Pictures of Conservation in Indonesia

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Mangrove-clearing in Borneo Aerial view of forest clearing for agriculture near Pangkalanbun Overhead view of deforestation for agricultural use in Borneo Forest clearing for resource extraction in Borneo-aerial view Mangroves have been cleared for shrimp aquaculture Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest of Borneo Rice fields where mangroves once grew Charred remnants of a section of tropical rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for swidden agriculture Expanse of cleared rainforest near Tanjung Putting Abandoned homestead on a deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Rainforest that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo Cut logs brought over from Borneo Nature guide Thomas standing among charred remnants of tropical forest in Borneo Mangroves cleared for settlement and shrimp farms Deforested patch of forest in Borneo Mangroves cleared for agricultural development Fuel wood cut from local rain forest Dock near deforested area next to Tanjung Puting National Park Mangrove forest cleared for settlement and shrimp farms Section of rainforest that has been cut for small-scale agriculture in Borneo Rice paddies planted where mangrove forest once grew Charred stumps left after slash-and-burn of rainforest Patch of rain forest that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo Deforested land just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Mangrove forest cleared for settlement and aquaculture Slash-and-burned forest patch near Tanjung Puting National Park Expanse of cleared forestland near Tanjung Putting Fuelwood cut from the rain forest of Java Houses on the deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Clearing rainforest for settlement Converting forest for agriculture in Sulawesi Mangroves cleared for settlement and aquaculture Inside of an abandoned homestead outside Tanjung Puting National Park Deforested area near Tanjung Puting National Park Remains of rainforest after it has been slash-and-burned Large marble mining operation outside of Makassar (Ujung Pandang) Felled canopy tree, left for waste in Borneo Shrimp aquaculture has replaced mangrove forests in Sulawesi Ferns colonized this patch of forest cleared for rice fields Mangrove forests cleared for agricultural development in Sulawesi Boat carrying bags of silica extracted from Borneo rainforest for export to China Mangrove swamp converted for settlement and agriculture Wood cut from local forest Canal dug to siphon water out of a swamp forest area in Borneo Cleared patch of rainforest