Land and Agriculture
Definition(s)
The process of making land capable of more intensive use by changing its general character, as by drainage of excessively wet land; irrigation of arid or semiarid land; or recovery of submerged land from seas, lakes and rivers. (Source: GEMET/LANDY)
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Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/en/terms/land-reclamation
In other languages
French
mise en valeur des terres
Russian
мелиорация земель
Spanish
recuperación de terreno
Chinese, Simplified
土地开垦
Arabic
استصلاح الأرض
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