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MNAI projects will close gaps and make it easier to adopt natural asset management

October 16, 2019/in News Geoscientists Professional Practice Guideline, local governments, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, MNAI projects, Natural asset management, practice of natural asset management, professional disciplines, quantitative data, Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia, University of Waterloo /by MNAI

Local Alberta governments forging ahead in natural asset management

October 16, 2019/in News asset management processes, City of Edmonton, excellent opportunity, Local Alberta governments, local governments, Municipal Natural Infrastructure Management, Natural asset management, natural asset management approaches, Natural Infrastructure, water stewardship groups /by MNAI

Call for Expressions of Interest

October 9, 2019/in News coastal area, Coastal Resilience Pilot Project, local governments, local municipalities, municipal natural asset management, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, natural assets, pilot project, reliable core services, technical support /by MNAI

Update on Canada’s first watershed-scale initiative

September 30, 2019/in News assessment workshop, Canada’s first watershed-scale initiative, Comox Valley, healthy natural assets, initial launch, inventory of natural assets, natural asset management project, project concept, September blog, wide group of stakeholders /by MNAI

Engineers and the move towards municipal natural asset management: Interview with Ryan O’Grady, P.Eng., Director of Engineering, City of Courtenay

August 22, 2019/in News asset management, change initiative, City of Courtenay, fundamental principles of natural asset management, growing number of engineers, municipal natural asset management, professional engineering, project focuses, safe service delivery, unique opportunity /by MNAI

Interested in coastal natural infrastructure? Take our survey!

August 7, 2019/in News British Columbia, coastal erosion, coastal model, coastal natural infrastructure, eelgrass beds, kelp forests, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, role of shoreline, stormwater-related services, stormwater-related work /by MNAI

New MNAI Decision-Maker Summaries

July 3, 2019/in News access information, adoption of municipal natural asset management, business case, financial planning, local governments, municipal natural asset management, New MNAI Decision-Maker Summaries, part of a series, widespread understanding, Widespread uptake of tools /by MNAI

News Release: MNAI meets growth with expanded board expertise

July 3, 2019/in News board expertise, core services, Director of Financial Services, District of West Vancouver, local governments, MNAI meets growth, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, News Release, watershed management, work nature /by MNAI

Reflections on nature-based solutions profiled at European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Lisbon

June 19, 2019/in News Climate Change, climate change adaptation, climate science, European Climate Change Adaptation, European Climate Change Adaptation conference, extreme weather events, impressive projects, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative, new ecological models, role of local governments /by MNAI

Funding for Municipal Natural Asset Management

May 6, 2019/in News Better management of natural assets, Canada’s major infrastructure funding programs, Green Municipal Fund, local government projects, lower cost, municipal natural asset management, Municipal Natural Asset Management Projects, municipal natural asset project, natural assets, project eligibility /by MNAI