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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Torres del Paine Montagne d'Ambre forest canopy Cow in the Pantanal (Brazil) Inca terraces Silk threads Aerial photo of shifting cultivation in the Amazon rainforest Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Gorgona Island Overhead view of a twisting rainforest river Sunset over the Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Aircraft view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si (Laos) Sulawesi home outside of Ujung Pandang Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Kapok tree towering over the forest (Costa Rica) Torres del Paine National Park Cattle grazing on pasture adjacent to rainforest in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Forest along the Nam Ou river (Laos) Rotational forest clearing for banana and other crops Torres del Paine National Park Mangroves and seagrass on Bunaken Island Poipu beach at sunset Chapada dos Guimarães (Brazil) Lowland rain forest creek in Ujung Kulon Red ginger flower (Indonesia) Forage for cattle and plam trees (Brazil) Fisherman on the Bay on Antongil at dawn Replacing a flat tire on a bus in the Andes Flowering trees and rainforest canopy in Peru's Ucayali department Pools on Pipiwai Stream above Makahiku Falls Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra Big tree Glacial stream in Torres del Paine National Park Nam Ou river gorge at sunset (Laos) Manu cloud forest Beach in Torres del Paine National Park Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Torres del Paine Iguazu Falls Rice stalks Rainforest in West Kalimantan Waterfall in Torres del Paine National Park Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Rain forest pool near ATM cave (Belize) Logged-over rainforest in the Amazon Rainforest in Ujung Kulon National Park Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park Tsaranoro Valley Sunset over Tarangire National Park (Tanzania) Sunset on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island Peucang Island rainforest Aerial view of an oil palm plantation and a heavily logged natural forest (Malaysia) Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park Rushing stream in Torres del Paine National Park Manado Tua volcano Lowland jungle creek in Ujung Kulon National Park Deforestation and rice fields (Laos) Cow in the Pantanal (Brazil) Colombia's llanos: ranches, farms, and forest River stained by illegal gold mining Inca terraces Oil palm nursery and processing facility (Indonesia) Wild red ginger flowers (Indonesia) Mud hut near Mantandia Lake Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park Waterfall in Arenal Hanging Bridges Private Reserve (Costa Rica) Oil palm trees cut in order to establish a new plantation for palm oil production (Indonesia) Leaves of a rainforest shrub illuminated in a ray of sunlight (Costa Rica) Damage from a graphite mine near Mantandia Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village (Indonesia) Horseman's star (Hippeastrum) in the Lacassine Wildlife Refuge cypress swamp Baskets of colorful flower petals and chilis Sunset over the Andes Mining scars in Laos (Thailand) Borneo rainforest (Malaysia) Sea grass and mangroves (Belize) Manu canopy walkway White flower buds (Belize) Beach activities near Maroantsetra Moisture transpiring from the Amazon rainforest at sunset Sunset at an Osa Peninsula beach (Costa Rica) Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains Danum Valley Rainforest (Malaysia) Rugged Andes Overview view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Peucang Island rain forest Rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley Palm oil: 'greening the Earth' (Indonesia) 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 | 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