Workshop 1 - Landuse

This document contains a summary of the Cairngorms Climate Conference workshop held on 9 March 2020, focusing on land use changes needed to achieve 'Net-Zero with Nature'. The workshop, led by Will Boyd-Wallis and Chris Whitehead, involved 64 people discussing opportunities and challenges in land use, the role of National Parks (NP) in achieving national targets, and necessary actions for land use change. Key points raised included using the Cairngorms National Park (CNP) as a major carbon store, rethinking soil conservation and deer management, and the need for new payment schemes and stakeholder buy-in, while addressing challenges such as resistance to change and capacity limitations.