Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan 2022-27 - Other - Page 116
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National Planning Framework 4 –
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R100 programme for ultrafast broadband –
a long-term plan for Scotland, developed
a commitment by Scottish Government to provide
by Scottish Government, that sets out where
access to superfast broadband of 30 Megabits per
development and infrastructure is needed
second to every home and business in Scotland.
to support sustainable and inclusive growth.
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Real Living Wage – an hourly rate of pay set
Natural capital – the world's stock of
independently and updated annually (not to be
natural resources, which includes geology,
confused with UK Government’s National Living
soils, air, water and all living organisms.
Wage). It is calculated according to the basic cost
Natural capital ‘assets’ such as habitats and
of living in the UK and employers choose to pay
ecosystems provide a wide range of
the Living Wage on a voluntary basis.
benefits to human wellbeing, known
as ‘ecosystem services’.
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Regional Land Use Framework / Partnership –
a framework to help national and local
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Natural regeneration – the process by which
government, communities, landowners and
woodlands are restocked by trees that develop
stakeholders work together to find ways to
from seeds that fall and germinate in situ.
optimise land use in a fair and inclusive way,
meeting local and national objectives and
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Natural treeline – the natural edge of
supporting the journey to net zero. This approach
the habitat at which trees are capable
will be piloted in five locations across Scotland:
of growing.
the Cairngorms National Park, Highland Council
area, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National
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Nature / biodiversity crisis –
Park, North East region (Aberdeenshire and
the rapid loss of species and the rapid
Aberdeen City Councils), and the South of
degradation of ecosystems across the
Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish
planet. Scientists predict that, on our current
Borders Councils).
trajectory of habitat loss and global warming,
between one third and one half of all species
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Regional Spatial Strategy – long-term strategy
will face extinction by the end of this century.
for an area of land that identifies the need
Their disappearance will upend ecosystems
for strategic development; the outcomes to which
and destabilise human civilisations.
strategic development will contribute; priorities for
the delivery of strategic development; and its
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Nature-based solutions –
proposed locations, shown in the form of a map
actions to protect, sustainably manage and
or diagram.
restore natural or modified ecosystems, that
address societal challenges effectively
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Resilient ecosystems – a biological
and adaptively, simultaneously providing
community of interacting organisms and their
human wellbeing and biodiversity benefits.
surrounding environment that are able to respond
to change or disturbance by resisting damage
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NatureScot conservation advice packages –
and recovering quickly.
documents prepared by NatureScot to help
owners and occupiers, competent and
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River catchments – the area of land,
relevant authorities, and anyone else with
including the hills and mountains, woodlands
an interest in protected sites to help protect and
and buildings which water drains from, before
manage them effectively.
flowing into streams, rivers and lochs.
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