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Key National Park
forums and groups
Cairngorms Upland
Advisory Group
The Cairngorms Upland Advisory Group (CUAG)
was established in 2018 and draws its membership
from organisations and groups which have an
interest in upland management issues in and
around the Cairngorms National Park. Meetings
are held two or three times a year, depending on
the level of business to discuss, and are chaired
by a Park Authority board member, with the
Park Authority providing secretariat support.
Its main functions are:
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To promote better communication and
understanding between all organisations
with an interest in upland management in
the Cairngorms National Park.
•
To advise the Cairngorms National Park
Authority on upland management and,
in particular, integration of the different land
management sectors within the National Park.
•
To share examples of good practice and
CUAG membership is drawn from the following
organisations and groups which have an
interest in upland management issues in and
around the Cairngorms National Park. When
appropriate, other invited specialists are asked to
join specific meetings:
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Association of Cairngorms Communities
•
Association of Deer Management Groups
•
British Association for Shooting
and Conservation
•
Cairngorms Connect
•
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
•
James Hutton Institute
•
National Trust for Scotland
•
NatureScot
•
North East Mountain Trust
•
RSPB Scotland
•
Scottish Forestry
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Scottish Land and Estates
•
University of the Highlands and Islands
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Representatives from the farming, forestry,
gamekeeping and wider land
strengthen the skills base in the sector.
•
management communities
To share the latest research relevant to
upland management in the Cairngorms to
inform future land use strategy.
Cairngorms
Nature Strategy Group
The Cairngorms Nature Strategy Group
brings together professionals from a range of
Plan and wider Cairngorms Nature partnership.
The objectives and functions of the Cairngorms
Nature Strategy Group are:
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Nature to make a measurable difference to
organisations with an active role in the delivery
of biodiversity gain in the Cairngorms National
Park. The group comes together to provide
guidance to – and collectively oversee the
implementation of – the Cairngorms Nature Action
To provide strategic leadership of Cairngorms
biodiversity in the Cairngorms National Park.
•
To inspire and provide support to individual
and community involvement in local
conservation projects.
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