Rehabilitation is the term given to work that improves conditions for biodiversity without actually aiming to restore an ecosystem. It is often integrated with production, industrial or urban areas.
There are many examples around Australia, of which the following are only a sample.
1. Great Barrier Reef catchment rehabilitation, Queensland
https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/improving-water-quality-to-help-the-great-barrier-reef/
ALSO SEE
https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/restoring-sea-country-through-reef-aid/
AND
https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/programs/reef-aid/
2. The Victorian Desalination Plant Coastal Park, Wonthaggi, Victoria
https://aquasure.com.au/uploads/files/1012/The-Design.pdf
3. Swan Canning Riverpark Urban Forest program, Western Australia
https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/management/swan-canning-riverpark/swan-canning-riverpark-urban-forest-program
4. Swan Canning Foreshore remediation, Western Australia
https://www.natureaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/our-priorities/oceans/ocean-stories/swan-foreshore-remediation/
5. Regenerative farming initiatives, Australia
https://carbon8.org.au/
6. Soils for Life, northern tablelands, New South Wales
https://soilsforlife.org.au/rehydrating-landscapes-one-catchment-at-a-time/
7. Mulloon Rehydration Initiative, New South Wales
https://mullooninstitute.org/projects/mulloon-rehydration-initiative/
8. Cooks River Naturalisation, Sydney, New South Wales
https://watersensitivecities.org.au/solutions/case-studies/sydney-water-bank-naturalisation/
