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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Aerial view of a shipwreck on the beach in Ft. Dauphin Beach on Peucang Island Amazon rainforest as seen from a plane Grass hut in New Guinea Fresh forest clearing for oil palm bordering Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Woman working with material used as yellow dye for silk Aerial view of rainforest canopy (Suriname) Forest fragmentation/deforestation in the Colombian Choco Cancun sunrise Logging road in Borneo (Malaysia) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Charred and still smoking forest in Laos (Laos) Spiny forest near Tulear Overhead view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Alluaudia montagnacii Orange-red colored river in the Amazon rainforest Orange flowers in the Borneo rainforest Deforestation in the Amazon Deforestation in southern Laos (Laos) Overhead photograph of a rainforest river Malagasy rice paddies (RN7) Cancun sunrise Airplane view of flowering trees and rainforest canopy in Peru's Western Amazon Nitrogen-fixing plant used to revitalize the soil in the Andes Morning activities on a beach near Maroantsetra with Nosy Mangabe in the background Chapada dos Guimarães (Brazil) Baliem Valley with glowing gold roof of a church in the distance Limestone mountains in New Guinea Sunset over the Pantanal (Brazil) Amazon sword plants in the Pantanal (Brazil) Brown fungus (Indonesia) Gorgona island Tussock grasses; senecios and lobelias in the Afro-alpine moorland zone of Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Aerial view of oil palm plantations and Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica) Ranomafana rainforest seen from a lookout on the Valohoaka or Vatoharanana trail Deforestation along the Transoceanic highway in Peru Rainforest river in the Arfak mountains Khone Falls, said to be the largest waterfall in Asia (Laos) Freshly carved canoe Rice paddies in Madagascar's Central Plateau Crustal clear waters of Bunaken National Marine Park Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Villages and rice fields along RN7 Indonesian sunset Limestone tsingy Peatland forest deforested for rubber Lowland rainforest in Ujung Kulon National Park Maloka on the banks of the Amazon river Illegally logged wood cut from a Borneo rainforest Mining near Ft. Dauphin Aerial view of rice paddies, forest degradation, and erosion near Ft. Dauphin Pink water lotus in New Guinea Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (Laos) Rice fields in southern Sulawesi Cattle pasture and secondary forest in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Aerial view of ship wrecked on the beach in Ft. Dauphin Orangutan island - note that trees have been stripped of their bark Tad Kwang Si waterfall near Luang Prabang (Laos) Floating logs in Banjarmasin Belizean slash-and-burn (Belize) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea Oil palm development in Central Kalimantan Breaking surf on a beach on the Osa Peninsula (Costa Rica) Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo (Malaysia) Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains Maya village cooking meat in a kettle, which will be buried Tropical savanna near the Peru-Bolivia border Nain and Montehage islands Herd of cattle in the Amazon (Brazil) Deforestation near Manokwari Man walking across a barren grassland Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Karst forest in Laos (Laos) Overview view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Lower canopy (Costa Rica) White fungi in the Darien rainforest Dock and beach near Sunur Sunrise over Isalo National Park (Isalo) Deforestation for pasture Stranlger fig in Loita forest (Kenya) Rainbow off the Na Pali Coast of Kauai Boat near a beach on Peucang Island Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos) Tsaranoro Valley Overhead view of dense 'broccoli forest' amid rainforest in the Amazon Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea Radio tower rising above the rainforest on Barro Colorado Island 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 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88 | Page 89 | Page 90 | Page 91 | Page 92 | Page 93 | Page 94 | Page 95 | Page 96 | Page 97 | Page 98 | Page 99 | Page 100 | Page 101 | Page 102 | Page 103 | Page 104 | Page 105 | Page 106 | Page 107 | Page 108 | Page 109 | Page 110 | Page 111 | Page 112 | Page 113 | Page 114 | Page 115 | Page 116 | Page 117 | Page 118 | Page 119 | Page 120 | Page 121 | Page 122 | Page 123 | Page 124 | Page 125 | Page 126 | Page 127 | Page 128 | Page 129 | Page 130 | Page 131 | Page 132 | Page 133 | Page 134 | Page 135 | Page 136 | Page 137 | Page 138 | Page 139 | Page 140 | Page 141 | Page 142 | Page 143 | Page 144 | Page 145 | Page 146 | Page 147 | Page 148 | Page 149 | Page 150 | Page 151 | Page 152 | Page 153 | Page 154 | Page 155 | Page 156 | Page 157 | Page 158 | Page 159 | Page 160 | Page 161 | Page 162 | Page 163 | Page 164 | Page 165 | Page 166 | Page 167 | Page 168 | Page 169 | Page 170 | Page 171 | Page 172 | Page 173 | Page 174