renaturation
/riːˌneɪtʃəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- The process of restoring something, especially a natural environment or ecosystem, to its original or healthier condition.
- Local volunteers participated in the renaturation of the park by planting native trees and removing invasive species.
- The renaturation of the river brought back fish and birds that had disappeared decades ago.
- The government funded a large renaturation project to turn abandoned industrial land into wetlands.
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