Tag: urban
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News Release
Worth Protecting: Grindstone Creek Watershed Provides $2 Billion in Stormwater Management Services
Project finds natural assets part of community climate infrastructure HALTON REGION, ON., December 6, 2022 — At a time when Ontario’s Greenbelt…
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Introduction to NAM
Introduction to municipal natural asset management
Introduction to municipal natural asset management Natural Asset Management for Local Governments Looking to champion natural asset management in your community? Download and share…
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Announcement
Engineering guidelines project passes first milestone
In this time of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many local government budgets are stretched more than ever, yet they must…
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Pilot to Protect Species at Risk & Reduce Flooding Through Natural Asset Management Takes Big Step Forward
The Western Painted Turtle, Great Blue Heron, Morrison Creek Lamprey, Little Brown Bat, and other species at risk and their habitat could…
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Coastal Resilience
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
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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Congratulations to all the finalists! And we’re so honoured to be one of them.
Congratulations to all the finalists! We are excited to announce the 2019 Ecostar Award Finalists! So many great businesses, organizations, and individuals…
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Announcement
MNAI projects will close gaps and make it easier to adopt natural asset management
MNAI is now much closer to launching two essential projects that will greatly help local governments adopt the practice of natural asset…
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News Release
News Release: MNAI meets growth with expanded board expertise
NEWS RELEASE MNAI meets growth with expanded board expertise FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 2, 2019) VICTORIA, BC – As more and more municipalities…
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Blog Post
Reflections on nature-based solutions profiled at European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Lisbon
By Michelle Molnar – NAI’s Technical Director As the technical director for Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, I had the privilege to present…
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News Release
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…
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Interview
Interview with Isabel Gordon, director of financial services, District of West Vancouver
Isabel Gordon is director of financial services for the District of West Vancouver. She was previously director of finance for the City…
