Pictures of forest degradation

Images of forest degradation taken by Rhett Ayers Butler. Last updated: January 2, 2023.



Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Canal dug through degraded peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Destroyed peatlands

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Felled peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Peatland fire in Riau

Felled peat forest

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Selectively logged peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Logged forest

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Logged-over forest

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Destroyed peatlands

Canal dug through degraded peat forest

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Felled peat forest

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Heavily logged forest

Logged Borneo forest

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Peatland fire in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Peatland burned illegally for oil palm

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Logging concession in Indonesia

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Acacia plantation on peatland

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Selectively logged peat forest

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Peatland destroyed for palm oil production

Destroyed peatlands

Degraded peatlands

Deforested landscape in Tesso nilo

Degraded forest near Tesso Nilo

Destroyed peatlands

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

degraded rainforest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Logging concession in Sumatra

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Canal dug through degraded peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Logged forest -- sabah_0758

Selectively logged peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Peatland burned illegally for oil palm

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Logging concession in Sumatra

Logging concession in Indonesia

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Logging concession in Indonesia

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Logging concession in Indonesia

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Peatland destroyed for palm oil production

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Peatland fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Peatland burned illegally for oil palm

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peat land being cleared for oil palm

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Recently cleared peatland planted with oil palm

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Heavily logged forest -- sabah_1862

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Canal dug through degraded peat forest

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Canal dug through degraded peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Logged forest -- sabah_0821

Peatland destroyed for palm oil production

Logging concession in Sumatra

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Peat land being cleared for oil palm

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Burned areas in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peatland fire in Riau

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Peatland fire in Riau

Destroyed peatlands

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Selectively logged peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Acacia wood fiber plantation and natural forest

Peatland drained and cleared for an industrial plantation

Degraded peat forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Heavily logged forest -- sabah_0522

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Acacia wood fiber plantation and natural forest

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Canal running through a degraded peat forest

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

Logging concession in Sumatra

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Logging concession in Indonesia

Logging concession in Sumatra

Haze rising from an oil palm plantation and forest in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Selectively logged peat forest

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Logged forest -- sabah_0828

Burned peatlands

Illegal forest clearing within a timber concession

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peatforest and regenerating scrub forest

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Peat forest cleared for palm oil

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Smoke rising from a forest fire in Riau

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Illegal logging in Tesso Nilo

Burning within Tesso Nilo National Park

 

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