Environmental Restoration
- Santamarta Cerezal, Juan Carlos (coord.)
- Hernández Gutiérrez, Luis E. (coord.)
- Arraiza Bermúdez-Cañete, María Paz (coord.)
Publisher: Colegio de Ingenieros de Montes
ISBN: 978-84-617-1060-7
Year of publication: 2014
Volume Title: Parte 1. Introducción y conceptos básicos / Part 1. Introduction and Basic Concepts
Pages: 53-64
Type: Book chapter
Abstract
Environmental restoration initiates or accelerates the recovery of an ecosystem which has been degraded, damaged or contaminated by human activity or natural agents. Environmental restoration projects may focus on restoring the environment or mitigating the negative environmental impacts of other projects or actions.