Tag: municipalities
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Charlottetown leverages natural assets in new Climate Action Plan
Two years in the making, the City of Charlottetown, PEI has now approved its first-ever Climate Action Plan! The plan guides the City’s…
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Article
Blazing a natural asset management trail in the Regional District of Nanaimo
A growing number of local governments are recognizing that nature is an important ally for the delivery of essential services. Cities and…
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Blog Post
Rocky View County shares early efforts to recognize nature as infrastructure
Natural asset management (NAM) is getting off the ground in Rocky View County, Alberta. We sat down with two of the leaders…
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Blog Post
St. Albert working to secure nature amid fast-paced development
With a rapidly expanding urban footprint and limited regulatory levers to ensure sustainable growth, the City of St. Albert, AB, is looking…
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News Release
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 RELEASEFebruary 19,…
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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…
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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
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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News Release
Our Recommendations for Canada’s 2025 Budget
The federal government has taken a number of steps to advance natural asset management in Canada. This includes launching the Natural Infrastructure Fund,…
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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…
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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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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,…
