Land Management Resources

This brief presents evidence of land use planning, spatial planning, territorial (or regional) planning, and ecosystem-based or environmental land use planning as tools that can strengthen land governance, improve economic opportunities based on sustainable management of land resources, and develop land use options that reconcile conservation and development objectives.

A presentation on a combination of approaches to manage vegetation and forest development, through the use of wood mulch, film mulch, pre-emergent herbicide, rototilling, hitchhiking native forbs with...

This paper documents an emerging strategy to manage natural assets such as woodlands, wetlands, and creeks in urban areas as part of a sustainable infrastructure strategy.

Best practices and resources on climate resilient natural infrastructure.

In Canada and globally, there is growing use of natural infrastructure (NI)—actively managed natural systems and resources such as plants, soil and wetlands—to address increasing risks related to climate change and to meet pressing environmental and economic needs.

Combating Canada’s Rising Flood Costs: Natural infrastructure is an underutilized option.

This Project Overview document outlines the findings of, and lessons learned by, six local governments as they investigated how natural assets are benefiting their communities.

This 4-page primer introduces the concept of municipal natural asset management (MNAM).

This summary reviews six of Canada’s major infrastructure funding programs through the lens of a manager seeking to fund a municipal natural asset project.

This summary is part of a series designed to provide local governments with easy-to-access information to help with adoption of municipal natural asset management.