Tag: urban
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Progress in the Prairies: Natural Asset Management in Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon is creating a way to work with nature to meet critical service delivery needs through natural asset management (NAM). Specifically,…
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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: 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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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…
