{"id":41146,"date":"2023-06-13T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/definitions\/soil-renaturation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:37:45","slug":"soil-renaturation","status":"publish","type":"definitions","link":"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/en\/ect-group\/a-unique-land-reclamation-glossary\/soil-renaturation\/","title":{"rendered":"Soil renaturation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article L101-2-1 of the Urban Planning Code defines soil renaturation as an action \u201cto restore or improve the functionality of soil, with the effect of transforming artificial soil into non-artificial soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"535\">At ECT, this definition takes on its full meaning through our projects :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"683\"><strong data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"578\">Restoring soil functionality <\/strong>: rebuilding a fertile topsoil layer after adding inert soil from local construction sites<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"829\"><strong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"723\">Transforming degraded land <\/strong>: redeveloping brownfield sites, former quarries, or embankments into natural, agricultural, or landscaped areas.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"959\"><strong>Revitalizing ecosystems<\/strong> : creating conditions conducive to the return of biodiversity.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1123\"><strong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"992\">Supporting local authorities <\/strong>: helping municipalities achieve their urban greening goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40746\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33594 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/grisy-suisnes-renouveau-agricole-et-ecologique-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/grisy-suisnes-renouveau-agricole-et-ecologique-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/grisy-suisnes-renouveau-agricole-et-ecologique-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/grisy-suisnes-renouveau-agricole-et-ecologique.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grisy-Suisnes (77), agricultural renewal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47510\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ECT-Roissy-en-Brie-zone-de-Biodiversite-credit-ECT-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"At the ECT site in Roissy en Brie: a biodiversity zone created by ECT\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ECT-Roissy-en-Brie-zone-de-Biodiversite-credit-ECT-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ECT-Roissy-en-Brie-zone-de-Biodiversite-credit-ECT-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ECT-Roissy-en-Brie-zone-de-Biodiversite-credit-ECT-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ECT-Roissy-en-Brie-zone-de-Biodiversite-credit-ECT-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.groupe-ect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ECT-Roissy-en-Brie-zone-de-Biodiversite-credit-ECT-3-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the ECT site in Roissy en Brie: a biodiversity zone created by ECT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article L101-2-1 of the Urban Planning Code defines soil renaturation as an action \u201cto restore or improve the functionality of soil, with the effect of transforming artificial soil into non-artificial soil.\u201d At ECT, this definition takes on its full meaning through our projects : Restoring soil functionality : rebuilding a fertile topsoil layer after adding inert soil from local construction sites Transforming degraded land : redeveloping brownfield sites, former quarries, or embankments into natural, agricultural, or landscaped areas. Revitalizing ecosystems : creating conditions conducive to the return of biodiversity. Supporting local authorities : helping municipalities achieve their urban greening 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