240913Paper2 Annex1 NPPP Annual Update

This document contains the Cairngorms National Park Authority's (Park Authority) NPPP Monitoring Framework Update from August 2024, outlining the progress and targets for various nature, people, and place-related objectives within the park. For nature, the key goals include reaching net-zero emissions, expanding woodland cover, restoring peatland, managing deer and herbivore populations, sustaining moorland management, managing gamebird populations, fire management, supporting sustainable farming, restoring freshwater systems, creating an ecological network, and improving ecosystem functionality. For people, the goals are focused on increasing the working-age population, developing a wellbeing economy, promoting real living wages, enhancing skills and training, increasing community assets and participation, supporting community-led planning, encouraging Gaelic language and culture, and improving mental and physical health. For place, the objectives are to ensure access to housing, deliver new housing, improve housing and community benefits, strengthen village and town centers, manage visitor numbers, promote sustainable tourism, improve transport options, create accessible path networks, and enhance the visitor experience. The document also shares the progress made from 2022 to 2024.