Re-Forestation: US versus Europe

I don't know who these people are but their analyses certainly runs counter to most people's perception of the fate of green spaces here and abroad:
2005 Environmental Index: The United States and Europe Compared: Forests p35

# Most of the deforestation in the United States took place between 1850 and 1900. America’s forest area has been stable for nearly a century, rising slightly over the last decade.

# In 2002, the continental United States had 622 million acres of forestland, about 32 percent of the total land area. At that time, Europe had 401 million acres of forestland, about 34 percent of total land area.

# Forestland is expanding more rapidly in the United States than in Europe—about four times faster, relative to overall land area.