The word "mitigation" has come to mean to
A. Move to a new environment when one has been damaged
B. Partially restore an ecosystem
C. Use natural processes to treat sewage water
D. Restore or create an ecosystem in exchange for a similar, damaged one
E. Let nature heal itself
Answer: D
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