Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan 2022-27 - Other - Page 47
ACTIONS
BY 2027
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Develop Cairngorms Nature Networks – a spatial mapping of potential
strategic areas for expanding, enhancing and increasing connectivity
of habitats and species in the National Park.
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Undertake a call for new nature restoration sites in the National Park
that deliver ecological functionality and look to secure long-term funding.
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Review and develop our approach to designations in the National Park
to help deliver ecological restoration and contribute to ecological
networks and net zero, in line with the new Scottish Biodiversity Strategy.
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PARTNERS
(alongside the
Park Authority)
Develop NatureScot conservation advice packages.
Cairngorms Nature partnership, NatureScot
A11. Ecological restoration
2020 to 2030 is the UN decade of ecological restoration. As the UK’s largest national park, we have a key role
in halting the loss of biodiversity by 2030 and seeking its restoration by 2045.
Ecological restoration is not about returning to a point in the past, nor is it about everywhere becoming a
wilderness. In the Cairngorms National Park, ecological restoration means increasing the amount of land that
delivers for nature, improving ecological functionality and resilience, connecting up our fragmented habitats,
and looking ahead to a future of restored and regenerated landscapes.
We need to ensure that people are at the core of this and are still able to live and work on the land. There are
great examples in the National Park of areas undergoing ecological restoration that are also delivering real
socio-economic benefits for individuals, communities and local businesses.
Restoring ecosystems in the National Park will improve our resilience to flood events, to drought and to
disease. It will also be a key part of the Cairngorms economy, driving tourism and jobs in areas like peatland
restoration, deer stalking and woodland management, and delivering greater public benefits in the long term.
OBJECTIVE
Improve ecosystem functionality and resilience across the
National Park by increasing the area of land managed principally
for ecological restoration.
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