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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Rainforest and turquoise ocean Sulawesi sunrise Kwamala flooding (Suriname) Sunrise over the Okavango delta Sunset over the Amazon River Forest clearing in Laos (Laos) Sunset over Tarangire National Park (Tanzania) Sunset over Maroantsetra canal (Maroantsetra) Yellow flowers Headquarters on Barro Colorado Island Sunset over the Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Dugout canoe on the Rio Pini Pini Terraced rice fields of Madagascar (RN7) River sedimentation from gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon Illegal forest clearing by colonists in an Afro-indigenous reserve Aerial view of small-scale deforestation in the Amazon Gold mining ponds (Suriname) Loita hills forest (Kenya) Overview view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo (Malaysia) Felucca on the Nile Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Bananas in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos) Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy (Suriname) Swidden agriculture in New Guinea Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province Fog-shrouded rock outcropping in the Antanifotsy Valley Men fishing on the Mekong in the early morning (Laos) Brown lemurs in Manambolo canyon (Manambolo) Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Deforestation by settlers Inca terraces Boulders and rice fields Torres del Paine National Park Fence around UN compound at the Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya) Papuan boys Gold mining damage (Suriname) Clear-cutting in Laos (Laos) Palms along a canal near Maroantsetra Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si (Laos) Danum Valley canopy walkway (Malaysia) Sunset over the Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Surf breaking on a beach in Ujung Kulon Canyon des Singes in Isalo NP (Isalo) Rice fields near Batutomonga village Rainstorm and a rainbow over Lokichoggio in northern Kenya (Kenya) Overhead view of oil palm plantations in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Aerial view of burning in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra) Fisherman at daybreak on the Mekong (Laos) Salak or snakeskin fruit (Salacca Edulis) Makahiku Waterfall in Haleakala National Park Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Gorgona island Manu cloud forest Rainforest canopy in Suriname (Suriname) Woman working in muddy rice field Andringitra landscape Andringitra cliff Mount Kenya (Kenya) Canopy leaves (Suriname) Madagascar savanna in late afternoon (Isalo) Cecropia lit by sunlight in the rainforest understory Red tree in Borneo Sunset seen from Wailea Beach in Maui Aerial view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Rosewood trafficking boats Deforestation for cattle ranching Ranger in the forest (Laos) Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Sundown in Sulawesi Batu Kabobong ("erotic mountain") Boat on the Amazon River at sunset Sunrise over Siladen and Bunaken Islands Turquoise ocean and rain forest of Isla Gorgona Moss-covereed trees in the Loita hills (Kenya) Nile sunset Flowering trees in the submontane forest of the Amazon basin Statue encouraging Indonesians to have only two children Glacial peaks in the Andes Rift valley escarpment forest with yellow-fever acacia trees (Kenya) Brush fire in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) Andringitra landscape: boulders and palms Mountain in the Amazon Sunset over the Alalakeiki channel Highest reaches of the Amazon rainforest Clear jungle creek Crustal clear waters of Bunaken National Marine Park 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 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