Pictures of scenery [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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Andringitra sunset Illegal forest clearing by colonists in an Afro-indigenous reserve Men loading sardines for export into the back of a pickup truck Chapada dos Guimarães (Brazil) Expanding ag land in the Amazon Waterfall at the entrance of Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Borneo rainforest Airplane view of clouds at sunset over Sulawesi (Indonesia) Hiking in Andringitra Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park Karst mountains in New Guinea Mosaic deforestation in the Colombia Choco Akavandra Manambolo basin (Ankavandra) Canopy trees (Suriname) Deforested landscape in Borneo Sea north of West Java prior to a storm Poipu beach at sunset Atop a canopy tower on Barro Colorado Island Bauxite mining area in Suriname (Suriname) Feluccas on the Nile River at sundown Airplane view of a twisting rainforest river in the Peruvian Amazon Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Atop a canopy tower on Barro Colorado Island Peak in the Antanifotsy Valley Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea Deforestation behind a Lao village (Laos) Met Station Lodge (Kenya) Men fishing on the Mekong as the sun comes up (Laos) Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Manu cloud forest Trash along the river in Banjarmasin Fishing boat in Sunur Rain forest canopy in Sulawesi's Tangkoko Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo (Malaysia) Rainforest in Borneo Floating market in Banjarmasin Bushmeat for sale in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos) Palm frond Small patch of forest clearing on the summit between Sapzurro and Capurgana Deforestation for cattle ranching Dawn in Cancun Danum Valley Rainforest (Malaysia) Cattle pasture and a legal forest reserve (Brazil) Large marble mine in Sulawesi Rangers patrolling Ujung Kulon River sedimentation from gold mining Terraced rice fields at Tegalalang Wild blackberries in Sumatra (Indonesia) Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park Loita hills forest (Kenya) Jungle creek at Cabang Panti Rock formations near La Fenêtre, Isalo Brownsberg resevior and surrounding rainforest (Suriname) Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Sawn hardwood timber in Gunung Palung Weaving in Nam Gneane Cultural Village (Laos) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Rainforest tree felled for timber Tana Adansonia za Baobabs Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture (Costa Rica) Sunrise in the tri-border region of Burma, Laos, and Thailand (Thailand) Amazon rainforest and Andean glaciers and peaks Deforestation (Laos) Aerial view of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Rice fields of Malagasy highlands (RN7) Lake outside Soda Springs Aerial view of subsistence forest clearing (Suriname) Rainforest creek in Borneo Total destruction of rainforest in Laos (Laos) Throw net fishing on the Mekong (Laos) Village along the Nam Tha River (Laos) Tana Loita hills forest (Kenya) Modern-style 'Hanging bridge' near Wamena Landing strip for an indigenous village (Suriname) Road to Wayqecha and Manu seen from an airplane Homes along the Barito river in Banjarmasin Burning agricultural land in Guatemala (Guatemala) Deforestation for cattle ranching Cut and drained peat swamp forest Bunaken sunrise Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops Feluccas on the Nile Living Dipterocarp tree with "the value of a BWM" (Indonesia) Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Pini Pini River scenery: 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 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 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