By any interpretation of sustainability, additional public and private investment should be made to protect and restore watersheds and their incorporated landscapes as sources of ecosystem services. This investment may require reducing current consumption but is justified because it will enhance the well being of the present generation and also enable future generations to enjoy a quality of life equal to our own.

Citation
Jonathan Z. Cannon, Sustainable Watersheds, 107 Michigan Law Review First Impressions, 74–79 (2008).