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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION

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RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION  

DEFINITION

  • Reclamation, as used here refers, to putting a natural resource to a new or altered use. Restoration is the return of an ecosystem to a close approximation of its condition prior to disturbance. Revegetation is the planting of vegetation in an area where vegetation has been removed.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/86dfb9ca-6587-4a91-b397-f220bb48a1eb

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