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Below you will find a collection of photos from Indonesia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


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Dock and beach near Sunur



Waves breaking on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island



Islands near Sumatra



Rainforest in West Kalimantan


Colorful house among green rice fields of south Sulawesi (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Colorful house among green rice fields of south Sulawesi


Colorful house among green rice paddies (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Colorful house among green rice paddies



Wild red ginger flowers



Lowland rainforest in Java's Ujung Kulon


Rice fields at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields at Lemo



Rain forest stream in Ujung Kulon



Buttress roots of a rainforest tree on Peucang Island



Rice terraces at Gunung Kawi



Fungi on a rainforest tree


Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo. This section of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. Rains came before the fallen vegetation had been thoroughly burned and thus, this land cannot be used for crops until the forest regrows and is slash-and-burned again. In its current state most nutrients have already been leached by the strong tropical sun and rain has washed away valuable soils.



Javan jungle



Ujung Kulon rain forest



Fishing boat in Sunur


Bamboo stakes placed to control water hyacinth at Lake Tempe (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Bamboo stakes placed to control water hyacinth at Lake Tempe. These bamboo tripods form bungkas, large man-made circles of floating vegetation. These serve as fish traps, attracting fish during the rainy seaons. As water levels drop towards the dry season, a fine bamboo fence is built around the bungka, trapping the fish.



Fallen rainforest tree in Ujung Kulon N.P.



Peucang Island forest



Peucang Island beach


Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture



Illegally logged wood



Rainforest creek in Ujung Kulon


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields



Boat off Peucang Island



Sunset on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island



Peucang Island, West Java, Indonesia



Airplane view of peatland being drained and cleared in Borneo


Close up on grains of rice in a rice field (Java)
Close up on grains of rice in a rice field



Pier in Sunur, near the Rhino Protection Unit outpost/local office for the Ujung Kulon National Park



Coastline near the village of Sunur, West Java


Rice field in Bali (Ubud, Bali)
Rice field in Bali



Rainforest of Ujung Kulon as seen from the sea



Pink and red ginger flower



Fallen rainforest tree in Java's Ujung Kulon N.P.



Roots of a stranger fig



Jungle tree on Handeuleum Island



Boat made out of a plastic drum


Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River



Peucang Island beach



Split buttress roots of a rainforest tree



Indian Ocean waves breaking on the Western-most part of Java



Clear water stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo



Peucang Island rainforest


Emerald green rice paddies of south Sulawesi (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Emerald green rice paddies of south Sulawesi



Large rainforest tree



Coastline of Peucang Island


Top breed white water buffalo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Top breed white water buffalo



Rain forest giant



The ceiling of the rain forest, as seen from below


Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village



Beach on Peucang Island



Ujung Kulon coastal rainforest



Dock near Sunur



Rangers patrolling Ujung Kulon


Section of jungle that has been cut for swidden agriculture in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Section of jungle that has been cut for swidden agriculture in Borneo



Rice terraces at Gunung Kawi



Roots of a strangler fig


Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga




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