Why Natural Asset management

Sustainable
Engineered assets have a limited lifespan, but some natural assets can provide services in perpetuity — they grow more valuable over time, providing liveable cities for future generations

Cost-Effective
Manages existing assets such as forests or wetlands reduces service delivery and maintenance costs while improving engineered assets’ efficiency

Climate Resilient
As living infrastructure, many natural assets last longer & perform better under increasing pressures from climate change compared to traditional-only approaches
Most Recent Posts
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Where are they now? West Van
District of West Vancouver First in a series of posts on activities of the 5 original community pilots since completing formal involvement…
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Where are they now? Peel
The Region of Peel is thinking big! Fourth in a series of posts on activities of the 5 original community pilots since…
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Where are they now? Grand Forks
Major flooding challenges lead to a move to include nature-based solutions in Grand Forks, BC. Third in a series of posts on…
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Where are they now? Oakville
Natural assets prove unexpectedly valuable in Oakville’s stormwater management Second in a series of posts on activities of the 5 original community…
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NAI’s team collaborates with local, provincial and federal governments, Indigenous governments, watershed agencies, regulators, and professional associations to bring practical, scalable natural asset strategies mainstream.

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Acknowledgement
We acknowledge Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of Turtle Island, and that these lands are the ancestral and unceded territories of diverse Inuit, First Nations, and Métis Peoples. We commit to and are responsible for ensuring that natural asset management upholds the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We continually seek ways to learn from the harms of the past and move our work forward in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
Making Nature Count
By sharing the results of natural asset management efforts across Canada, we provide decision-makers with the information and incentive they need to begin working with nature to improve their community.