Land rehabilitation is a process of restoration to bring an area of land back to its natural state after it has been damaged or degraded, making it safe for wildlife and flora as well as humans. Land rehabilitation is often carried out in response to a man-made (i.e. agricultural or industrial) degradation of land. > [[Abatement costs]] are borne by firms to undo the damage ### KEY TAKEAWAYS - Land rehabilitation involves i**mproving poor-quality land and bringing it back to its original state** so it is suitable for animals and plant life, and human activity. - This process is often utilized to revitalize land after it has been heavily used in agriculture or industry, or in the aftermath of a natural or manmade disaster. - Several heavily polluted or toxic sites have been successfully rehabilitated through various abatement and restoration efforts, although the process can be quite expensive and labor-intensive.