220812PerformanceCtteePaper2AAPeatlandUpdate

This document contains an update on the Cairngorms National Park Authority's (Park Authority) Peatland Action Programme for 2022-23. It recommends that the Performance Committee notes the programme update. The peatland programme aims to help achieve the targets and priorities of NPPP4 and support the Heritage Horizon Cairngorms 2030 Programme. While they plan to deliver 905 hectares of peatland restoration in 2022-23, the programme is facing some challenges. These include uncertainties around future funding from the Scottish Government, the need to recruit new staff, and potential issues with contractor capacity and adverse weather. Financial support from the Scottish Government is £3.47 million in 2022/23 which includes both capital and resource funding.