NPPP 2022 SEA Scoping Report: Topic 4 Soils and Geodiversity

This document contains baseline information from the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) scoping report. This information pertains to Topic 4, which covers soils and geodiversity within the park. The document discusses the importance of soil, land capability for agriculture, carbon-rich soils, contamination, soil erosion, and geodiversity. It includes questions for consultation authorities and proposes SEA objectives related to minimizing contamination, safeguarding, and improving soil, peat quality, and geodiversity. The document references figures that illustrate land capability for agriculture, carbon-rich soils, and geomorphology within the Cairngorms National Park.