231124CNPABdPaper5SBSconsultation

This document contains a formal board paper from the Cairngorms National Park Authority, dated 24 November 2023, regarding a consultation on Scotland's Strategic Framework for Biodiversity. The document outlines the purpose of the consultation, which seeks views on the first 5-year Scottish Biodiversity Strategy delivery plan, policy frameworks for Nature Networks and 30 x 30, the policy and framework for developing statutory targets, and proposals to update National Parks legislation. The board is being asked to agree to the proposed responses outlined in the paper in Annex 1. The paper also presents the strategic context, including a global target to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, and the implications of the strategy for the National Park.