NAI offers a variety of programs, training, and services to support natural asset management at your organization and in your region.
PROGRAMS & Training
Council Presentations for Prairie Local Governments
Free | Now booking for Fall 2026 – Spring 2027
Bring nature to the table — NAI is offering 30–60 minute virtual presentations to local government Councils in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to build awareness of natural asset management and how to get started. Request a presentation.
Supported by IISD’s Natural Infrastructure for Water Solutions program.
Nature is Infrastructure: Workshop Series
Limited spots available — submit your application today for Summer & Fall 2026
This four-part workshop series guides participants through the essential components of a Natural Asset Management Plan so they can meaningfully incorporate nature as an asset class based on their local government’s context and industry best practices. Learn more
Natural Asset Management Roadmap Program
Registration open
The Roadmap Program is geared towards local governments who are just starting out in natural asset management — participants will develop a high-level, cross-functional plan to assess their current capacities and support practical, actionable NAM goals. Learn more
Natural Asset Management Fundamentals Course
Individual training | CLIM050 is offered through Royal Roads University
This 4-week, online course covers core concepts, recent case examples, and the latest approaches to natural asset management, delivered by the Executive Director of the Natural Assets Initiative.
Learn more
Next session: February 15 – March 14, 2027. See full course details
EVENTS
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SERVICES
NAI uses practical strategies to value nature’s ability to provide public services, and incorporates this information into mainstream asset management, policy, and financial systems. With increasing ease in measuring and valuing natural asset services, the NAI approach is straightforward and transferable.
NAI works one-on-on with communities, governments, and organizations to help further their natural asset management and natural infrastructure goals.
Types of services include:
NAI provides expertise to guide implementation of your natural asset management initiatives, and develops financial valuations for the services nature provides to improve decision-making.
There are varying approaches to nature valuation; NAI’s approach focuses on ecosystem service values, and valuation estimates can be based on replacement costs (e.g., for engineered alternatives or restoration) and/or willingness-to-pay, as well as qualitative considerations.
Valuations can be useful to demonstrate the often-unrecognized benefits and services from nature, but should always be considered a minimum value, and never equated to nature’s “worth”.
To grow natural asset management from an emerging practice to mainstream, NAI works with leading organizations to research and develop guidance, and deliver presentations and training opportunities for local government staff, engineers, land and community planners, asset managers, and others.
See our local government and professional resources.
NAI advises organizations and local governments on how to best integrate natural asset considerations into their policies and plans to support better decision-making, effective service delivery, and nature-related priorities.
To grow natural asset management into a mainstream practice, NAI contributes to the development and improvement of national standards and best practices. This ensures that natural assets are managed consistently and cohesively from community to community. Learn more about standard development.
A full NAM project is a comprehensive analysis of your natural assets to inform financial and land-use planning decisions. Full NAM projects include:
- Readiness assessment
- Natural asset inventory (including condition & risk)
- Level of service development workshop
- Modelling of priority services
- Co-benefits assessment
- Scenario analysis (comparing future land use changes)
- Operations & maintenance costing
- Stakeholder & Rightsholder workshop
- Implementation options & recommendations
Need some direction on natural asset management? With government, environmental, and economic expertise, NAI’s team can consult on current projects and support your organization in achieving its financial, planning, and ESG goals with NAM.
Have a project in mind? Get in touch with our team to discuss how we can work together.
