Ecosystem restoration encompasses a wide range of activities, employed singly or collectively, which aim to repair degraded ecosystems of all kinds. To be considered ecosystem restoration, however, the activity must result in net gain for biodiversity, ecosystem health and integrity, and human well-being, including sustainable production of goods and services. Ecosystem restoration can be implemented in all types of degraded ecosystems, landscapes and seascapes, including urban, production, cultural, semi-natural and natural systems. Major categories of restorative activities include: (1) reduction of negative environmental and societal impacts, such as pollution and unsustainable resource use and management; (2) removal of contaminants, pollutants and other threats, often known as remediation; (3) rehabilitation of ecosystem functions and services in highly modified areas such as former mining sites and degraded production systems; and (4) ecological restoration, which aims to remove degradation and assists in recovering an ecosystem to the trajectory it would be on if degradation had not occurred, accounting for environmental change.<\/p>\n","source":{"text":"Principle 3, Principles of Ecosystem Restoration to Guide the UN Decade 2021 - 2030","url":" https:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/cb6591en\/cb6591en.pdf "},"include_in_modal":true},"yoast_head":"\n