There are many terms used in different parts of the world to describe methods or strategies that focus on natural regeneration in restoration. All are compatible.
(a) Some methods or strategies have emerged that define themselves as predominantly harnessing natural regeneration but also including some reintroduction for a range of purposes. Many of these have emerged in the context of Indigenous-managed lands or farming landscapes. Examples include:
- Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) – See https://www.anralliance.org/
- Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration – See https://fmnrhub.com.au/
- Framework Method of rainforest restoration, grassland – See https://www.forru.org/library/0000229
(b) It is also common to see natural regeneration approaches defined independently of reintroduction approaches. This allows us to speak about natural regeneration techniques and approaches (and their combinations) without conflation with reintroduction or with any existing methodologies or strategies. An example of this is the restoration intervention spectrum diagram on the ‘What is natural regeneration’ page, which is taken from Edition 2.2 of the National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in Australia (Standards Reference Group, SERA) which was developed in collaboration with 13 restoration non-profit groups.