Integrating natural assets – such as wetlands, rivers, forests, and coastal dunes – into financial reporting can help Canadian local governments demonstrate effective management of the financially valuable services these assets provide to communities. The purpose of this guide, developed
Advancing Climate Equity – Practice Guide for Advancing Climate Equity in Coastal Climate Change Adaptation. https://shiftcollaborative.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PracticeGuide_ClimateEquity_Final_09_16.pdf
“This first edition of Nature-Based Infrastructure for Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management – A Canadian Design Guide signposts and provides evidence-based guidance for practitioners on approaches, methods, and techniques for selecting, designing, deploying, preserving, and adaptively managing nature-based infrastructure
This is a report summarizing key messages for municipalities as it relates to ignoring climate risks and the liability ramifications related to various legal avenues (e.g. common law, constitution). It is focused on flooding impacts on infrastructure management, development permitting,
The Climate Change Adaptation Resource Pathway (ARP) for Natural and Nature-based Solutions is an interactive-PDF tool created by Natural Resources Canada in collaboration with the New Brunswick Environmental Network designed to help adaptation practitioners at all levels traverse the vast
The report Planning the Blue Zone has been written to provide recommendations to the Southeast Service Regional Commission (SERSC) on how freshwater ecosystem services can be integrated into regional land-use planning. The report will provide a platform for the SERSC
The report prepared by Nature NB under the Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative, presents various methodologies for incorporating ecosystem services into planning and decision-making. The toolkit is beneficial for local governments, planners and NGOs.
The guide has been prepared by Nature NB under the Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative and supported by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund. The first section of the guide gives a brief of the
The Ecosystem Services Toolkit is a guide offering step-by-step guidance for ecosystem services assessment and analysis. It is an interdisciplinary toolkit for managers and analysts prepared under Value of Nature to Canadians Study Taskforce by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments
The document provides information on established practices, guidelines and standards for naturalized approaches to stormwater management. It uses a multidisciplinary approach in areas such as civil engineering, expertise in environmental and plant ecology, landscape architecture and urban planning.