Currently the habitat stewardship program and AFSAR can accommodate an ecosystem approach. Every year the selection of projects is done regionally, and we do try to identify what are the hot spots for a particular species at risk, trying to come at it in a more strategic way. In the early days it was quite a bit about each individual project, but as we've built up awareness as to what's happening across the landscape, we're better able to sort of focus in on what types of actions or what types of projects would best benefit species at risk. So we've updated criteria for assessing project proponents' proposals.
On March 1st, 2011. See this statement in context.