Abstract
The Principles and Standards by Young et al. provide an international framework for ecological restoration of mine sites. Although useful, these Standards are limited as a basis for practice, especially in Europe, partly by neglecting the fact that semi‐natural habitats are often desirable restoration targets in anthropogenic cultural landscapes; intermediate and early successional stages are sometimes more ecologically valuable than terminal stages; spontaneous succession can be an effective restoration approach, or it may be combined with assisted restoration; and by a limited number of representative long‐term restoration case studies. Further efforts to create consensual guidelines require a broad discussion across biomes, regions and public and private sectors. Meanwhile, the Standards should be regarded as a tentative academic‐oriented framework with some substantial limitations for practice.
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