Nature recovery
Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3, published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, defines nature recovery as: ‘active restoration of natural systems to achieve aims including, but not limited to: enhancing sites; creating and restoring wildlife habitats; improving resilience; managing flood risk; sustaining vital ecosystems that provide healthy soil, clean water and clear air; protecting natural, geological and cultural diversity; and providing better green spaces to improve health and wellbeing,’
Ref Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), The Nature Recovery Network (2024).
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