Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is a leading researcher in the field of phytomanagement of polluted sites. He is listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists, announced by Stanford ­University and Elsevier BV. He serves as Editor, Advisory Board and Editorial Board Member for various journals, including Land Degradation and Development; Restoration ­Ecology; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Ambio; Clean−Soil Air Water; ­Discover Sustainability; Environmental Management; and Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

• List of Contributors xvAbout the Editor xxiForeword xxiiiPreface xxvAcknowledgments xxvii1 Mining Sustainability: A Reality in Arid Zones 1Elizabeth J. Lam, Italo L. Montofré, and Fernando A. Alvarez1.1 Introduction 11.2 Mining in Chile 31.3 Chile: Arid Zone Mining 61.4 Circular Mining and Arid Zone Sustainability 131.5 Conclusions 17References 182 Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land: Challenges and Opportunities 25Sameer Shekhar, Shubham Abhishek, Bhanu Pandey, and Siddharth Singh2.1 Introduction 252.2 Post-Industrial Landscapes: A Brief Overview 262.3 Biodiversity on Post-Industrial Land 282.4 Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land 302.5 Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land 342.6 Policy and Management for Post-Industrial Landscapes 372.7 Key Findings and Implications 412.8 Challenges and Future Research Directions 412.9 Conclusion 43References 433 Spontaneous Flora on Post-industrial Metalliferous Sites 53Ksenija Jakovljević, Tomica Mišljenović, and Dragana Ranđelović3.1 Introduction 533.2 Definition and Types of Post-industrial Sites 543.3 Spontaneous Flora: Characteristics and Benefits 633.4 Spontaneous Flora in Post-industrial Sites: Current Findings 653.5 Ecosystem Services of Spontaneous Flora on Post-industrial Metalliferous Sites 763.6 Conclusions 82Acknowledgments 83References 834 Restoration Ecosystem Toward Spontaneous Succession on Reclaimed Mining Sites 97Marcin Pietrzykowski, Bartłomiej Woś, Justyna Likus-Cieślik, Marek Pająk, Edyta Sierka, and Barbara Stalmachová4.1 Introduction 974.2 Biodiversity of Succession Communities on Mine Sites 984.3 Mine Soil Development Under Reclamation and Successional Communities 1044.4 Biomass and Wood Productivity Potential of Reclaimed and Successional Plant Communities 1064.5 Plant Communities from Succession as Indicators of Site Conditions 1074.6 Managed Succession on Post-Mine Sites 1094.7 Example of a Reclamation by Using Vegetation Communities from Succession 1104.8 Conclusion 111Acknowledgments 112References 1125 Plant Diversity on Post-Industrial Land: Resilience and Restoration 119Shivali Sharma, Jonnada Likhita, Sunny Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, Amit Kumar, Rupesh Kumar, and Vimal Chandra Pandey5.1 Introduction 1195.2 Numerous Elements that Promote Industrialization 1215.3 Industrial Impact on Plant Communities 1225.4 Effects of Toxins Released by Various Industries 1255.5 Mechanisms of Plant Resilience 1255.6 Case Studies 1385.7 Challenges and Failures 1415.8 Ecological Restoration 1435.9 Introduction of Important Species 1465.10 Success Stories in Restoration 1475.11 Policy Implications 1555.12 Conclusion and Ways Forward 157References 1596 Plantation Forestry for Ecorestoration: A Working Premises 171Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Arnab Banerjee, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Kiran Bargali6.1 Introduction 1716.2 Plantation Forestry: Global Area Context 1736.3 Expansion of Plantation Forestry to Industrial Forest Plantation 1736.4 Species Grown in Forest Plantations 1756.5 Ecosystem Services Through Plantation Forestry 1756.6 Plantation Forestry Through a Reforestation Approach 1786.7 Ecological Restoration and Sustainability 1796.8 Forest Restoration 1806.9 Plantation Forestry for Climate Change Mitigation 1806.10 Socioeconomic Perspective of Restoration 1816.11 Future Perspective 1826.12 Conclusion 183References 1837 Soil Biodiversity and Plant-Microbes Interactions on Post-Industrial Land 189Aneta Kowalska and Anna Grobelak7.1 Loss of Soil Biodiversity on Post-Industrial Land 1897.2 Biodiversity as an Opportunity for Sustainable Transformation of Mining Regions 1907.3 Treatments Increasing the Biodiversity of Post-Industrial Soil 1917.4 Post-Industrial Areas as a Refuge of Biodiversity 1927.5 Plant-Growth-Promoting Microbes and Their Feasibility for Recultivation of Post-Industrial Lands 1937.6 Summary and Conclusions 194Acknowledgments 195References 1958 Afforestation of Former Asbestos Mines in Quebec, Canada: An Efficient Nature-Based Climate Solution that also Leads to Gains in Biodiversity 199Nicolas Bélanger, Laurence Grimond, Rim Khlifa, Simon Bilodeau-Gauthier, and David Rivest8.1 Introduction 1998.2 Historical Background of Asbestos Mining in Canada 2018.3 Typical Ecological Restoration 2048.4 Afforestation 2098.5 Carbon Sequestration 2208.6 Gains in Plant and Faunal Diversity Following Afforestation 2248.7 Conclusion 230Acknowledgments 231References 2319 Bauxite Mine Restoration and Management 241Shailesh Kumar Yadav, Arnab Banerjee, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Vimal Chandra Pandey9.1 Introduction 2419.2 Impact of Bauxite Mining 2419.3 Approaches Toward Management of the Impact of Bauxite Mining 2459.4 Restoration Targets and Objectives 2469.5 Stages of Restoration Planning and Implementation 2479.6 Restoration Implementation 2489.7 Sustainable Bauxite Mining 2549.8 Rehabilitation and Restoration in Surguja – A Case Study from Chhattisgarh, India 2549.9 Conclusion 2569.10 Future Directives 256References 25810 Role of the Local Government in Re-Use of Post-Industrial Sites in Poland 263Katarzyna Sadowy10.1 Introduction 26310.2 Post-Industrial Sites in Poland 26610.3 Role of the Voivodeships and Municipalities in the Management of Post-Industrial Areas 27210.4 Conclusions 281Acknowledgement 282References 28211 Restoration of Ecosystem Services of Endangered Wetlands in Post Oil and Gas Exploration Era in the Niger Delta, Nigeria 285Aroloye O. Numbere, Victoria C. Obinna, Eberechukwu M. Maduike, and Austin E. Abah11.1 Introduction 28511.2 Characterization of Wetlands in the Niger Delta 28711.3 Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration on Wetlands of the Niger Delta 28911.4 Sedimentary Environment of the Niger Delta 29511.5 Causes of Wetland Degradation 29711.6 Ecosystem Services in a Restored Wetland 30011.7 Sustainable Management of the Wetland in the Niger Delta 30111.8 Policy Development of Wetlands in the Niger Delta 30211.9 Conclusion and Recommendations 304References 30412 Carbon Sequestration in Revegetated Coal Mine Soil: A Chronosequence Study in the Gevra Opencast Project, Chhattisgarh, India 307Preeti Singh, Amlan Kumar Ghosh, Ebhin Masto, Santosh Kumar, and Chandini Pradhan12.1 Introduction 30712.2 Analysis and Classification of Organic Residue/Plant Materials: Impacts on Carbon Sequestration in Soil 30812.3 Litterfall Dynamics, Seasonal Variations, and Implications for Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration 30912.4 Impact of Plant Litter Quality on Decomposition Rate and Soil Health in Restored Coal Mine Areas of Chhattisgarh, India 30912.5 Role of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Soil Carbon Sequestration: Insights from Microbial Biomass Carbon Dynamics 31012.6 Different Pools of Soil Organic Carbon in Restored Mine Soil 31212.7 Total Organic Carbon, C Stock, and C Sequestration in Reclaimed Mine Soil 31312.8 Insights from Spectroscopic Analysis on Soil Organic Carbon Characteristics in Restored Mine Soils 31712.9 Conclusion 322References 32413 Ecosystem Services from Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 329ml Dotaniya, CK Dotaniya, Kuldeep Kumar, RK Yadav, RK Doutaniya, HM Meena, DK Yadav, Saurabh Shukla, AO Shirale, and Manju Lata13.1 Introduction 32913.2 Different Types of Pollution 33213.3 Risk Assessment of Metal Pollution 33613.4 Source of Contamination and Its Identification 33713.5 Effect on Ecological Services 33813.6 Important Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 34013.7 Ecosystem Services from Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 34213.8 Improvement in Ecological Services by Improving the Waste Discharge Process 34213.9 Strategies for Improving Ecological Services 34413.10 Challenges Faced During Rehabilitation 34613.11 Conclusions 346References 34714 Harnessing Aromatic Plants for Phytoremediation: A Scented Solution for Ecology and Economy 357Vimal Chandra Pandey, Valeria Ancona, D. D. Tewari, and Sanat Kumar Dwibedi14.1 Introduction 35714.2 Aromatic Grasses 35814.3 Aromatic Grasses and Their Phytoremediation Potential 36014.4 Manifold Usages of Aromatic Grasses 36714.5 Aromatic Grasses Rooted in UN-SDGs 36814.6 Conclusion and Prospects 369References 372Index 381

Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is a leading researcher in the field of phytomanagement of polluted sites. He is listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists, announced by Stanford ­University and Elsevier BV. He serves as Editor, Advisory Board and Editorial Board Member for various journals, including Land Degradation and Development; Restoration ­Ecology; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Ambio; Clean−Soil Air Water; ­Discover Sustainability; Environmental Management; and Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

• List of Contributors xvAbout the Editor xxiForeword xxiiiPreface xxvAcknowledgments xxvii1 Mining Sustainability: A Reality in Arid Zones 1Elizabeth J. Lam, Italo L. Montofré, and Fernando A. Alvarez1.1 Introduction 11.2 Mining in Chile 31.3 Chile: Arid Zone Mining 61.4 Circular Mining and Arid Zone Sustainability 131.5 Conclusions 17References 182 Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land: Challenges and Opportunities 25Sameer Shekhar, Shubham Abhishek, Bhanu Pandey, and Siddharth Singh2.1 Introduction 252.2 Post-Industrial Landscapes: A Brief Overview 262.3 Biodiversity on Post-Industrial Land 282.4 Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land 302.5 Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land 342.6 Policy and Management for Post-Industrial Landscapes 372.7 Key Findings and Implications 412.8 Challenges and Future Research Directions 412.9 Conclusion 43References 433 Spontaneous Flora on Post-industrial Metalliferous Sites 53Ksenija Jakovljević, Tomica Mišljenović, and Dragana Ranđelović3.1 Introduction 533.2 Definition and Types of Post-industrial Sites 543.3 Spontaneous Flora: Characteristics and Benefits 633.4 Spontaneous Flora in Post-industrial Sites: Current Findings 653.5 Ecosystem Services of Spontaneous Flora on Post-industrial Metalliferous Sites 763.6 Conclusions 82Acknowledgments 83References 834 Restoration Ecosystem Toward Spontaneous Succession on Reclaimed Mining Sites 97Marcin Pietrzykowski, Bartłomiej Woś, Justyna Likus-Cieślik, Marek Pająk, Edyta Sierka, and Barbara Stalmachová4.1 Introduction 974.2 Biodiversity of Succession Communities on Mine Sites 984.3 Mine Soil Development Under Reclamation and Successional Communities 1044.4 Biomass and Wood Productivity Potential of Reclaimed and Successional Plant Communities 1064.5 Plant Communities from Succession as Indicators of Site Conditions 1074.6 Managed Succession on Post-Mine Sites 1094.7 Example of a Reclamation by Using Vegetation Communities from Succession 1104.8 Conclusion 111Acknowledgments 112References 1125 Plant Diversity on Post-Industrial Land: Resilience and Restoration 119Shivali Sharma, Jonnada Likhita, Sunny Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, Amit Kumar, Rupesh Kumar, and Vimal Chandra Pandey5.1 Introduction 1195.2 Numerous Elements that Promote Industrialization 1215.3 Industrial Impact on Plant Communities 1225.4 Effects of Toxins Released by Various Industries 1255.5 Mechanisms of Plant Resilience 1255.6 Case Studies 1385.7 Challenges and Failures 1415.8 Ecological Restoration 1435.9 Introduction of Important Species 1465.10 Success Stories in Restoration 1475.11 Policy Implications 1555.12 Conclusion and Ways Forward 157References 1596 Plantation Forestry for Ecorestoration: A Working Premises 171Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Arnab Banerjee, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Kiran Bargali6.1 Introduction 1716.2 Plantation Forestry: Global Area Context 1736.3 Expansion of Plantation Forestry to Industrial Forest Plantation 1736.4 Species Grown in Forest Plantations 1756.5 Ecosystem Services Through Plantation Forestry 1756.6 Plantation Forestry Through a Reforestation Approach 1786.7 Ecological Restoration and Sustainability 1796.8 Forest Restoration 1806.9 Plantation Forestry for Climate Change Mitigation 1806.10 Socioeconomic Perspective of Restoration 1816.11 Future Perspective 1826.12 Conclusion 183References 1837 Soil Biodiversity and Plant-Microbes Interactions on Post-Industrial Land 189Aneta Kowalska and Anna Grobelak7.1 Loss of Soil Biodiversity on Post-Industrial Land 1897.2 Biodiversity as an Opportunity for Sustainable Transformation of Mining Regions 1907.3 Treatments Increasing the Biodiversity of Post-Industrial Soil 1917.4 Post-Industrial Areas as a Refuge of Biodiversity 1927.5 Plant-Growth-Promoting Microbes and Their Feasibility for Recultivation of Post-Industrial Lands 1937.6 Summary and Conclusions 194Acknowledgments 195References 1958 Afforestation of Former Asbestos Mines in Quebec, Canada: An Efficient Nature-Based Climate Solution that also Leads to Gains in Biodiversity 199Nicolas Bélanger, Laurence Grimond, Rim Khlifa, Simon Bilodeau-Gauthier, and David Rivest8.1 Introduction 1998.2 Historical Background of Asbestos Mining in Canada 2018.3 Typical Ecological Restoration 2048.4 Afforestation 2098.5 Carbon Sequestration 2208.6 Gains in Plant and Faunal Diversity Following Afforestation 2248.7 Conclusion 230Acknowledgments 231References 2319 Bauxite Mine Restoration and Management 241Shailesh Kumar Yadav, Arnab Banerjee, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Vimal Chandra Pandey9.1 Introduction 2419.2 Impact of Bauxite Mining 2419.3 Approaches Toward Management of the Impact of Bauxite Mining 2459.4 Restoration Targets and Objectives 2469.5 Stages of Restoration Planning and Implementation 2479.6 Restoration Implementation 2489.7 Sustainable Bauxite Mining 2549.8 Rehabilitation and Restoration in Surguja – A Case Study from Chhattisgarh, India 2549.9 Conclusion 2569.10 Future Directives 256References 25810 Role of the Local Government in Re-Use of Post-Industrial Sites in Poland 263Katarzyna Sadowy10.1 Introduction 26310.2 Post-Industrial Sites in Poland 26610.3 Role of the Voivodeships and Municipalities in the Management of Post-Industrial Areas 27210.4 Conclusions 281Acknowledgement 282References 28211 Restoration of Ecosystem Services of Endangered Wetlands in Post Oil and Gas Exploration Era in the Niger Delta, Nigeria 285Aroloye O. Numbere, Victoria C. Obinna, Eberechukwu M. Maduike, and Austin E. Abah11.1 Introduction 28511.2 Characterization of Wetlands in the Niger Delta 28711.3 Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration on Wetlands of the Niger Delta 28911.4 Sedimentary Environment of the Niger Delta 29511.5 Causes of Wetland Degradation 29711.6 Ecosystem Services in a Restored Wetland 30011.7 Sustainable Management of the Wetland in the Niger Delta 30111.8 Policy Development of Wetlands in the Niger Delta 30211.9 Conclusion and Recommendations 304References 30412 Carbon Sequestration in Revegetated Coal Mine Soil: A Chronosequence Study in the Gevra Opencast Project, Chhattisgarh, India 307Preeti Singh, Amlan Kumar Ghosh, Ebhin Masto, Santosh Kumar, and Chandini Pradhan12.1 Introduction 30712.2 Analysis and Classification of Organic Residue/Plant Materials: Impacts on Carbon Sequestration in Soil 30812.3 Litterfall Dynamics, Seasonal Variations, and Implications for Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration 30912.4 Impact of Plant Litter Quality on Decomposition Rate and Soil Health in Restored Coal Mine Areas of Chhattisgarh, India 30912.5 Role of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Soil Carbon Sequestration: Insights from Microbial Biomass Carbon Dynamics 31012.6 Different Pools of Soil Organic Carbon in Restored Mine Soil 31212.7 Total Organic Carbon, C Stock, and C Sequestration in Reclaimed Mine Soil 31312.8 Insights from Spectroscopic Analysis on Soil Organic Carbon Characteristics in Restored Mine Soils 31712.9 Conclusion 322References 32413 Ecosystem Services from Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 329ml Dotaniya, CK Dotaniya, Kuldeep Kumar, RK Yadav, RK Doutaniya, HM Meena, DK Yadav, Saurabh Shukla, AO Shirale, and Manju Lata13.1 Introduction 32913.2 Different Types of Pollution 33213.3 Risk Assessment of Metal Pollution 33613.4 Source of Contamination and Its Identification 33713.5 Effect on Ecological Services 33813.6 Important Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 34013.7 Ecosystem Services from Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 34213.8 Improvement in Ecological Services by Improving the Waste Discharge Process 34213.9 Strategies for Improving Ecological Services 34413.10 Challenges Faced During Rehabilitation 34613.11 Conclusions 346References 34714 Harnessing Aromatic Plants for Phytoremediation: A Scented Solution for Ecology and Economy 357Vimal Chandra Pandey, Valeria Ancona, D. D. Tewari, and Sanat Kumar Dwibedi14.1 Introduction 35714.2 Aromatic Grasses 35814.3 Aromatic Grasses and Their Phytoremediation Potential 36014.4 Manifold Usages of Aromatic Grasses 36714.5 Aromatic Grasses Rooted in UN-SDGs 36814.6 Conclusion and Prospects 369References 372Index 381

Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is a leading researcher in the field of phytomanagement of polluted sites. He is listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists, announced by Stanford ­University and Elsevier BV. He serves as Editor, Advisory Board and Editorial Board Member for various journals, including Land Degradation and Development; Restoration ­Ecology; Environment, Development and Sustainability; Ambio; Clean−Soil Air Water; ­Discover Sustainability; Environmental Management; and Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

• List of Contributors xvAbout the Editor xxiForeword xxiiiPreface xxvAcknowledgments xxvii1 Mining Sustainability: A Reality in Arid Zones 1Elizabeth J. Lam, Italo L. Montofré, and Fernando A. Alvarez1.1 Introduction 11.2 Mining in Chile 31.3 Chile: Arid Zone Mining 61.4 Circular Mining and Arid Zone Sustainability 131.5 Conclusions 17References 182 Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land: Challenges and Opportunities 25Sameer Shekhar, Shubham Abhishek, Bhanu Pandey, and Siddharth Singh2.1 Introduction 252.2 Post-Industrial Landscapes: A Brief Overview 262.3 Biodiversity on Post-Industrial Land 282.4 Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land 302.5 Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post-Industrial Land 342.6 Policy and Management for Post-Industrial Landscapes 372.7 Key Findings and Implications 412.8 Challenges and Future Research Directions 412.9 Conclusion 43References 433 Spontaneous Flora on Post-industrial Metalliferous Sites 53Ksenija Jakovljević, Tomica Mišljenović, and Dragana Ranđelović3.1 Introduction 533.2 Definition and Types of Post-industrial Sites 543.3 Spontaneous Flora: Characteristics and Benefits 633.4 Spontaneous Flora in Post-industrial Sites: Current Findings 653.5 Ecosystem Services of Spontaneous Flora on Post-industrial Metalliferous Sites 763.6 Conclusions 82Acknowledgments 83References 834 Restoration Ecosystem Toward Spontaneous Succession on Reclaimed Mining Sites 97Marcin Pietrzykowski, Bartłomiej Woś, Justyna Likus-Cieślik, Marek Pająk, Edyta Sierka, and Barbara Stalmachová4.1 Introduction 974.2 Biodiversity of Succession Communities on Mine Sites 984.3 Mine Soil Development Under Reclamation and Successional Communities 1044.4 Biomass and Wood Productivity Potential of Reclaimed and Successional Plant Communities 1064.5 Plant Communities from Succession as Indicators of Site Conditions 1074.6 Managed Succession on Post-Mine Sites 1094.7 Example of a Reclamation by Using Vegetation Communities from Succession 1104.8 Conclusion 111Acknowledgments 112References 1125 Plant Diversity on Post-Industrial Land: Resilience and Restoration 119Shivali Sharma, Jonnada Likhita, Sunny Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, Amit Kumar, Rupesh Kumar, and Vimal Chandra Pandey5.1 Introduction 1195.2 Numerous Elements that Promote Industrialization 1215.3 Industrial Impact on Plant Communities 1225.4 Effects of Toxins Released by Various Industries 1255.5 Mechanisms of Plant Resilience 1255.6 Case Studies 1385.7 Challenges and Failures 1415.8 Ecological Restoration 1435.9 Introduction of Important Species 1465.10 Success Stories in Restoration 1475.11 Policy Implications 1555.12 Conclusion and Ways Forward 157References 1596 Plantation Forestry for Ecorestoration: A Working Premises 171Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Arnab Banerjee, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Kiran Bargali6.1 Introduction 1716.2 Plantation Forestry: Global Area Context 1736.3 Expansion of Plantation Forestry to Industrial Forest Plantation 1736.4 Species Grown in Forest Plantations 1756.5 Ecosystem Services Through Plantation Forestry 1756.6 Plantation Forestry Through a Reforestation Approach 1786.7 Ecological Restoration and Sustainability 1796.8 Forest Restoration 1806.9 Plantation Forestry for Climate Change Mitigation 1806.10 Socioeconomic Perspective of Restoration 1816.11 Future Perspective 1826.12 Conclusion 183References 1837 Soil Biodiversity and Plant-Microbes Interactions on Post-Industrial Land 189Aneta Kowalska and Anna Grobelak7.1 Loss of Soil Biodiversity on Post-Industrial Land 1897.2 Biodiversity as an Opportunity for Sustainable Transformation of Mining Regions 1907.3 Treatments Increasing the Biodiversity of Post-Industrial Soil 1917.4 Post-Industrial Areas as a Refuge of Biodiversity 1927.5 Plant-Growth-Promoting Microbes and Their Feasibility for Recultivation of Post-Industrial Lands 1937.6 Summary and Conclusions 194Acknowledgments 195References 1958 Afforestation of Former Asbestos Mines in Quebec, Canada: An Efficient Nature-Based Climate Solution that also Leads to Gains in Biodiversity 199Nicolas Bélanger, Laurence Grimond, Rim Khlifa, Simon Bilodeau-Gauthier, and David Rivest8.1 Introduction 1998.2 Historical Background of Asbestos Mining in Canada 2018.3 Typical Ecological Restoration 2048.4 Afforestation 2098.5 Carbon Sequestration 2208.6 Gains in Plant and Faunal Diversity Following Afforestation 2248.7 Conclusion 230Acknowledgments 231References 2319 Bauxite Mine Restoration and Management 241Shailesh Kumar Yadav, Arnab Banerjee, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Abhishek Raj, Surendra Singh Bargali, and Vimal Chandra Pandey9.1 Introduction 2419.2 Impact of Bauxite Mining 2419.3 Approaches Toward Management of the Impact of Bauxite Mining 2459.4 Restoration Targets and Objectives 2469.5 Stages of Restoration Planning and Implementation 2479.6 Restoration Implementation 2489.7 Sustainable Bauxite Mining 2549.8 Rehabilitation and Restoration in Surguja – A Case Study from Chhattisgarh, India 2549.9 Conclusion 2569.10 Future Directives 256References 25810 Role of the Local Government in Re-Use of Post-Industrial Sites in Poland 263Katarzyna Sadowy10.1 Introduction 26310.2 Post-Industrial Sites in Poland 26610.3 Role of the Voivodeships and Municipalities in the Management of Post-Industrial Areas 27210.4 Conclusions 281Acknowledgement 282References 28211 Restoration of Ecosystem Services of Endangered Wetlands in Post Oil and Gas Exploration Era in the Niger Delta, Nigeria 285Aroloye O. Numbere, Victoria C. Obinna, Eberechukwu M. Maduike, and Austin E. Abah11.1 Introduction 28511.2 Characterization of Wetlands in the Niger Delta 28711.3 Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration on Wetlands of the Niger Delta 28911.4 Sedimentary Environment of the Niger Delta 29511.5 Causes of Wetland Degradation 29711.6 Ecosystem Services in a Restored Wetland 30011.7 Sustainable Management of the Wetland in the Niger Delta 30111.8 Policy Development of Wetlands in the Niger Delta 30211.9 Conclusion and Recommendations 304References 30412 Carbon Sequestration in Revegetated Coal Mine Soil: A Chronosequence Study in the Gevra Opencast Project, Chhattisgarh, India 307Preeti Singh, Amlan Kumar Ghosh, Ebhin Masto, Santosh Kumar, and Chandini Pradhan12.1 Introduction 30712.2 Analysis and Classification of Organic Residue/Plant Materials: Impacts on Carbon Sequestration in Soil 30812.3 Litterfall Dynamics, Seasonal Variations, and Implications for Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration 30912.4 Impact of Plant Litter Quality on Decomposition Rate and Soil Health in Restored Coal Mine Areas of Chhattisgarh, India 30912.5 Role of Plant-Microbe Interactions in Soil Carbon Sequestration: Insights from Microbial Biomass Carbon Dynamics 31012.6 Different Pools of Soil Organic Carbon in Restored Mine Soil 31212.7 Total Organic Carbon, C Stock, and C Sequestration in Reclaimed Mine Soil 31312.8 Insights from Spectroscopic Analysis on Soil Organic Carbon Characteristics in Restored Mine Soils 31712.9 Conclusion 322References 32413 Ecosystem Services from Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 329ml Dotaniya, CK Dotaniya, Kuldeep Kumar, RK Yadav, RK Doutaniya, HM Meena, DK Yadav, Saurabh Shukla, AO Shirale, and Manju Lata13.1 Introduction 32913.2 Different Types of Pollution 33213.3 Risk Assessment of Metal Pollution 33613.4 Source of Contamination and Its Identification 33713.5 Effect on Ecological Services 33813.6 Important Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 34013.7 Ecosystem Services from Rehabilitated Waste Dumpsites 34213.8 Improvement in Ecological Services by Improving the Waste Discharge Process 34213.9 Strategies for Improving Ecological Services 34413.10 Challenges Faced During Rehabilitation 34613.11 Conclusions 346References 34714 Harnessing Aromatic Plants for Phytoremediation: A Scented Solution for Ecology and Economy 357Vimal Chandra Pandey, Valeria Ancona, D. D. Tewari, and Sanat Kumar Dwibedi14.1 Introduction 35714.2 Aromatic Grasses 35814.3 Aromatic Grasses and Their Phytoremediation Potential 36014.4 Manifold Usages of Aromatic Grasses 36714.5 Aromatic Grasses Rooted in UN-SDGs 36814.6 Conclusion and Prospects 369References 372Index 381