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


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Khao Yai rainforest
Khao Yai rainforest

(Thailand)


Bismarck Palms (Bismarckia nobilis) and savanna near Isalo



Jungle lowland rainforest reaching the coast of New Guinea



Ankarana cave


Dry river bed in the Amazon basin
Dry river bed in the Amazon basin


Tropical forest in  Nam Et-Phou Louey
Tropical forest in Nam Et-Phou Louey

(Laos)


Sunrise over Maui


Sunset in the Amazon rainforest
Sunset in the Amazon rainforest



Waves breaking on a beach in Ujung Kulon



Tavy or slash-and-burn agriculture in Madagascar



Lowland rice paddies of Sulawesi


in the Luang Prabang morning market
in the Luang Prabang morning market

(Laos)


Hawaiian sunrise near Hana



Emerald green rice terraces of south Sulawesi



Coastline of Ujung Kulon



Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo



Dock and beach near Sunur


Turquoise waters seen through palm trees on Lighthouse Caye
Turquoise waters seen through palm trees on Lighthouse Caye

(Belize)


Bamboo stakes placed to control water hyacinth at Lake Tempe



Feluccas on the Nile at sundown near Aswan


Plateau in Chapada
Plateau in Chapada

(Brazil)


Coconut trees



River near Penalosa


Corn planted on former rainforest land
Corn planted on former rainforest land

(Belize)

Andean peaks and a turquoise lake
Andean peaks and a turquoise lake



Rice fields near Batutomonga village



Sulawesi sunset


Borneo rainforest
Borneo rainforest

(Malaysia)


Pink and red ginger flower

(Indonesia)

Storm approaching over the Pantanal
Storm approaching over the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Storm clouds over the Amazon



Peucang Island beach



Sunbeams over the Mara

(Kenya)

Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Isalo sunset



Flooded rice fields at sunset



Industrial rubber plantation



Storm over the Amazon river



Waterfall

(Suriname)


Village on the West bank of Luxor


Palm trees on the savanna at sunset
Palm trees on the savanna at sunset

(Brazil)


Aerial view of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in Okavango delta



Rainforest and turquoise ocean



Boat off Peucang Island


Tad Lo waterfall
Tad Lo waterfall

(Laos)


Rain forest stream in Ujung Kulon



Panoramic view of Ngorogoro Crater with Lake Magadi

(Tanzania)

Forest along the Nam Ou river
Forest along the Nam Ou river

(Laos)

Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon
Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon



Rain forest of Isla Gorgona


Karst cliff along the Nam Ou river
Karst cliff along the Nam Ou river

(Laos)

Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park
Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park


Sunset on the Rio das Mortes
Sunset on the Rio das Mortes

(Brazil)


Gunung Leuser Rain Forest

(Indonesia)

Clear creek pool
Clear creek pool

(Belize)

Osa peninsula forest
Osa peninsula forest

(Costa Rica)

Mist over the Amazon rainforest at sunset
Mist over the Amazon rainforest at sunset


Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si
Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si

(Laos)


Beach on Peucang Island



Palm groves along the Nile


Sunset on Blackbird Caye
Sunset on Blackbird Caye

(Belize)


Rainstorm approaching across the Mara savanna

(Kenya)

Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo
Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo

(Malaysia)


Mantadia rain forest



Fireball Lily (Scadoxus multiflorus)

(Kenya)

Green rice paddies in Udomxai province
Green rice paddies in Udomxai province

(Laos)

Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos
Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos

(Laos)


Storm approaching over the llanos



Sunset over the Okavango delta


Dry river bed in the Amazon basin
Dry river bed in the Amazon basin



Lowland rainforest in Java's Ujung Kulon


Men's Pavilion at Wat Phou
Men's Pavilion at Wat Phou

(Laos)


Rock face of the Ampiadrianombilahy mountain chain



Rice paddies with the mountains of Ujung Kulon National Park behind



Rain forest along the Bohorok River

(Indonesia)

Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park
Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park


Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest
Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest

(Malaysia)


Palm fronds


Sunset over the Pantanal
Sunset over the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Fire creeping across the savanna in Madagascar


Sundown on the Rio das Mortes
Sundown on the Rio das Mortes

(Brazil)


The ceiling of the rain forest, as seen from below



Roots of a stranger fig


Tad Lo waterfall
Tad Lo waterfall

(Laos)

Village near NEPL
Village near NEPL

(Laos)

Amazon sword plants in the Pantanal
Amazon sword plants in the Pantanal

(Brazil)


Big tree


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