The action or process of afforesting; the creation or establishment of forests on previously unforested land.
From 'afforest' plus the suffix '-ment,' which creates nouns indicating an action or process. An older or alternative term for what is now more commonly called 'afforestation.'
This older term 'afforestment' shows that environmental restoration isn't new—medieval and Renaissance nobles were literally creating forests for hunting and timber 500 years ago, though with very different goals than modern climate action.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.