(1) (legal) place an area under forest law and administration; the creation of a forest by stipulated procedures (M, 26 (v) Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22223
Af·for'est transitive verb [ Late Latin afforestare ; ad + forestare . See Forest .] To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/39
afforest, afforestation 1. To convert (bare or cultivated land) into forest, originally for the purpose of providing hunting grounds. 2. To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2844/