The phrase "attempting to reverse this" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing efforts to undo or negate a previous action or situation.
Example: "The researchers are attempting to reverse this trend of declining biodiversity in the region."
Alternatives: "trying to undo this" or "seeking to negate this".
Now some are attempting to reverse this trend.
Many people found their way to the towns; but the government, attempting to reverse this flood, strengthened the pass laws by making it illegal for blacks to be in a town for more than 72 hours at a time without a job in a white home or business.
Attempting to reverse this panic, he would then spend "hours and hours and hours and hours" trying to identify off-putting things about the other woman that would convince him of the opposite: that his own partner was the best choice.
Since 2007, China has attempted to reverse this trend, but the paper suggests more needs to be done to ensure buildings and infrastructure are designed with sustainability and low-carbon priorities in mind.
In 1661 the Common Pleas attempted to reverse this by pushing for an Act of Parliament to abolish latitats based on legal fictions, forbidding "special bail" in any case where "the true cause of action" was not expressed in the process.
Biomarkers for sepsis associated with the endothelial glycocalyx remain relatively unknown, however, and this commentary attempts to reverse this omission.
City officials are now attempting to reverse the disastrous effects, which reduced their ability to influence rental prices.
We defined what America is") and MacDonald's ("Given Jewish influence over the political process... it is vitally important for those of us attempting to reverse White dispossession to understand this, to call attention to it, and to combat it") certainly have a following, but are broadly seen as inconsistent with mainstream American values and beyond the borders of acceptable public discourse.
