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Deforestation in the Arfak mountains



Looking up the trunk of a rainforest tree



Ujung Kulon rain forest



Bridge over a rainforest creek



Coastline of Peucang Island



Javan forest



New oil palm development in forest bordering Gunung Leuser National Park



Illegally logged wood



Rain forest giant



Peucang Island forest



Islands near Sumatra



Airplane view of peatland being drained and cleared in Borneo



Peucang Island rainforest



Ominous clouds off the coast of Sunur



Waves breaking on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island



Boat near a beach on Peucang Island



Rain forest stream in Ujung Kulon



Rangers patrolling Ujung Kulon



Javan jungle



Pink and red ginger flower



Giant rainforest tree in Borneo



Peucang Island beach



Rainforest and turquoise ocean



Peucang Island, West Java, Indonesia



Roots of a stranger fig



Jungle tree in Ujung Kulon NP



Peak in Ujung Kulon



Jungle lowland rainforest reaching the coast of New Guinea


Emerald green rice terraces of south Sulawesi (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Emerald green rice terraces of south Sulawesi



Bamboo shoot



Replanting an oil palm plantation on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park


Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao



Rice terraces at Gunung Kawi



Rainforest canopy seen from the base of a compass tree


Mt. Semeru, the tallest volcano on Java, erupting (Java)
Mt. Semeru, the tallest volcano on Java, erupting. Borobudur is located outside of Yogjakarta .



Buttress roots of a rainforest tree on Peucang Island


Rice field in Bali (Ubud, Bali)
Rice field in Bali



Rainforest of Ujung Kulon as seen from the sea



Sunset on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island


Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Patch of jungle that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo. This section of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. Rains came before the fallen vegetation had been thoroughly burned and thus, this land cannot be used for crops until the forest regrows and is slash-and-burned again. In its current state most nutrients have already been leached by the strong tropical sun and rain has washed away valuable soils.



Rainforest in West Kalimantan



Rain forest along the Bohorok River



Rice paddies with the mountains of Ujung Kulon National Park behind



Pier in Sunur, near the Rhino Protection Unit outpost/local office for the Ujung Kulon National Park


Sunset over the rice fields of Ubud (Ubud, Bali)
Sunset over the rice fields of Ubud


Emerald green rice paddies of south Sulawesi (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Emerald green rice paddies of south Sulawesi



Fallen rainforest tree in Ujung Kulon N.P.



Fungi on a rainforest tree



Ujung Kulon coastal rainforest



Boat off Peucang Island



Strangler fig



Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser


Turquoise waters below dramatic cliffs of Uluwatu temple in Bali (Jimbaran, Bali)
Turquoise waters below dramatic cliffs of Uluwatu temple in Bali



Large rainforest tree



Jungle tree on Handeuleum Island


Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture



Fallen rainforest tree in Java's Ujung Kulon N.P.


Top breed white water buffalo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Top breed white water buffalo



Dock near Sunur



Sulawesi sunset



Wild red ginger flowers



Peucang Island, West Java, Indonesia



Save the Rhino


Palawa village (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Palawa village



Peucang Island beach



Rhino Protection Unit on patrol in Ujung Kulon's lowland rainforest


Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River


Riverside village downriver from Bantimurung falls (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Riverside village downriver from Bantimurung falls


Colorful house among green rice paddies (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Colorful house among green rice paddies



Oil palm plantation with the rainforest of Gunung Leuser National Park in the background



Lowland rain forest in Java



Gigantic strangler fig


Bamboo stakes placed to control water hyacinth at Lake Tempe (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Bamboo stakes placed to control water hyacinth at Lake Tempe. These bamboo tripods form bungkas, large man-made circles of floating vegetation. These serve as fish traps, attracting fish during the rainy seaons. As water levels drop towards the dry season, a fine bamboo fence is built around the bungka, trapping the fish.



Borneo rainforest



The ceiling of the rain forest, as seen from below



Rainforest creek in Ujung Kulon



Dock and beach near Sunur



Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park



Javan jungle



Sunset on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island


Muddy rice fields in Tana Toraja (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Muddy rice fields in Tana Toraja



Lowland rainforest in Java's Ujung Kulon



Deforested peatlands in Borneo



Beach on Peucang Island


Sunset in the Borneo rainforest (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Sunset in the Borneo rainforest



Lowland jungle stream in Java's Ujung Kulon National Park


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields



Split buttress roots of a rainforest tree



Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo



Manado Tua volcano



RPU patrol paddling toward Ujung Kulon



Boat off Peucang Island



Chopped down rainforest tree



River valley in the Arfak mountains



Waves breaking on a beach in Ujung Kulon



Giant Dipterocarp tree


Lowland rice paddies of Sulawesi (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Lowland rice paddies of Sulawesi



Gigantic strangler fig


Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village


Colorful house among green rice fields of south Sulawesi (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Colorful house among green rice fields of south Sulawesi



Strangler fig beginning to take hold on a rainforest tree



Peucang Island beach



Tall buttress roots of a rainforest tree



Boat made out of a plastic drum



Devastated rainforest landscape in Borneo



Coastline near the village of Sunur, West Java



Clear water stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo



Coastline of Ujung Kulon



Indian Ocean waves breaking on the Western-most part of Java



Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo



Traditional fishing boat


Rice fields at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields at Lemo


Close up on grains of rice in a rice field (Java)
Close up on grains of rice in a rice field



Ship off Peucang Island



Fishing boat in Sunur



Gunung Leuser Rain Forest



Save the Rhino



Rice stalks


Breaking waves below cliffs of Uluwatu (Jimbaran, Bali)
Breaking waves below cliffs of Uluwatu



Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park


Vendor carrying all of his wares on the back of his motorbike (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Vendor carrying all of his wares on the back of his motorbike



Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra



Oil palm plantation and rainforest near Tangkahan village



Roots of a strangler fig


Rice paddies and palm trees (Java)
Rice paddies and palm trees



Sulawesi dawn



Oil palm plantation adjacent to Gunung Leuser National Park



Rainforest creek in Borneo



Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park



Logging in New Guinea


Silk threads (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Silk threads



Paradise?


Rice paddies at Batutomonga  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies at Batutomonga



Baskets of colorful flower petals and chilis



Bunaken dawn



Terraced rice fields



Peucang Island beach



Dawn on Bunaken


Rice and mountains (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Rice and mountains



Aerial view of oil palm plantations on peatlands in Sumatra



Borneo rainforest



Giant strangler fig tree



Jungle creek in Java's Ujung Kulon National Park



Rainforest near Tangkahan


Sulawesi limestone mountains (Sulawesi (Celebes))
Sulawesi limestone mountains



Tropical forest in Java



Lowland rainforest in Ujung Kulon National Park



Sulawesi sunrise



Rice Fields



Logging near Gunung Leuser National Park



Canopy tree with buttress roots



Destroyed peat swamp in Borneo



Massive stranger fig



Beautiful rainforest stream



New Guinea rainforest



Terraced rice fields at Gunung Kawi



Bunaken sunset with Manado Tua volcano in the background


Green rice paddies near Borobudur with forested mountains in the distance (Java)
Green rice paddies near Borobudur with forested mountains in the distance



Lowland jungle stream in Ujung Kulon



Warning: vomitting blood prohibited (or no spitting betelnut juice)



Peucang Island beach



Gigantic strangler fig



Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park



Red tree in Borneo



Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia



Peucang Island rainforest



Landslide or washout in the Arfak mountains rainforest



Lowland forest in Java's Ujung Kulon National Park



Fishing boat along the coastline near the village of Sunur, West Java



Bohorok River



Rainforest in West Kalimantan



Rainforest in the Arfak Mountains



Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park



Jungle Lodge restaurant at Tangkahan



Peucang Island, West Java, Indonesia


Charred forest remains from slash-and-burn agriculture (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Charred forest remains from slash-and-burn agriculture


Traditional painting on the side of a home in Palawa (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Traditional painting on the side of a home in Palawa. Orange and black-brown paint has been used to color the art.


Rice paddy in the early evening (Ubud, Bali)
Rice paddy in the early evening



Ship off Peucang Island


Grains of rice growing in a paddy in Bali (Ubud, Bali)
Grains of rice growing in a paddy in Bali



Looking up the trunk of a rainforest tree



Lowland river in West Papua



Gigantic strangler fig


Crocodile nest site on the Sekonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Crocodile nest site on the Sekonyer River. Note the flattened vegetation.



Arfak cloud forest



Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo



New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park



Lani huts in the Baliem Valley



Oil palm plantation and rainforest



Gunung Leuser Rainforest


Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo. This section of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. Rains came before the fallen vegetation had been thoroughly burned and thus, this land cannot be used for crops until the forest regrows and is slash-and-burned again. In its current state most nutrients have already been leached by the strong tropical sun and rain has washed away valuable soils.



Rice paddies in Ubud



Sunset on the ocean-side coastline of Peucang Island



Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo



Clouds seen in a rice field in Ubud, Bali



Highland trees and fields in New Guinea


Rice paddies near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies near Batutomonga village


Fuel wood cut from the rainforest of Java (Java)
Fuel wood cut from the rainforest of Java



Rice Fields



Indian Ocean surf breaking on the Western-most part of Java


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