Tag: New Brunswick
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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,…
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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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Interactive Map Connects Nature-based Projects & Practitioners
The good news is that, due to a diversity of actors, there are many new innovative solutions and projects to drive progress…
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Coastal Resilience
As more research is directed toward the concept of natural infrastructure, it is becoming clear that coastal ecosystems can provide substantial protection…
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Studies examine natural assets’ role in coastal risk and resilience
Gibsons, B.C., and Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick, are learning about the value of their coastal natural assets and how they can protect against…
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Northwest New Brunswick communities explore natural asset approach to manage flooding
Spring has arrived in Canada, but for many communities that brings both flowers and flooding. The MNAI team has worked with numerous…
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News Release & Backgrounder: Nature helps communities manage flooding
(Feb. 24, 2020 Victoria) – The latest research from the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) finds that natural assets like wetlands, forests…
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And then there were 11
The next five community projects testing natural asset management across Canada are underway. The communities are: City of Courtenay and the District…
