Category: Article
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How to Scale Natural Asset Management: Lessons from Five Provinces
NAI’s newest report lays out provincial enablers to help natural infrastructure take root in Canada Natural infrastructure can help communities build climate…
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Red Deer Staff Create a Shared Vision for Natural Asset Management
NAI Roadmap Program gives Alberta city a leg up. Often referred to as a “city within a park,” Red Deer, Alberta, takes pride…
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Emerging Standards for Natural Assets: An Opportunity for Canada
Natural assets provide essential services that underpin our economies, our communities, vital infrastructure services, and life itself. They are indispensable for managing…
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Six ways local governments are planning for nature as core infrastructure
Whether you’re developing a new community-wide plan or making routine updates to your policies and bylaws, each is an opportunity to integrate…
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NAI & IISD Partnership Powers Natural Infrastructure in the Prairies
IISD’s Natural Infrastructure for Water Solutions (NIWS) program and NAI have a shared goal: make nature-based solutions mainstream in Canada. What started…
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Why natural infrastructure is key to effective water management
Natural infrastructure (NI) is making a splash in Canada’s water sector—and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association’s (CWWA) position statement to adopt practices shows…
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Pelham Greenbelt Project reveals how nature provides millions in stormwater management
A recent project in the Town of Pelham, Ontario, reveals how much communities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region rely on natural…
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A tale of two natural asset trajectories
Natural asset management (NAM) is essential for sustaining the resilient and cost-effective services that are provided by healthy, well-stewarded ecosystems across Canada.…
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The evolution of natural asset management monitoring
From Traditional Methods to Semi-Autonomous AI Systems In the world of natural asset management (NAM), the need for effective monitoring has never…
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How planners can build better communities with nature
NAI working with Prairie planners to balance nature and growth We’re back! NAI’s team has returned from two impactful workshops with planners…
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Scaling up investments in watersheds
Taking care of our natural resources—like forests, rivers, and lakes—is more important than ever. All the evidence suggests that this requires investments…
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Embracing natural assets: A pathway to resilient insurance practices?
As climate change accelerates, the Canadian insurance sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. Rising claims due to extreme weather events have…
