Category: Resources & Reports
-
Blog Post
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…
-
Blog Post
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…
-
Blog Post
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.…
-
Natural Asset Management – Are we moving forward?
Tracking Progress in NAM — Monitoring Report Phase 2 The goal of the second Monitoring Report is to update stakeholders on the…
-
Report
Both/And: Integrating Natural Asset Management into Federal Housing Supply Policymaking
In a world increasingly aware of the need for sustainable development, the intersection of housing policy and natural infrastructure has never been…
-
Report
Linking nature and infrastructure – a challenging dialogue
Every day, local governments rely on advice from engineers, planners, landscape architects, accountants, specialized asset managers and others to manage infrastructure. But…
-
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Celebrating Indigenous Wins for People & Planet in 2023
On June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, culture, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit…
-
Announcement
Next Watershed Natural Assets Project Underway in Halifax
News from the East Coast: The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), together with the Natural Assets Initiative (NAI), is embarking on a natural…
-
Update
Land, Water & Natural Resources – Update on NAM and Reconciliation
Great news from Manitoba: the Land, Water and other Natural Resources Inventory — part of collaborative efforts between the Southern Chiefs’ Organization and the mayors…
-
Learnings
Reconciling First Nations’ Worldviews and Perspectives with Natural Asset Management: Learnings from Manitoba
“The time has come for Indigenous knowledge systems, legal traditions, and customary and cultural practices to be appropriately recognized as equally valid…
-
News Release
News Release: NAI Legal Primer Sheds Light on Obligations, Powers of Local Governments to Protect Nature
Primer suggests growing legal justification for protecting nature in a disrupted climate VICTORIA, BC, February 21, 2023 – With climate change revealing our communities’ true…
-
Webinar
Webinar – Do local governments have legal responsibility to nature?
Natural Asset Management Legal Primer Join our webinar on February 21st and learn about the latest jurisprudence related to natural asset management in…
