Tag: news
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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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,…
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Next Watershed Natural Assets Project Underway in Halifax
News from the East Coast: The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), together with the Natural Assets Initiative (NAI), is embarking on a natural…
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Land, Water & Natural Resources – Update on NAM and Reconciliation
Great news from Manitoba: the Land, Water and other Natural Resources Inventory — part of collaborative efforts between the Southern Chiefs’ Organization and the mayors…
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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…
