Tag: community
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Blog Post
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…
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Case Example
From Disaster to Resilience: Grand Forks’ transformation through floodplain naturalization
Last year, a large flood was forecasted for Grand Forks, BC, one that would rival the record-breaking disaster that devastated the community…
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Blog Post
Saanich Inventory Project Part of NAM Surge on Southern Vancouver Island
The District of Saanich (Saanich) is leveling-up in natural asset management (NAM) with the completion of their first natural asset inventory! The…
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Blog Post
Town of Gibsons Completes Milestone Project in Aquifer 560 Watershed
Navigating Climate Change Through Collaborative Natural Asset Management Drought, floods, sea level rise — all these events occur more often and more…
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Valuation
The Price of Nature
How to Recognize Nature’s Value in Natural Asset Management Oscar Wilde once observed that “a cynic knows the price of everything and…
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Post
Piloting Natural Asset Management: National Cohorts
The Natural Assets Initiative (previously the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, or MNAI) was convened in 2016 with the goal of refining, testing,…
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Report
Species at Risk and Natural Asset Management
NAI is piloting efforts to help local governments protect Species at Risk (SAR) while delivering core services through natural asset management. The…
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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…
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Case Study
Hausser la barre : normes de gestion des actifs naturels au Canada
C’est officiel : CSA W218, Spécifications pour les inventaires d’actifs naturels a été publiée en tant que norme nationale du Canada, une première dans…
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Case Study
‘Revolutionary Evolution’ progressing natural asset management in Selkirk, MB
Many local governments approach natural asset management step-by-step, often with an inventory or a single policy change first, testing the waters, and…
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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…
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Roadmap
Natural Asset Management Roadmap Program
Start planning with nature in your community today! This session of the Roadmap Program is now full. Please refer to the Available Programs page…
