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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Borneo rainforest Red-and-green macaw flying Ara chloroptera (Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) New white leaves Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Sunrise over rainforest along the Rio Tambopata Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Hunter in the rainforest Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Fungi on a log Tree with vine Rainforest stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo Transpiration in the rainforest Borneo rainforest Mantadia rainforest Pacific coast rainforest of Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Amazon rainforest as seen from an airplane Dirt road near Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of Lake Sandoval--famous for giant river otters--in Peru Rainfall over the rainforest (Suriname) Bwindi tropical forest (Uganda) Borneo rainforest Canopy trees (Suriname) Airplane view of a twisting rainforest river in the Peruvian Amazon Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea Rain forest canopy in Sulawesi's Tangkoko Edge of Bwindi National Park (Uganda) Patterns of deforestation in Sabah, Malaysia Rainforest in Borneo Palm frond Danum Valley Rainforest (Malaysia) Rangers patrolling Ujung Kulon The Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia Jungle creek at Cabang Panti Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Rainforest creek in Borneo Deforestation for agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Living Dipterocarp tree with "the value of a BWM" (Indonesia) Danum river in Borneo (Malaysia) Rainforest of Dong Hua Nao National Protected Area (Laos) Rainforest in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (Laos) Tangkoko rainforest Aerial image of flowering trees in the canopy of the lowland Amazon rainforest View of canopy from walkway Arfak forest Rainforest vegetation at sunset (Indonesia) Aerial view of forest near Corcovado (Costa Rica) Rainforest vegetation of Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Purple flower Segama river (Malaysia) Rainforest creek near Leaves and Lizards (Costa Rica) Rainforest tributary of the Amazon Rainforest tree in New Guinea Red tree in Borneo Aerial view of rugged forest terrain in the Western Amazon Cloud forest in New Guinea Cessna landing on rainforest airstrip Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Fallen tree in Ujung Kulon National Park Gorgeous rainforest stream Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Andasibe N.P. forest (Andasibe) Rainforest creek in Taman Hutan Raya Milky turquoise river in the Amazon basin Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Tropical rainforest in Sulawesi Flower (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Rainforest along the Tembeling River (Malaysia) Rain forest in Panama Arfak forest Bird nest in the rainforest River near Penalosa Amazon rainforest profile Amazon tributary Tropical forest in Nam Et-Phou Louey (Laos) A big liana Aerial view of the Tambopata River in the Peruvian Amazon Plane view of slash-and-burn forest clearing in the Amazon Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon Aerial view of logging roads in Borneo (Malaysia) Khao Yai forest at daybreak (Thailand) Emergent tree in the montane forest of the Arfak mountains Rainforest stream with boulders Flowering trees and rainforest canopy in Peru's Western Amazon Amazon rainforest canopy Small-scale rainforest clearing (Indonesia) Aerial photograph of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon Aerial view of secondary and primary forest in the Amazon Creek between Sapzurro and Capurgana 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