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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Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi Wamena market Waterfalls in the lower Andes Houses along the Barito river in Banjarmasin Lowland rainforest in New Guinea Cowboys herding cattle across a river Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar Reforestation worker View from the top of Tad Fane waterfall (Laos) Aerial view of spiny forest destruction near Amboasary Sengkang Charred savanna (Guatemala) Kalimantan rainforest Tad Fane (Laos) Tree with buttress roots Aerial view of a massive gold mining area in the Amazon Fireball Lily in Loita Hills (Kenya) Mist-shrouded Forest along the Nam Ou river (Laos) Lagoon at Punta Laguna Broccoli rainforest Andringitra landscape Illegal logging trail Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Aerial photograph of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon Zebu cattle blocking the road Tad Yuang waterfall (Laos) Torres del Paine landscape Sink hole in Ankarana Aerial view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Aerial view of rainforest clearing for cattle pasture in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Aerial photo of deforestation along a river in the Peruvian Amazon Man fishing at sunrise (Laos) Rainforest in West Kalimantan Poipu beach at sunset Peak in the Antanifotsy Valley Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra Small-scale mining in the Peruvian Amazon Coastline of Ujung Kulon Freshly planted sweet potatos in a Lani village Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Tad Fane, the tallest waterfall in Laos (Laos) Cloud forest near Manu Lake Sentani homes on stilts Deforestation caused by the Río Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Hut (Laos) Lowland Amazon forest Brush-clearing Lao village (Laos) Ranchhouse in Eastern Colombia Airplane view of deforestation in Madagasar Rice paddies along RN7 Aerial view of deforestation in Belize (Belize) Baliem valley Canyon des rats in Isalo NP (Isalo) Andringitra creek Oil palm plantation on former rainforest land (Indonesia) Mangroves cleared for settlement and agriculture Area of swamp forest left amid cattle pasture in the Peruvian Amazon Iguaçu Falls Flooded terraced rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains Charred and still smoldering forest in Laos (Laos) Logging road in Borneo (Malaysia) Rainbow above rainforest Rainforest understory Cattle pasture and a legal forest reserve (Brazil) Bunaken sunrise Open pit mine in the Amazon Sunrise over Galibi beach Borneo rainforest tree with buttress roots (Malaysia) Tayrona beach Rainforest stream in Manu The high density of baby orangutans in Nyaru Menteng has seriously damaged the forest where they forage Deforestation along a river in the Peruvian Amazon Bornean rain forest (Malaysia) River muddied by mining Oil palm plantation extending down to a waterway (Indonesia) Coral reef and forest off the northern coast of New Guinea Orange-red colored river in the Amazon rainforest Airplane photography of Peru's Amazon rainforest Grassfire Waste-water pit, oil palm plantation, and forest in Borneo Rice fields near Batutomonga village Pink water lotus in New Guinea Sudanese section of the Kakuma refugee camp (Kenya) Graphite mine near Mantandia 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 | 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