Archive for: local governments

Greenbelt Foundation invests $500K to enable MNAI to assist more than 30 communities with natural asset inventories

November 30, 2020/in News climate change barrels, economic challenges, Greenbelt Foundation, Grindstone Creek, local flood-risk, local governments, municipal budgets, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, site-specific evaluation, traditional grey infrastructure /by MNAI

Innovative, new, nature-based insurance product to help protect natural assets

September 18, 2020/in News buying and selling homes, finance, financial news, funds, investing, real estate coral reef, insurance product, insurance products, local government’s challenges, local governments, Mexican Reef project, Nature Conservancy, pilot project, severe storm, Swiss Re Coral reef, Local government, Quintana Roo, Sweden, The Nature Conservancy Swiss Re /by MNAI

REFBC monitoring initiative – a progress update

August 13, 2020/in News important project, local governments, lot of research, monitoring project, natural asset management projects, natural asset project, personal level, personal note, value of natural asset management, various outcomes of the project /by MNAI

Call for Expressions of Interest

August 5, 2020/in News complete inventories, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, following activities, local government, local governments, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, Natural Asset Inventories, natural asset inventory, natural asset management journeys, natural assets /by MNAI

Career Opportunity: Engineering and Environment Advisor

August 5, 2020/in News Career Opportunity, core infrastructure services, disciplinary team of experts, Environment Advisor, environmental services, local governments, natural assets’ abilities, rising service delivery costs, Science Horizons program, technical advice /by MNAI

Pilot to Protect Species at Risk & Reduce Flooding Through Natural Asset Management Takes Big Step Forward

June 9, 2020/in News City of Courtenay, Comox Valley Land Trust, Comox Valley Regional District, Comox Valley’s Morrison Creek watershed, endangered species, Great Blue Heron, local governments, Morrison Creek Lamprey, Natural asset management, Western Painted Turtle /by MNAI

Greenbelt Foundation Announces Landmark Natural Asset Management Plan in Halton

May 5, 2020/in News climate change barrels, economic challenges, Greenbelt Foundation, Grindstone Creek, local flood-risk, local governments, municipal budgets, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, site-specific evaluation, traditional grey infrastructure /by MNAI

News Release & Backgrounder: Nature helps communities manage flooding

February 24, 2020/in News assessments of natural infrastructure values, British Columbia, City of Courtenay, full technical reports, latest research, local governments, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, natural assets, News Release, water supply /by MNAI

Natural asset management 101; sign up for 1-day intro course now!

February 6, 2020/in News 1-day intro course, clean drinking water, community leaders, community sustainability, first steps, growing number of municipal staff, interactive course, local governments, Natural asset management, professional organizations /by MNAI

Resource to help navigate and implement O. Reg. 588/17

January 17, 2020/in News asset management, Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, local governments, Municipal Infrastructure, municipal level, Natural Infrastructure, Ontario, Ontario municipalities, Regulation Asset Management Planning, strategic asset management policy /by MNAI