About Us

Who are the Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative?

The Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative was established in 2017 and is made up of various organizations, academics, and planners from across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Collaborative is working to better understand how we can maximize the free services provided by our natural areas that keep us healthy. Currently, we are engaged in developing tools and providing education to support the integration of natural solutions into land-use and climate change adaptation planning.

What are nature’s services?

Nature isn’t just a place to visit. We rely on forests, wetlands, and rivers for food, clean water, and protection from floods. For example, our forests help slow down rain water and reduce flooding downstream while wetlands help ensure our water is clean for drinking. These services are becoming more important as a changing climate continues to bring more frequent, severe storms, flooding, and temperature changes.

Our Team

The Maritime Natural Infrastructure Collaborative is made up of various partners from across the Maritimes. We are coordinated by Nature NB and supported by our generous funders listed below.

Coordinator

Nature NB: www.naturenb.ca

Members

Dalhousie University School of Planning:  www.dal.ca/faculty/architecture-planning/school-of-planning.html

Island Nature Trust: islandnaturetrust.ca

Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society – NB Chapter: www.cpawsnb.org

Aster Group: www.astergroup.ca

Nature Conservancy of Canada: www.natureconservancy.ca

Southeast Regional Service Commission: www.nbse.ca/planning

Université de Moncton: www.umoncton.ca/english/

Parks Canada: www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nb/fundy/index.aspx

Shediac Bay Watershed Association: www.shediacbayassociation.org

Vision H2O: visionh2o.com/en/

EOS Eco-Energy Inc.: www.eosecoenergy.com

Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance: www.petitcodiacwatershed.org

Ducks Unlimited Canada: www.ducks.ca

Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation: www.coastalaction.org/Wordpress/

Clean Annapolis River Project: www.annapolisriver.ca

Sackville Rivers Association: www.sackvillerivers.ns.ca

Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre: www.accdc.com

Central Queens Wildlife Federation: www.centralqueenswildlife.ca

Trout Unlimited Canada – Prince County Chapter: www.tucanada.org/prince-county

Fundy Biosphere Reserve: http://www.fundy-biosphere.ca

Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network: http://www.acornorganic.org

Nashwaak Watershed Association: www.nashwaakwatershed.ca

Bathurst Sustainable Development: www.bathurstsustainabledevelopment.com

New Brunswick Environmental Network: www.nben.ca

Northwest Regional Service Commission: www.csrno.ca/en/