240913Paper6 Annex2 Final Report Cairngorm Nature Action Plan 2019-2024COMPRESSED

This document contains the final report of the Cairngorms Nature Action Plan from 2019 to 2024. The plan is a collaborative effort involving over 40 organisations to protect and enhance the biodiversity of the Cairngorms National Park. It has achieved significant progress in landscape-scale conservation, including restoring peatland, increasing native woodland cover, enhancing plantations and managing habitats for farmland waders, and restoring river habitats. The plan also focuses on priority species through reinforcement and reintroduction programs. The Cairngorms Nature Festival has grown and successfully engaged a wide range of people. The report also reflects on what was learned, including adaptability and progress, alignment and ambition, species cohort approach, recovery metrics, measurability, progress evaluation, adaptive management, empowering communities and partnership working.