renaturalize
Return to wildness
To renaturalize is to restore something to a more natural state after human alteration.
Conservation efforts renaturalize landscapes by removing dams, replanting native species, or allowing rivers to resume their original courses: The city plans to renaturalize the channelized creek.
The term appears in environmental science and urban planning contexts.
Restoring natural ecosystems
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- stream restorationRepairing damaged flowing waterways
daylighting · dam removal · remediation · reclamation · regeneration · renewal · rehabilitation · recovery
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- wildlife corridorStrip connecting fragmented habitats
food web · pollinator · seed dispersal · succession · colonization · symbiosis · ecological balance · interdependence
Protected area for animals
- protected areaConserved natural zone
- land trustOrganization preserving private acreage
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
endangered species · habitat protection · buffer zone · greenbelt · seed bank · gene pool · conservancy · watershed protection
Deliberate structural destruction
- urban greeningAdding plants to cities
- rain gardensPlanted basins absorbing runoff
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
rewilding
Restoring natural ecosystems
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
stream restoration · daylighting · dam removal · remediation · reclamation · regeneration · renewal · rehabilitation · recovery · healing
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
wildlife corridor · food web · pollinator · seed dispersal · succession · colonization · symbiosis · ecological balance · interdependence · flora
wildlife sanctuary
Protected area for animals
- protected areaConserved natural zone
- land trustOrganization preserving private acreage
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
preservation · endangered species · habitat protection · buffer zone · greenbelt · seed bank · gene pool · conservancy · watershed protection · species reintroduction
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- urban greeningAdding plants to cities
- rain gardensPlanted basins absorbing runoff
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
renaturalizeurbanize
Make into city
develop · industrialize · urbanization · build up · suburbanize
renaturalizedenaturalize
Revoke citizenship status
degrade · denature · habitat destruction · pollute · contaminate
natural, nature, native, nation, innate, naturalize, natal, naturalization, naturalized