Ecological restoration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008880",
  "term": "Ecological restoration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process of repairing damage caused by humans to the diversity and dynamics of indigenous ecosystems.\n\n2. The process of assisting the recovery of resilience and adaptive capacity of ecosystems that have been degraded, damaged, or destroyed. Restoration focuses on establishing the composition, structure, pattern, and ecological processes necessary to make terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems sustainable, resilient, and healthy under current and future conditions.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "USDA Forest Service Forest Service Manual 2020 Ecological Restoration and Resilience at http://www.fs.fed.us/restoration"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecological-restoration/"
}