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habitat restoration

UK/ˈhæbɪtæt ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən/US/ˈhæbətæt ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən/HAB·i·tat re·sto·RA·tion

Band 7+speakingtask2

The process of returning a natural area to a healthy condition so plants and animals can live there.

Examples

After the spill, volunteers worked on habitat restoration along the shoreline.

Habitat restoration often involves removing invasive plants and replanting native species.

Long-term funding is critical for successful habitat restoration projects.

Band 8 sentence

The long-term success of habitat restoration hinges on community involvement and sustained financial support.

Collocations

  • undertake habitat restoration
  • habitat restoration projects
  • fund habitat restoration

Word family

habitat nounrestore verbrestoration nounrestorative adjective

Common mistakes

restore the naturerestore the habitat

do reforestation for all problemscarry out habitat restoration where appropriate

Say it for a higher band

5fix the nature6restore habitat7+habitat restoration

Synonyms

habitat rehabilitation

Easily confused

habitat protection

Effective habitat protection can stop further decline while restoration repairs past damage.

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