Pictures of rainforests [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. 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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Rainforest creek in Gunung Palung Buttress roots of rainforest tree in Uganda (Uganda) Red palm roots Rainforest of Dong Hua Nao National Protected Area (Laos) Palm leaf in the rainforest Flower (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Purple flower Jungle creek at Cabang Panti Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Cabins on Isla Gorgona Amazon fire as seen from an aircraft Tropical forest in Nam Et-Phou Louey (Laos) Bohorok River (Indonesia) Steam rising from a forested ridge in the Malaysian rainforest (Malaysia) Trees along the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia New Guinea rain forest Rainforest along the Hana Highway Rugged forest mountains of Borneo (Malaysia) Meranti tree Bohorok River (Indonesia) Highland rainforest in Madagascar Aerial photo of deforestation along road in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) River valley in the Arfak mountains Aerial view of palm oil plantations and river in Sabah, Malaysia Mangroves in Sudakana Rain forest along the Bohorok River (Indonesia) Amazon rainforest river in the Peruvian Amazon Emerging palm frond Aerial photograph of the broccoli-like structure of the Amazon rainforest canopy Damage to small streams as miners work their way upstream looking for gold Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Turquoise sea and rainforest of Gorgona Island Coastal rainforest in Borneo Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Yellow flowering tree in the Amazon rainforest Perinet montane forest (Andasibe) Cloud forest in New Guinea Canopy tree (Malaysia) Subsistence hunter in the rainforest Flower (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Steam rising off rainforest in Malaysia (Malaysia) Moss and fern covered tree trunks in Ranomafana National Park (Ranomafana N.P.) Fungi (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia Spectacular jungle stream Buttress roots of a rainforest tree on Peucang Island Coastal rainforest in Colombia's Darien Aerial view of the rainforest canopy in Peru's Western Amazon Thunderstorm over the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Ascending to the canopy Forest in the Arfak mountains Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Isla Gorgona Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Sunlit rainforest leaves Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Isla Gorgona Rust-colored fungi Lowland rainforest in New Guinea River valley in the Arfak mountains Roots of a strangler fig (Indonesia) Flowering rainforest canopy Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Swidden agriculture in the Amazon rainforest Rain forest on Barro Colorado Island Rainfall over the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Rainforest in West Kalimantan Overhead of swamp forest and rainforest Rope bridge over a rainforest creek Orange rainforest flowers Aerial view of the rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon Downstream from the Rio Huaypetue gold mine. Heavy sediment loads and toxic chemicals like mercury and other heavy metals can cause problems for fish and aquatic life Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of the rainforest canopy in the Ucayali department of the Peruvian Amazon Waterfall in the Bornean rainforest (Malaysia) Broccoli forest Logging road in Peru Waterfall in the Bornean rainforest (Malaysia) Fern grove in the Costa Rican rainforest (Costa Rica) Skeleton of a rotting leaf in the Borneo rainforest Rainforest leaf Cloud forest canopy (Costa Rica) Sumatran liana (Indonesia) Rainforest emergent tree in Borneo Fallen rain forest tree in Ujung Kulon Aerial view of a river mouth in West Papua Amazon broccoli forest Vines climbing a rainforest tree Rainforest shrub lit up by sunlight Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Shrub layer in the rainforest rainforests: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37