Workshop 2 - Enriching Nature

This document contains the main points raised at the Cairngorms Climate Conference on Monday 9 March 2020, specifically from Workshop 2 which focused on enriching nature to help the Cairngorms mitigate and adapt to climate change. Attendees were divided into five working groups, each producing a proposal centered around five key areas: peatland restoration, grazing management, restoration of natural processes through ecosystem improvements, optimizing land use, and banning muirburn (the practice of setting controlled burns to manage vegetation). Priorities identified for moving forward include a strong focus on land use, a reduction in deer numbers, increased peatland restoration capacity, and linking ecosystem services to habitat restoration.