NPPP 2022 SEA Scoping Report

This document contains a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Scoping Report, dated January 2020, for the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan (NPPP) 2022-2027. The NPPP is a five-year management plan that aims to identify key land management, social, and economic issues within the Cairngorms National Park and propose strategic actions to address them; it also contains targets up to 2040. As required by the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005, this report outlines the context, scoping information, proposed environmental assessment methodology, and next steps for the SEA of the NPPP, including seeking advice from consultation authorities. The report covers various environmental topics and includes annexes with relevant plans, programmes, strategies, baseline environmental data, and protected area condition data.