Afforestation (noun)

1. The process of planting trees in an area where there was no previous forest coverage.
2. An area of land that has been newly planted with trees.

Origin:

From the latin word "afforestare" which means "to plant a forest", from "ad" meaning "to" and "forestare" meaning "to establish a forest.".

Examples:

1. Afforestation is a key component of mitigating the effects of climate change.
2. The government"s plan for afforestation will help increase the country"s forest cover.
3. Due to the afforestation project, the once barren land is now covered in lush greenery.
4. The afforestation efforts have helped to improve the local ecosystem and air quality.
5. The new afforestation project will create jobs and provide economic benefits to the community.