220909CNPABdPaper3AAScottishBiodiversityStrategyConsultResponseV10

This document contains a formal board paper from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority), dated 9 September 2022, regarding a proposed response to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy (SBS) consultation. Prepared by Sarah Henshall and Andy Ford, the paper seeks the Board's approval for the Park Authority's response to the SBS consultation, which is included as Annex 1. The response highlights the Park Authority's agreement with the evidence of biodiversity loss, key challenges, and opportunities for tackling climate and biodiversity crises and offers feedback on the SBS vision, outcomes framework and conditions for success, emphasizing the importance of landscape-scale restoration, targeted species conservation, and integrating nature recovery into wider land management.