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Term | Definition |
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conservation | "controlled Use", scientific management of natural resources. Greatest good for the greatest number of people |
preservation | remaining wilderness areas on public lands should be left untouched |
restoration | to bring back to former condition(former Natural State/.condition), active restoration seeks to reestablish a diverse, dynamic community at sited that have been degraded. |
remediation | most often used with clean up of chemical contaminants n a polluted area |
mitigation | repairing/rehabilitating a damaged ecosystem or compensation for damage. most often by providing a substitute or replacement area; frequently involves wetland ecosystems |
reclamation | typically used to describe chemical or physical manipulations carried out in severely degraded sites, such as open-pit mines or large-scale construction |