From leading research and new projects to case studies and local stories, here’s what’s going on in natural asset management.
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News Release
MNAI project to help 30+ communities reduce costs, adapt to climate change
December 16, 2020 (Victoria, BC) – The Natural Assets Initiative (NAI) has launched an Acceleration project that will help approximately 30 Canadian local governments determine…
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News Release
Greenbelt Foundation Makes Pivotal Investment in Natural Asset Inventories
$500K to be Invested, Helping Canadian Communities Prepare forClimate Change TORONTO, November 30, 2020 — With significant support from a private donor,…
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Innovative, new, nature-based insurance product to help protect natural assets
What are your local government’s challenges and needs?Tell us in this survey MNAI is partnering with one of the world’s largest re-insurers,…
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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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Coastal project
Coastal municipalities launch project to address rising sea levels
Around the world, more and more people are moving from inland regions to live along a coastline. Many move for the coastal…
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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
Greenbelt Foundation Announces Landmark Natural Asset Management Plan in Halton
Greenbelt Foundation 661 Yonge StreetToronto, ON M4Y 1Z9 (416) 960-0001www.greenbelt.ca Greenbelt Foundation Announces Landmark Natural Asset Management Plan in Halton Grindstone Creek…
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Watershed Update
Comox Lake Watershed Update
Stakeholders involved in Canada’s first-ever, watershed-scale, natural asset management project re-convened for their third in-person workshop at the end of February to…
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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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News Release
MNAI Grindstone Creek Project launches!
The Grindstone Creek Project Partners – the City of Burlington, Conservation Halton, Royal Botanical Partners and the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, together…
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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…
