Tag: integrate
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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…
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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.…
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Blog Post
The Evolution of Natural Asset Management Monitoring
From Traditional Methods to Semi-Autonomous Systems In the world of natural asset management (NAM), the need for effective monitoring has never been…
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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 in…
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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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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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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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Education
How to Include NAM in Asset Management Plans
From development pressures to impacts from our changing climate, the demands put on municipalities to meet its infrastructure needs requires new, progressive…
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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 – Applications Now Open
Start planning with nature in your community today! This session of the Roadmap Program is now full. Please refer to the Available Programs page…
