ScienceJuly 16, 2026

revegetation

/ˌriːvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən/

Definition

The act of planting vegetation in an effort to restore or stabilize land that has been damaged, dried out, or depleted.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 're-' (again) and 'vegetatio' (growth/liveliness), reflecting the process of causing plant life to grow again in a specific area. It entered English in the 20th century to describe ecological restoration practices.

In the news

In the article, the researchers explain that planting plants on the dry Aral Sea bed is ineffective at capturing carbon compared to refilling the lake with water. They demonstrate that these revegetation efforts do little to stop the massive CO₂ emissions occurring in this arid ecosystem.

Refilling the Aral Sea: A Spanish scientific proposal to avoid releasing millions of tons of CO₂

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