Adopting Municipal Natural Asset Management (It’s Easier Than You Might Think!)
Gibsons is a town of 4,400 residents, situated at the south end of BC’s Sunshine Coast. The Town has published a free, easy-to-read guide about its’ experience in financial planning and reporting for natural assets as municipal infrastructure. “With the release of our guidance document, ‘Advancing Municipal Natural Asset Management’, we’re aiming to translate enthusiastic interest in our home-grown approach into real-world practice in municipalities and asset management organizations…and to show relevant parties how easy it is to start incorporating natural assets into their asset management plan,” stated Emanuel Machado.