Tag: Executive Director
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News Release: Natural Assets Initiative Scaling Up Support to Local Governments as Partner of Federation of Canadian Municipalities
NEWS RELEASE Natural Assets Initiative Scaling Up Support to Local Governments as Partner of Federation of Canadian Municipalities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February…
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Announcing Joanna Eyquem as incoming Board Chair of the Natural Assets Initiative
The Natural Assets Initiative (NAI) is proud to announce Joanna Eyquem as the organization’s new Board Chair! An expert in advancing nature-based…
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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…
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‘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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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…
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Worth Protecting: Grindstone Creek Watershed Provides $2 Billion in Stormwater Management Services
Project finds natural assets part of community climate infrastructure HALTON REGION, ON., December 6, 2022 — At a time when Ontario’s Greenbelt…
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MNAI Appoints 3 New Board Members
Victoria, BC, October 7, 2022 — The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) is pleased to announce the expansion of their Board of Directors…
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News Release: New National Standard of Canada will help standardize natural asset inventories
NEWS RELEASE New National Standard of Canada will help standardize natural asset inventories FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 15, 2022 VICTORIA, BC / TORONTO,…
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Comments on climate-related disclosure requirements
The Canadian Securities Administrators are consulting on a proposed instrument on climate-related matters. The instrument would introduce disclosure requirements for reporting issuers. There…
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Nine Ontario Municipalities Part of National Cohort Undertaking Natural Asset Inventories and Building Climate Resilience
A $50K grant from Neptis and Greenbelt Foundation will also support next step implementation in Ontario and beyond TORONTO, June 23, 2021:…
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Nature: is it worth it?
Walking a fine line. Nature-based solutions, according to International Union for Conservation of Nature, are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural…
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MNAI project to help 30+ communities reduce costs, adapt to climate change
December 16, 2020 (Victoria, BC) – The Natural Assets Initiative (NAI) has launched an Acceleration project that will help approximately 30 Canadian local governments determine…
