Just Stumbled across this article about a new period of forest health that is coming up. The Great Reversal is underway.
The numbers on deforestation are rapidly falling. In many places forests are making a come back not only in area but in density and size.
The forests are growing and deforestation in many places is stopping for the first time in centuries.
“With so much bad news available on World Environment Day [5 June] we are pleased to report that, of 68 nations studied, forest area is expanding in 45 and density is also increasing in 45,” said Pekka Kauppi of the University of Helsinki.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/07/great_reversal_by_forests/
http://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/google.com/science-2013-global-forest
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6160/850