Tag: infrastructure
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Blog Post
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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Blog Post
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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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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Article de blog en Français
Annonce de Joanna Eyquem en tant que nouvelle présidente du conseil d’administration de l’Initiative des actifs naturels
L’Initiative des actifs naturels (IAN) est fière d’annoncer Joanna Eyquem comme la nouvelle présidente du conseil d’administration de l’organisation ! Experte dans…
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Blog Post
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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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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News Release
Our Recommendations for Canada’s 2025 Budget
Our Budget Recommendations The federal government has taken a number of steps to advance natural asset management in Canada. This includes launching…
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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…
