The problem, though, is that we're never measuring ecological outputs. All we do is measure what I call artificial inputs. For example, we had the natural areas conservation program, under which both Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada were provided with funds to secure and manage some of Canada's crown jewels of habitat. I have a 320-acre conservation easement on my own farm through the NCC, which was done many years ago. Again, to my surprise, none of those crown jewels of land count under IUCN criteria. They don't count under most criteria, yet the environmental amenities that they conserve, and the ecological outputs from those lands are very significant. Again, these artificial criteria that just measure inputs are deficient. Don't you think they should be measuring ecological outputs?
On May 7th, 2013. See this statement in context.