Natural resource extraction
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The related terms natural resource extraction (or simply resource extraction) both refer to the practice of locating, acquiring and selling natural resources.
In recent times, environmental pressure groups have attempted to reduce the ecological impact of resource extraction, and there have been many successful redevelopment schemes such as reforestation of logging sites, and the large-scale successful conversion of British gravel pits into nature reserves.
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