projects to contribute to net zero targets and a well-being economy.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B6, B7, B8, B9</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Community Managed Grant Scheme</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Giving communities the power to define, design, fund and deliver projects that matter to them.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B11</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Public health and the outdoors</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop NHS cross-sectoral partnership focused on preventative green health referrals and access to the outdoors.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">B11</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Dementia Activity Resource Centre</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Demonstrating the benefits of outdoor dementia care and designing world-class therapeutic green health interventions.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

Place actions 2022 – 2027

<div class="bs-actions">These are the actions that will help to deliver the long-term Place objectives and outcomes over the next five years.<div class="bs-text-box bs-text-box-down bs-text-box-only-image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632325779/projects/a1n6zovzmbnzortclatd.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="view along village street"></div><a id="t.086265848d02d7b89ee7b923b53a6762b2471f1c"></a> <a id="t.4"></a><table class="bs-table bs-table--yellow"><thead><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Objective&nbsp;</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Place actions 2022-2027</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Partners</h4></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C1</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Review, update and deliver Cairngorms Tourism Action Plan with increased emphasis on sustainable and active travel, longer dwell times, looking at capacity across the National Park and marketing to promote responsible enjoyment of the Cairngorms.&nbsp;Collect and share high quality data on visitor use, behaviour perceptions and aspirations.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Tourism Partnership&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C2</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Maintain the National Park&rsquo;s status as holder of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, Europarc, Cairngorms Business Partnership</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, C3, C4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Establish programme for e-bike hire and charging facilities in all main settlements and major visitor hubs. Pilot park and ride and park and bike projects at key visitor hubs. Review bus contracts to deliver improved services for workers, communities and visitors, including capacity for bikes. </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, local authorities, Sustrans, Hitrans, Nestrans, Transport Scotland</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C4, C5, C6</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop and implement new Cairngorms Strategic Tourism Infrastructure Plan.Complete Deeside Way extension to Braemar and increase promotion of Speyside Way.Promote sustainable maintenance of paths infrastructure and creation of new visitor infrastructure improvements.Develop and implement Managing for Visitor Plans for key areas of the National Park.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, local authorities, Sustrans, Scottish Enterprise, landowners,&nbsp;Managing for Visitor group</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C5</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Complete provision of superfast broadband across the National Park, including delivery of&nbsp;R100 programme ultrafast broadband&nbsp;for main settlements.Implement&nbsp;Cairngorm Mountain Masterplan.<a href="#cmnt3" id="cmnt_ref3"></a></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">CNPA, landowners, NatureScot,&nbsp;Scottish Government, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, local authorities, Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd, NatureScot, Highland Council, local community</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Care for and promote a cultural heritage network, building on the work of the Badenoch: The Storylands project, Tomintoul and Glenlivet Landscape Partnership and Cateran Ecomuseum.Provide seed funding for community heritage projects that contribute to a cultural heritage network.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Cairngorms Business Partnership, VisitScotland, CNPA, local authorities, Community Development Trusts, Highlife Highland</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C8</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Introduce Short-term Let Control Areas and Short-term Let Licensing to increase the supply of mid-market properties available for local residents and workers.&nbsp;Secure investment in the private rented sector to provide long-term housing for workers and local people.Develop partnership approaches led by local businesses to address accommodation needs for workers.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Local authorities, CNPA, Scottish Land and Estates, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Cairngorms Business Partnership</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C9</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Deliver at least 200 new affordable and mid-market rental properties through local authority Strategic Housing Investment Plans and affordable housing delivery programmes.Use the next Local Development Programme to identify further locations where more than 25% affordable housing is required.Continue to support communities to deliver community-led housing solutions, including by making the most of powers to buy land and taking a more pro-active role in management where appropriate.&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Local authorities, housing providers, CNPA,&nbsp;Scottish Government, Communities Housing Trust, Rural Housing Scotland, Community Development Trusts</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C10</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Review options and funding for public sector purchase of allocated development land.Support communities to use existing options to control land for development they need.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Local authorities, Scottish Government, Scottish Land Commission, CNPA, Communities Land Scotland</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C11</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Review mechanisms available to public sector to encourage regeneration of town and village centres.Introduce measures to reduce vacant properties caused by unrealistic rent expectations.</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Local authorities, Scottish Government, CNPA, Federation of Small Businesses, Cairngorms Business Partnership</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Heritage Horizons projects associated with place</h4><a id="t.66abd6233123b59b95ec25b87ea68e39e766dae6"></a> <a id="t.5"></a><table class="bs-table bs-table--yellow"><thead><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Objective</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Heritage Horizons project</h4></th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><h4>Overview of the project</h4></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, C3, C4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">E-bike network&nbsp;</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop an integrated e-bike network that results in a significant reduction in personal car use for people moving around the Park.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, C3, C4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Active Travel in Badenoch and Strathspey</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Create the infrastructure required to connect communities and provide an alternative to car use for short daily journeys for residents and visitors.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, C3, C4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Sustainable Travel: Deeside, Angus and Highland Perthshire</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Assess&nbsp;options for reducing car use by providing sustainable public transport options for residents and visitors in Deeside, Angus and Highland Perthshire areas of the National Park.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">A1, C3, C5</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Glenmore Transport Plan</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Develop new sustainable visitor transport model for Aviemore &ndash; Glenmore &ndash; Cairngorm area.&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">C7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Community Arts and Culture programme</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Connect people with their traditional culture to develop community, belonging and sustainability.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

The policy framework required to help to deliver our long-term Nature, People and Place objectives.

Policies

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Nature policies 2022 – 2027

<div class="bs-policies">These are the policies that will help to deliver the long-term nature objectives and outcomes over the next five years.<div class="bs-text-box bs-text-box-down bs-text-box-only-image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632328192/projects/om4cclvcsrkblzhdqnxe.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><a id="t.553a733e3f7c6780c155ed14f8c386cae590d843"></a> <a id="t.0"></a><table class="bs-table"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy A1The Cairngorms National Park will be net zero by 2045 at the latest and will contribute to the delivery of net zero for Scotland by 2045. This will be supported by:&nbsp;<ol start="1"><li>Focusing on nature-based solutions.</li><li>Being a rural exemplar in achieving a just transition.&nbsp;</li><li>Working with businesses, land managers, communities and visitors across the National Park.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy A2&nbsp;The management and use of land should deliver multiple benefits and help deliver the Regional Land Use Framework. This will be supported by:<ol start="1"><li>A long-term planned approach by land-based businesses to delivering environmental, economic and social benefits.</li><li>Supporting land managers to plan and deliver environmental and social benefits, underpinned by sound economic businesses.</li><li>Applying a regionally-targeted approach to rural payments to deliver the most appropriate range of public benefits to the National Park.</li><li>Conducting research to support management options.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy A3&nbsp;Enhance the resilience of habitats, species and land use to climate change, pest and disease risks, ensuring&nbsp;that the integrity of designated sites is maintained&nbsp;with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Collaborating on land use and flood management, including natural flood management, through river catchment management plans.</li><li>Enhancing the health and connectivity of habitats.</li><li>Expanding woodland on appropriate soils.</li><li>Securing protection and restoration of degraded peatland, and sustainable management of peat and carbon-rich soils to maintain and improve their ability to store carbon.</li><li>Prohibiting fires on deep peat and reducing burning on shallow peat soils through licensing.&nbsp;</li><li>Reducing deer numbers across the National Park to facilitate woodland expansion, peatland restoration, biodiversity and landscape enhancement.</li><li>Applying a &lsquo;green engineering first&rsquo; approach to flood management and water storage within catchments in the National Park.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy A4Conserve and enhance the special landscape qualities of the National Park, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Conserving and enhancing wildness qualities.</li><li>Maintaining and promoting dark skies.</li><li>Enhancements that also deliver habitat improvements.</li><li>Enhancing opportunities to enjoy and experience the landscapes of the National Park.</li><li>Applying a presumption against new constructed tracks in open moorland.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy A5&nbsp;Conserve and enhance habitat quality and connectivity while ensuring the integrity of designated sites is maintained, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>&nbsp;Supporting woodland creation and management, especially natural regeneration that delivers more natural and native woodland cover, to create habitat connections between catchments and minimises need for fencing.&nbsp;</li><li>Wetland conservation and enhancement.</li><li>Protection and improvement of the water environment. &nbsp;</li><li>Delivering a combination of ecosystem services including natural flood management, carbon sequestration and storage, timber and food production.</li><li>Public greenspace and transport networks managed for biodiversity enhancement and habitat connectivity.</li><li>Supporting off-site mitigation from development that contributes to ecological networks.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy A6&nbsp;Conserve and enhance the species for which the Cairngorms National Park is most important, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Species whose conservation status is in decline or at risk.</li><li>Tackling and reducing the impacts of invasive non-native species.</li><li>Tackling and reducing wildlife crime.</li><li>Engaging people on species that are important in the National Park.</li><li>Promoting biological recording of species in the National Park.</li><li>Undertaking appropriate work for species reintroductions or reinforcement as required.</li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

People policies 2022 – 2027

<div class="bs-policies">These are the policies that will help to deliver the long-term people objectives and outcomes over the next five years.<div class="bs-text-box bs-text-box-down bs-text-box-only-image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632328206/projects/qyyzgifopkbsf5odgwkc.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><a id="t.a7e89489f26ff24a70ae246ff9f35de5a7b4da82"></a> <a id="t.1"></a><table class="bs-table"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy B1Deliver a well-being economy in the Cairngorms National Park by strengthening existing business sectors, supporting business start-ups, developing green jobs, supporting diversification and maintaining the number of workers employed in the National Park through:&nbsp;<ol start="1"><li>Maintaining the population of the National Park and maintaining or growing the proportion of the working age population.</li><li>Supporting the diversification of existing land-based businesses.</li><li>Encouraging growth of business sectors that draw on and support the special qualities of the National Park, such as sustainable tourism and food and drink.</li><li>Supporting business start-ups and diversification that delivers circular economy benefits.</li><li>Promoting the Living Wage for the Cairngorms National Park.</li><li>Broadening the economic base of the National Park into sectors such as the creative industries and renewable energy, and making stronger links with higher and further education.</li><li>Increasing provision for business land where there is an identified need and demand, and supporting the use of land for small business, particularly within settlements.</li><li>Slowing outward migration of young people to encourage their return, and supporting the inward migration of workers to the National Park to meet business and community needs.</li><li>Providing a housing land supply that supports young people and workers and maintains vibrant communities.</li><li>Reducing the proportion of vacant and second homes to support community vibrancy by ensuring that new housing development best meets local needs.</li><li>Maximising the proportion of new housing development that is affordable in perpetuity and using short-term let control areas and licensing of short-term let properties to manage the impact of second homes and short-term lets on the housing market, and availability of housing for residents and workers.&nbsp;</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy B2&nbsp;Support and build the capacity of communities to deliver their aspirations, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Supporting communities to plan for their own futures, develop and implement projects, engage the support of partners and share good practice.</li><li>Supporting innovative approaches to providing affordable housing to meet local needs.</li><li>Supporting communities and landowners to work collaboratively on management of land for shared benefits.</li><li>Aligning community planning processes to simplify support to communities.</li><li>Engaging communities effectively in the long-term management of the National Park and in projects or programmes that affect them.</li><li>Supporting community and public sector control of land for development.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy B3Provide high-quality opportunities for access and recreation whilst limiting negative impact on wildlife and communities, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Ensuring a high-quality functional network of active travel, core paths and long-distance routes.</li><li>Promoting the health benefits of outdoor recreation and GP-led green health referrals.</li><li>Identifying areas where particular management measures are needed in relation to delivering a high-quality visitor experience whilst safeguarding sensitive environments.&nbsp;</li><li>Promoting responsible behaviour in enjoying and managing access.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy B4Provide opportunities for inspiration, learning and understanding through engaging with people, with a particular focus on:&nbsp;<ol start="1"><li>Equalities groups, and specifically young people.</li><li>Opportunities to support the delivery of the Curriculum for Excellence and education beyond school.</li><li>Promoting and enhancing volunteering opportunities.</li><li>Promoting a sense of shared ownership and responsibility towards Scotland&rsquo;s National Parks and rural environment.</li><li>Promoting&nbsp;knowledge exchange&nbsp;and sharing development experience between rural areas, locally, nationally and internationally.</li><li>The Gaelic language.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy B5Support under-represented groups to visit, work and live in the National Park and ensure a Park for All, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Ensuring equal access and opportunities that are affordable for all. &nbsp;</li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

Place policies 2022 – 2027

<div class="bs-policies">These are the policies that will help to deliver the long-term place objectives and outcomes over the next five years.<div class="bs-text-box bs-text-box-down bs-text-box-only-image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632328223/projects/ptmyqfdnf7s2s2hfdnso.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><a id="t.d8c7003b843c3cf110a35975260097a16836206a"></a> <a id="t.2"></a><table class="bs-table"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy C1&nbsp;Enable sustainable patterns of settlement development, infrastructure and communications while maintaining the integrity of designated sites by:<ol start="1"><li>Consolidating the role of the strategic settlements identified in the current and future Local Development Plans as the most sustainable places for future growth and the focus for housing land supply.&nbsp;</li><li>Providing any additional flexibility in future land supply for housing at small sites around a wider range of settlements.</li><li>Supporting sensitively-designed improvements to the A9 and other trunk roads and the main railway line as an integral part of enhancing the connectivity of the Highlands.</li><li>Planning and improving integrated and sustainable local transport networks that allow for safe travel off-road and link with public transport.</li><li>Planning and improving integrated public transport that meets the needs of residents and visitors to the National Park. &nbsp;</li><li>Planning and supporting improvements to the information technology network.</li><li>Planning and supporting improvements to the mobile communications network that improve access to new generation technology and minimise the need for visually intrusive infrastructure.</li></ol>See Policy B1 1), 10) and 11) - housing</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy C2Support development of a low carbon economy, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Increasing renewable energy generation, especially biomass and hydro, that is compatible with conserving the special qualities of the National Park and maintaining the integrity of designated sites. Large-scale wind turbines are not compatible with the landscape character or special landscape qualities of the National Park. They are inappropriate within the National Park or in areas outside the National Park where they adversely affect its landscape character or special landscape qualities.&nbsp;</li><li>Supporting businesses and communities to use less energy, reduce emissions, improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings, generate low impact renewable energy, reduce, reuse and recycle resources, and plan for a changing climate.&nbsp;</li><li>Maximising the benefits to communities through direct use of locally generated energy or, where sold to the grid, reinvesting income to support community development.</li><li>Promoting high standards of sustainable design and efficient use of energy and materials in construction.</li><li>Electrifying public transport, and increase cycle-carrying capacity in trains, buses, and taxis.</li><li>Installing electric car and bike-charging facilities as well as disabled access toilets and changing places at visitor hubs when investing in upgrades or refurbishment.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy C3Enhance the design and sense of place in new development and existing settlements, in particular:<ol start="1"><li>Enabling new development which contributes positively to the sense of place.</li><li>Promoting a high standard of sustainable design, energy efficiency, sustainably sourced materials and construction in new development.</li><li>Supporting the retention and enhancement of local character.</li><li>Facilitating the rehabilitation of redundant rural buildings and recycling of resources.</li><li>Ensuring road upgrades and improvements respond to local landscape character.</li><li>Promoting active travel and public transport provision and reducing the reliance on private motor vehicles.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy C4Develop plans to help manage visitor pressure in key areas, including:<ol start="1"><li>Ensuring high-quality facilities and infrastructure are designed to manage the effects of visitor pressures on the natural heritage and communities.</li><li>Enhancing the provision of ranger services to deliver visitor welcome and promote responsible access.</li><li>Implementing a &#39;no open fires or barbecues outside private garden ground&#39; policy between April and October.</li><li>Reducing waste in remote places.</li><li>Ensuring appropriate transport management to facilitate and enhance the visitor experience. &nbsp;</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy C5&nbsp;Promote sustainable tourism management, with a particular focus on:<ol start="1"><li>Taking a co-ordinated approach to responsible tourism and the management of the Cairngorms National Park as a visitor destination.</li><li>Delivering a visitor / customer experience that spans organisational boundaries.</li><li>Providing high-quality co-ordinated information, setting visitor experiences in the context of the National Park.</li><li>Building on and promoting the National Park brand and the promise it delivers.</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Policy C6&nbsp;Conserve and enhance the cultural heritage that helps to create the sense of place and identity of communities within the National Park by:<ol start="1"><li>Protecting archaeological sites and their settings and promoting understanding of their significance.</li><li>Ensuring appropriate advice and investigation for archaeology is used to inform proposals for land use change.</li><li>Protecting and enhancing the built heritage and designed landscapes.</li><li>Promoting opportunities to enjoy and celebrate the cultural heritage of the National Park, including its arts, sports and community heritage.</li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

Covering Capital Investment Strategy, RLUF, Regional Spatial Strategy and Research Strategy. 

Cairngorms national park sign

Technical appendices and questions

1. Capital Investment Strategy 

There is a need for sustained investment in the capital infrastructure of the National Park to aid the transition to a net zero economy and to ensure that the National Park is able to manage the two million visitors that come each year sustainably. This section sets out the high-level strategic approach to capital investment; a more detailed capital investment plan will be developed for the final National Park Partnership Plan next year.&nbsp;We have identified five guiding principles for capital investment in the National Park:Green Infrastructure will contribute to delivering net zero and strengthening the natural and social capital of the National Park.&nbsp;Cairngorms Infrastructure will focus on the needs of the National Park and will contribute to the long-term outcomes as set out in the Partnership Plan.&nbsp;Employment Infrastructure will maximise local employment and support the development of a well-being economy.&nbsp;Long-term&nbsp; Infrastructure investment will be focused on long-term solutions to key issues around visitor management, transport, flood management etc.Equalities, diversity and inclusion&nbsp; Infrastructure will help to ensure that the Cairngorms is a Park for All. &nbsp; &nbsp;

2. Regional Land Use Framework

In the 2019 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government committed to establishing Regional Land Use Partnerships (RLUPs) in 2021, with an expectation that the partnerships will prepare Regional Land Use Frameworks (RLUFs) by 2023. The 2021 Programme for Government states: &lsquo;We believe the way land is used and managed can help address the twin environmental and climate crises, and support a just transition &ndash; but it must change to do so. We have launched a set of Regional Land Use Partnership pilots this year &ndash; to test and develop new approaches to governance and decision making, and adopt a natural capital approach to land use change.&rsquo;&nbsp;The proposal for Regional Land Use Partnerships was first set out in Scotland&rsquo;s Land Use Strategy in 2016, and the Climate Change Act in 2019 brought renewed ambition to the proposal. Land use and land use change is recognised as key to delivering Scotland and the UK&rsquo;s climate change targets for 2030 and 2045, and Regional Land Use Partnerships are seen as pivotal to driving and delivering on this ambition, making a just transition to a net zero economy.To meet the Programme for Government commitment to have RLUPs emerging by the end of 2021, Ministers decided to pilot RLUPs in five regions across Scotland. The Cairngorms National Park was selected as one of the pilot areas.&nbsp;The aim of the RLUP pilots is to test the practicalities of different ways to establish RLUPs. They will test governance options and partnership working on a regional scale to help understand how to:&nbsp;<ul><li>Establish a partnership structure able to deliver a collaborative approach to land use change decision-making involving national and local government, land owners and managers, communities and stakeholders.</li><li>Outline in a framework (RLUF) how to use a natural capital approach to identify and agree upon current and potential land use changes across the region that support the delivery of Scottish Government&rsquo;s climate change targets, and other environmental objectives, such as improving biodiversity.&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitate and signpost public and private funding opportunities for landowners.</li></ul>It is proposed that the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan is the high level Regional Land Use Framework for the National Park. This is then supported through further detail in plans, such as the Cairngorms Forestry Strategy (which sets out maps for woodland expansion) etc.&nbsp;The Partnership Plan is the statutory management plan for the National Park that is approved by Scottish Ministers and is the responsibility of all public bodies to deliver.&nbsp;It is proposed that the final plan will have a series of supporting documents that will collectively form the framework for the area. The Park Authority will also work with stakeholders over the next year to scope and establish what the Regional Land Use Partnership looks like.&nbsp;The shape of this is dependent on the link between the partnership, framework and funding mechanisms, as the governance needed for a partnership that is accountable for decision-making around funding and a partnership that oversees a plan are quite significantly different. &nbsp;&nbsp;

3. Regional Spatial Strategy

The National Park Partnership Plan will be the Regional Spatial Strategy for the Cairngorms National Park that is required by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019. &nbsp;As such, the draft National Park Partnership Plan is the draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the National Park, and it sets out the long-term spatial strategy in terms of strategic development, in the context of the wider range of priorities identified to deliver the aims of the National Park in a collective and coordinated way.&nbsp;The diagram below summarises the strategic developments that are required in the National Park in the future to contribute to the long-term vision for the National Park, and the delivery of the long-term outcomes and objectives of the National Park Partnership Plan in each of the Nature, People and Place themes.&nbsp;Given that the Cairngorms National Park is a relatively remote rural place, with mostly small communities but high visitor numbers, there are relatively few individual and discrete strategic developments identified. However, there are a number of strategic development areas and priorities that are identified where multiple small but interconnected developments will support transformational change for Nature, for People and for Place that is significant at a national level.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1633957677/projects/knvjio5f9fhnlx48kmdb.png" style="width: 1200px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">

4. Research strategy

The work across the National Park needs to be underpinned by high-quality research that is specific to the management needs of the National Park. The Park Authority will look to produce a high-level research strategy for the National Park, setting out the key needs within six months of the adoption of the Partnership Plan. This will also be underpinned by the Knowledge Exchange and Research Project that is part of the Heritage Horizons programme.

5. Hierarchy of plans 

The National Park Partnership Plan is the high-level management plan for the National Park and is the Economic Strategy, Sustainable Tourism Strategy, Regional Spatial Strategy and the Regional Land Use Framework. It is supported by a number of action plans that will help to deliver the objectives of the plan and the National Park aims.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1632397729/projects/f33jyend0azuyqdvtzo1.png" style="width: 1200px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">

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Factsheets on a range of topics, from land use to nature, plus a Strategic Environmental Assessment.

Supporting documents

<ul><li>Draft Partnership Plan pdf&nbsp;- downloadable version of the National Park Partnership Plan, including objectives, targets, actions, policies and further supporting information. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPPP4-draft-plan-pdf-long-format-digital-Oct-2021-FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download draft Partnership Plan pdf</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Draft Partnership Plan Word document&nbsp;- Word document version of the Partnership&nbsp;Plan outcomes, objectives and consultation questions. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cairngorms-National-Park-Partnership-Plan-draft-Word-version-Sep-2021.docx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download draft Partnership Plan Word doc</a> </li><li>Factsheet: climate change&nbsp;&ndash; information on the climate of the Cairngorms National Park, including details of the current climate, climate change projections and estimates of carbon emissions. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Climate-Change-Web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download climate change factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: conservation&nbsp;- information on the protected sites and species of the National Park, including details on the condition of European sites and progress towards meeting the objectives of the Cairngorms Nature Action Plan. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Conservation-FV-Web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download conservation factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: landscape and heritage&nbsp;- information on the landscape and cultural heritage of the National Park, including the National Park&rsquo;s special landscape qualities and historic sites. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Landscape-_-Cultural-Heritage-FV-Web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download landscape and heritage factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: land management&nbsp;- information on land management within the National Park, including woodland expansion, peatland restoration and deer management. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Land-Management-FV-web-V2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download land management factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: population and housing&nbsp;- information on the current and projected population of the National Park and the current state of the housing market. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Population-and-Housing-FV-Web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download population and housing factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: economy&nbsp;- information on the economy of the National Park, including details of gross development value (GDV) and the labour market. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Economy-FV-Web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download economy factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: transport and access&nbsp;- information on the transport and access infrastructure in the National Park, including road, rail and public access infrastructure. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Transport-_-Access-FV-web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download transport and access factsheet</a></li><li>Factsheet: digital infrastructure&nbsp;- information on the digital infrastructure within the National Park, including broadband and mobile connectivity. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/NPPP-FactSheet-Digital-Infrastructure-FV-Web.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download digital infrastructure factsheet</a></li><li>Strategic Environmental Assessment (incorporating Habitats Regulations Appraisal)&nbsp;&ndash; the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report and Habitats Regulations Appraisals are the key assessment documents that show how environmental considerations have been taken into account in the production of the draft Partnership Plan. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/working-together/publications/publication/508/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/working-together/publications/publication/508/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download Strategic Environmental Assessment report and appendix</a></li><li>Equalities Impact Assessment - the equality impact assessment focuses on the potential impact of the Partnership Plan in relation to the National Park&rsquo;s communities, residents and visitors, as well as stakeholders, investors and the business community. Specifically, it focuses on groups with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Equalities-Impact-Assessment_-NPPP4_22September20211.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to download Equalities Impact Assessment</a></li></ul>

Explanation of terms used in the draft plan, plus a list of organisations and associated acronyms.

Glossary and organisation acronyms

Glossary of terms

<ul><li>Affordable housing &ndash; housing of a reasonable quality that is affordable to people on modest incomes, including social rented accommodation, mid-market rented accommodation, shared ownership, shared equity, discounted low cost housing for sale including plots for self-build, and low-cost housing without subsidy.&nbsp;</li><li>Cairngorms Nature Action Plan&nbsp;&ndash; Cairngorms Nature is a partnership for people and organisations to come together with a common desire to safeguard and enhance the outstanding nature in the Cairngorms National Park. The Action Plan describes the most important priorities over the five years between 2019 and 2024 and provides a focus for the work of partners. It has three main aims: landscape-scale conservation, focused action for priority species and involving people. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CairngormsNatureAction19_24PlanFinal.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the Action plan in full</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>Circular economy &ndash; an economy in which products, services and systems are designed to maximise their value and minimise waste. It is an all-encompassing approach to life and business, where everything has value and nothing is wasted. In simple terms, it can be explained as &#39;make, use, remake&#39; as opposed to &#39;make, use, dispose&#39;.</li><li>Citizens&rsquo; assembly / jury &ndash; a representative group of citizens who are selected at random from the population to learn about, deliberate upon and make recommendations in relation to a particular issue or set of issues.&nbsp;</li><li>Climate emergency &ndash; a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.</li><li>COP15 &ndash; the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties, due to take place in Kunming, China from 25 April to 8 May 2022. Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen unless urgent action is taken. COP15 will convene governments from around the world to agree a new set of goals for nature over the next decade.</li><li>COP26 &ndash; the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, due to take place in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November 2021. COP26 will bring together delegates including heads of state, climate experts and negotiators to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.&nbsp;</li><li>Ecological network &ndash; the basic, joined up infrastructure of existing and future habitat needed to allow populations of species and habitats to survive in fluctuating conditions.</li><li>Heritage Horizons &ndash; a project, led by the Park Authority and involving over 45 partners, to tackle the climate emergency, protect and enhance biodiversity, and deliver meaningful improvements to people&rsquo;s health and well-being across the Cairngorms National Park. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/discover-explore/heritage/heritage-horizons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here for more information on Heritage Horizons</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>Just transition &ndash; the concept that justice and equity should form an integral part of the transition towards a low-carbon world.&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge exchange&nbsp;&ndash; a two-way exchange between researchers and research users, to share ideas, research evidence, experiences and skills. It refers to any process through which academic ideas and insights are shared, and external perspectives and experiences are brought into academia and/or a project.</li><li>Local Development Plan&nbsp;&ndash; enables the right kind of development to happen in the right place to help deliver the aims of the Cairngorms National Park. All planning applications in the National Park are assessed against this plan. <a href="https://cairngorms.co.uk/planning-development/ldp-2021/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the Local Development Plan in full</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>National Planning Framework 4 &ndash; a long-term plan for Scotland, developed by Scottish Government, that sets out where development and infrastructure is needed to support sustainable and inclusive growth. <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-fourth-national-planning-framework-position-statement/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the Framework in full</a>. &nbsp;</li><li>Natural capital &ndash; the world&#39;s stock of natural resources, which includes geology, soils, air, water and all living organisms. Natural capital &lsquo;assets&rsquo; such as habitats and ecosystems provide a wide range of benefits to human well-being, known as &lsquo;ecosystem services&rsquo;.</li><li>Nature / biodiversity crisis&nbsp;&ndash; the rapid loss of species and the rapid degradation of ecosystems across the planet. Scientists predict that on our current trajectory of habitat loss and global warming, between one third and one half of all species will face extinction by the end of this century. Their disappearance will upend ecosystems and destabilise human civilisations.</li><li>Nature-based solutions &ndash; actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits.</li><li>R100 programme for ultrafast broadband &ndash; a commitment by Scottish Government to provide access to superfast broadband of 30 Megabits per second to every home and business in Scotland.</li><li>Regional Land Use Framework / Partnership &ndash; a framework to help national and local government, communities, land owners and stakeholders work together to find ways to optimise land use in a fair and inclusive way, meeting local and national objectives and supporting the journey to net zero. This approach will be piloted in five locations across Scotland: the Cairngorms National Park, Highland Council area, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, North East region (Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City Councils), and the South of Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders Councils).</li><li>Regional Spatial Strategy &ndash; long-term strategy for an area of land that identifies: the need for strategic development; the outcomes to which strategic development will contribute; priorities for the delivery of strategic development; and its proposed locations, shown in the form of a map or diagram. For more detail <a href="https://www.transformingplanning.scot/media/1292/rss-factsheet-for-web-final.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">read this factsheet</a>.</li><li>Strategic Projects Review 2 &ndash; a Scotland-wide review, led by Transport Scotland, of the strategic transport network across all transport modes, including walking, wheeling, cycling, bus, rail and car, as well as reviewing wider island and rural connectivity. <a href="https://www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/strategy/strategic-transport-projects-review-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here for more information on the Strategic Projects Review</a>.</li></ul>

Organisations and groups listed in this plan

<ul><li>Association of Deer Management Groups (ADMG) &ndash; the Scottish organisation established in January 1992 to represent its member Deer Management Groups, currently around 50 in number and mainly covering the open hill red deer range and adjoining land.&nbsp;</li><li>Backbone &ndash; a leading Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic outdoor environmental education organisation acknowledged on a national and global platform for successfully addressing diversity and inclusion in the sector.</li><li>British Association of Shooting and Conservation (BASC)&nbsp;&ndash; provides advice, training and political representation on all aspects of shooting, including firearms, wildfowling, stalking, game shooting and pest control.&nbsp;</li><li>British Deer Society (BDS) &ndash; promotes deer conservation, education, research and management best practice to ensure a healthy and sustainable deer population in balance with the environment.</li><li>Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd (CMSL)&nbsp;&ndash; the operating company behind Cairngorm Mountain. Covering over 3,500 acres, Cairngorm Mountain has been a premium Scottish attraction for decades, appealing to nature lovers, families, walkers and climbers, and winter sports enthusiasts.</li><li>Cairngorms Business Partnership (CBP) &ndash; the Chamber of Commerce for businesses in the Cairngorms National Park, with over 400 members from all corners and industries of the National Park.</li><li>Cairngorms Connect &ndash; the UK&rsquo;s largest habitat restoration project which will restore habitats and natural processes across a contiguous area of 60,000 ha in the Cairngorms National Park.</li><li>Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) &ndash; the organisation set up to ensure that the unique aspects of the Cairngorms &ndash; the natural environment of the National Park, its wildlife and its people &ndash; are looked after, both now and in the future. The Park Authority provides leadership to all those involved in the Cairngorms and works in partnership with a range of communities, businesses, non-government organisations and public sector partners to deliver practical solutions on the ground.</li><li>Cairngorms Nature Partnership &ndash; an informal partnership open to people and organisations from all backgrounds, looking to deliver an ambitious action plan for nature in the National Park by 2050.&nbsp;</li><li>Cairngorms Tourism Partnership &ndash; established in 2014 to bring together tourism businesses and organisations with key public sector partners within the National Park.</li><li>Cairngorms Trust &ndash; the operational name for the Cairngorms Local Action Group Trust. The Trust aims to inspire communities and visitors to support the landscapes, wildlife, local culture and economic health of the National Park, and to encourage sustainable and community-led local development.</li><li>Cairngorms Youth Action Team (CYAT)&nbsp;&ndash; a group that gives young people a platform and a voice to engage with the natural and cultural heritage of their local rural communities. The group is made up of people aged 14-26 from across the National Park who want to create positive change.&nbsp;</li><li>Catchment Management Partnerships &ndash; bring together the interests of everyone involved with specific river catchments within the National Park, including statutory agencies, research institutions, organisations and interest groups, land managers and individual householders to help protect water quality.</li><li>Communities Housing Trust (CHT)&nbsp;&ndash; a registered charity and social enterprise focused on building sustainable rural communities across central and northern Scotland.</li><li>Community Development Trusts&nbsp;&ndash; large and small, rural and urban, mainland and island-based, communities all over Scotland are setting up development trusts to help their neighbourhoods flourish through community-led activity, partnership working and enterprise.</li><li>Community Land Scotland (CLS)&nbsp;&ndash; a charity and membership organisation for community landowners and aspiring community landowners.</li><li>Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) &ndash; the trade association for the forestry industry in the UK. It was established to represent forestry and wood-using businesses, from nurseries and growers, to wood-processing end-users.</li><li>Crown Estate Scotland&nbsp;&ndash; the public corporation of the Scottish Government responsible for the management of land and property in Scotland owned by the monarch in right of the Crown. It is responsible for a range of rural, coastal and marine assets.</li><li>Deer Management Groups (DMGs) &ndash; comprise groups of estates or other landholdings that share access to a discrete population or herd of deer that is managed as a common resource. Groups have been set up over the last 30 years with support from NatureScot, with the responsibility for the conservation and control of all four species of deer presently found in Scotland.</li><li>East Cairngorms Moorland Partnership (ECMP) &ndash; a partnership of the Park Authority and five estates across the National Park (Mar Lodge, Mar, Balmoral, Glenavon and Glenlivet) to contribute to the four aims of the National Park through moorland management. Specifically, the purpose of the partnership is to collaborate on a landscape scale across land holdings on woodland and scrub expansion, peatland restoration, raptor and other priority species conservation, and landscape enhancement.</li><li>Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (eNGOs) &ndash; not-for-profit groups in the environmental sector that function independently of government, eg WWF, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Wildlife Trust etc. &nbsp;</li><li>Equalities Advisory Forum&nbsp;&ndash; established in 2010 to provide informed, evidence-based feedback, guidance and advice to support the Park Authority in its commitment to equality, accessibility and inclusion.&nbsp;</li><li>The Europarc Federation &ndash; the largest network of European Protected Areas, representing hundreds of responsible authorities and thousands of protected areas across 37 countries.&nbsp;</li><li>Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) &ndash; a UK business organisation representing small and medium-sized businesses.</li><li>Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) &ndash; the Scottish Government agency responsible for managing our national forests and land.</li><li>Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) &ndash; a British charitable organisation promoting game and wildlife management as a part of nature conservation, whilst working with the shooting and hunting community.</li><li>Growbiz &ndash; provide free support services for anyone considering becoming self-employed, starting or growing an existing small business or social enterprise in rural Scotland.</li><li>Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) &ndash; the Scottish Government&#39;s economic and community development agency for the Highlands and Islands region. The agency&rsquo;s role is to develop sustainable economic growth across the region.</li><li>Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (Hitrans) &ndash; the statutory regional transport partnership covering Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Orkney, Highland, Moray and most of the Argyll and Bute area.</li><li>Highlife Highland &ndash; a regional organisation in Scotland, responsible for cultural and sports provision in the Highland Council area. Its activities include running libraries, museums and leisure centres.</li><li>Highland Third Sector Interface (HTSI) &ndash; an independent charity which supports, encourages and inspires work with community groups, clubs, charities and other third sector organisations throughout the Highlands.</li><li>Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB)&nbsp;&ndash; a charity devoted to Scotland&#39;s environment, with a vision for a clean, green, sustainable Scotland. The charity has three goals: to combat climate change, tackle litter and waste, and protect and enhance the places people live, work and visit.</li><li>Local Authorities (LAs) &ndash; local authorities in Scotland provide a range of public services, such as education, housing and planning, social care, roads and transport, economic development, environmental protection, and waste management. There are five local authorities within the National Park boundary &ndash; Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray, and Perth and Kinross &ndash; home to around 18,000 people in total.&nbsp;</li><li>Managing for Visitors Group &ndash; the Park Authority and its partners worked alongside the national #RespectProtectEnjoy campaign and the regional #CairngormsTogether framework to develop &lsquo;Managing for Visitors&rsquo; plans for key areas in the National Park for spring and summer 2021. These plans were designed to provide a warm welcome and support exceptional experiences for the public to enjoy the outdoors; mitigate any negative impacts from increased recreation in sensitive or popular sites; reduce potential conflict between residents and visitors; promote collaboration across estate and organisational boundaries ensuring a positive visitor experience; and agree visitor infrastructure priorities for the area.</li><li>National Farmers&rsquo; Union of Scotland (NFUS) &ndash; an organisation that promotes and protects the interests of the country&#39;s farming industry. It has approximately 10,000 members who are farmers, crofters and others involved in Scottish agriculture.</li><li>National Health Service Scotland (NHS)&nbsp;&ndash; the publicly-funded healthcare system in Scotland, and one of the four systems which make up the National Health Service in the UK. It operates fourteen territorial NHS boards across Scotland, seven special non-geographic health boards and NHS Health Scotland.</li><li>NatureScot (NS) &ndash; formerly known as Scottish Natural Heritage, NatureScot is the public body responsible for Scotland&#39;s natural heritage, especially its natural, genetic and scenic diversity.</li><li>Nestrans &ndash; the Transport Partnership for Aberdeen City and Shire, developing and delivering a long-term transport strategy for the region. Nestrans also take forward strategic transport improvements that support and improve the economy, environment and quality of life across Aberdeen City and Shire.</li><li>Palladium Investment Group &ndash; Palladium work with governments, communities, civil society, corporations and investors to formulate strategies, build partnerships and implement programmes that have a lasting social and financial impact. In July 2021, the group embarked on a unique partnership with the UK&rsquo;s National Parks and <a href="https://thepalladiumgroup.com/news/Partnering-For-Nature-Palladium-and-UK-National-Parks-Secure-Funding-for-Nature-Restoration-Projects">secured funding for its first three nature restoration pilots</a> in the Cairngorms, New Forest and North York Moors National Parks.&nbsp;</li><li>Paths for All &ndash; a Scottish charity which champions everyday walking for a happier, healthier, greener Scotland.</li><li>Police Scotland&nbsp;&ndash; the national police force of Scotland. It was formed in 2013, with the merger of eight regional police forces in Scotland, as well as the specialist services of the Scottish Police Services Authority, including the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.</li><li>Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)&nbsp;&ndash; an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It promotes the red meat sector and markets the Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb brands.</li><li>Rural Housing Scotland (RHS)&nbsp;&ndash; a national charity which supports community action on rural housing issues by providing practical support for community-led housing initiatives and campaigning to secure more affordable housing in rural Scotland.</li><li>Scottish Enterprise (SE)&nbsp;&ndash; a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation and investment in business.</li><li>Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) &ndash; the national fire and rescue service of Scotland. It was formed by the merger of eight regional fire services in the country on 1 April 2013.</li><li>Scottish Forestry (SF)&nbsp;&ndash; is the public body responsible for forestry regulation, policy and support to private landowners in Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 2019, to take over some of the responsibilities of Forestry Commission Scotland, which was dissolved.</li><li>Scottish Gamekeepers&rsquo; Association (SGA)&nbsp;&ndash; represents Scotland&rsquo;s gamekeepers, stalkers, ghillies, wildlife managers and rangers. The association represents and defends the interests of its members and promotes education and best practice in gamekeeping, highlighting the contribution its members make to Scotland&rsquo;s economy, environment, biodiversity and larder.</li><li>Scottish Land and Estates (SLE) &ndash; Scottish Land and Estates champion and support rural businesses that provide economic, social and environmental benefit to the countryside. From campsites to community owners to country estates, their members represent a diverse community passionate in promoting rural Scotland.</li><li>Scottish Land Commission (SLC) &ndash; a non-departmental public body working to create a Scotland where everybody can benefit from the ownership and use of the nation&rsquo;s land and buildings. The Commission works with a wide range of stakeholders to stimulate fresh thinking, support change on the ground and, where appropriate, make recommendations to Scottish Ministers for legislative and policy change.&nbsp;</li><li>Scottish Land Fund&nbsp;&ndash; supports rural and urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets. Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership by The National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, it offers grants of up to &pound;1 million to help communities take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them, as well as practical support to develop their aspirations into viable projects.</li><li>Skills Development Scotland (SDS) &ndash; the national skills agency of Scotland, helping people achieve career success and supporting businesses with their goals and growth.</li><li>Sustrans&nbsp;&ndash; a UK walking and cycling charity, and the custodian of the National Cycle Network. Its flagship project is the National Cycle Network, which has created 12,763 miles of signed cycle routes throughout the UK, including 5,273 miles of traffic-free paths.</li><li>Transport Scotland&nbsp;&ndash; the national transport agency for Scotland, delivering the Scottish Government&#39;s vision for transport.</li><li>VisitScotland (VS) &ndash; the national tourism organisation for Scotland. Their main aim is to contribute significantly to the advancement of Scottish tourism by giving it a presence in the global marketplace and benefiting the whole of Scotland.</li><li>Voluntary Action in Badenoch and Strathspey (VABS) &ndash; a local organisation whose mission is to support third sector organisations (community and voluntary groups, social enterprises) throughout Badenoch and Strathspey. VABS is part of the Highland Third Sector Interface and has offices in Grantown-on-Spey.</li><li>Volunteer Cairngorms &ndash; run by the Park Authority, Volunteer Cairngorms supports and develops volunteering opportunities for nature and the environment across the National Park.</li><li>Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland (WEAll)&nbsp;&ndash; a collaboration of organisations, alliances, movements and individuals working towards a well-being economy, delivering human and ecological well-being.</li><li>Wildlife Estates Scotland (WES)&nbsp;&ndash; an initiative, led by Scottish Land and Estates, which aims to promote the best habitat and wildlife management practices, build recognition and raise standards through the introduction of an objective accreditation system.</li><li>Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) &ndash; a not-for-profit environmental organisation, funded by the Scottish Government and European Regional Development Fund, Zero Waste Scotland exists to lead Scotland to use products and resources responsibly. Using evidence and insight, they inform policy and motivate individuals and businesses to embrace the environmental, economic and social benefits of a circular economy.</li></ul>

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