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Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0113]
Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0113]


Mangrove forest [kalbar_2294]
Mangrove forest [kalbar_2294]


Black-spotted rock frog (Staurois natator) [kalbar_1784]
Black-spotted rock frog (Staurois natator) [kalbar_1784]


Blue butterfly
Blue butterfly


Green dragonfly [kalsel_0003]
Green dragonfly [kalsel_0003]


Rainforest canopy [kalbar_1478]
Rainforest canopy [kalbar_1478]


Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1250]
Aerial vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1250]


Midskipper with turquoise spots [kalbar_1299]
Midskipper with turquoise spots [kalbar_1299]


Aerial vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1192]
Aerial vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1192]


One Man One Tree reforestation project using Gmelia and Mahoni species [kalsel_0309]
One Man One Tree reforestation project using Gmelia and Mahoni species [kalsel_0309]


Colony of termites [kalbar_1746]
Colony of termites [kalbar_1746]


Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia [kalbar_0028]
Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia [kalbar_0028]


Butterfly [kalbar_2156]
Butterfly [kalbar_2156]


Coastal rainforest in Sukadana [kalbar_1313]
Coastal rainforest in Sukadana [kalbar_1313]


Bright red dragonfly [kalbar_2194]
Bright red dragonfly [kalbar_2194]


Epiphyte in Borneo [kalbar_1649]
Epiphyte in Borneo [kalbar_1649]


Balck mayfly [kalbar_1797]
Balck mayfly [kalbar_1797]


White fungi [kalsel_0068]
White fungi [kalsel_0068]


Young orangutan in Gunung Palung [kalbar_0696]
Young orangutan in Gunung Palung [kalbar_0696]


Cicada moult
Cicada moult


Edge between forest and deforestation
Edge between forest and deforestation


Rainforest shrub with distinctive leaf patterns
Rainforest shrub with distinctive leaf patterns


Green-yellow locust [kalsel_0040]
Green-yellow locust [kalsel_0040]


Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia [kalbar_0058]
Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia [kalbar_0058]


Green-bellied waterfall frog [kalbar_1768]
Green-bellied waterfall frog [kalbar_1768]


Flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)
Flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)


Forest clearing for oil palm in Indonesian Borneo
Forest clearing for oil palm in Indonesian Borneo


Forest clearing in Taman Hutan Raya
Forest clearing in Taman Hutan Raya


Malay Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta)
Malay Horned Frog (Megophrys nasuta)


Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1201]
Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1201]


Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0558]
Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0558]


Timber from Central Kalimantan being sold at a market in Banjarmasin
Timber from Central Kalimantan being sold at a market in Banjarmasin


Red Langur [kalbar_0631]
Red Langur [kalbar_0631]


Reddish-brown fungi [kalbar_0329]
Reddish-brown fungi [kalbar_0329]


Cicada in the Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0896]
Cicada in the Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0896]


Red Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0554]
Red Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0554]


Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0054]
Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0054]


Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0048]
Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0048]


Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1200]
Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1200]


Brightly colored cicada
Brightly colored cicada


Meranti tree
Meranti tree


Man fishing in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0334]
Man fishing in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0334]


Stick insect [kalbar_0213]
Stick insect [kalbar_0213]


Woman paddling a canoe in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0341]
Woman paddling a canoe in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0341]


Clearwater jungle stream in Borneo
Clearwater jungle stream in Borneo


Homes along the Barito river in Banjarmasin
Homes along the Barito river in Banjarmasin


Stump of a rainforest tree in a deforested peatland landscape
Stump of a rainforest tree in a deforested peatland landscape


Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan [kalten_0063]
Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan [kalten_0063]


Forest clearing in Taman Hutan Raya [kalsel_0127]
Forest clearing in Taman Hutan Raya [kalsel_0127]


Long-tailed macaque [kalbar_0931]
Long-tailed macaque [kalbar_0931]


Damselfly
Damselfly


Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0988]
Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0988]


Turquoise and black jumping spider [kalbar_2130]
Turquoise and black jumping spider [kalbar_2130]


Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1279]
Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1279]


Kalimantan jungle
Kalimantan jungle


Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan
Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan


Rain forest stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo
Rain forest stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo


Airplane vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1249]
Airplane vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1249]


Peatland forest deforested for rubber
Peatland forest deforested for rubber


Plantations as seen from an airplane in South Kalimantan [kalsel_0251]
Plantations as seen from an airplane in South Kalimantan [kalsel_0251]


Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0779]
Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0779]


Caterpillar [kalbar_1362]
Caterpillar [kalbar_1362]


Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0870]
Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0870]


Triangular buttress roots
Triangular buttress roots


Zebra-striped katydid
Zebra-striped katydid


Train of termites [kalbar_0809]
Train of termites [kalbar_0809]


Small neon green insect with orange spots [kalbar_0185]
Small neon green insect with orange spots [kalbar_0185]


Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0279]
Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0279]


Seedling growing toward the sunlight from the rainforest floor
Seedling growing toward the sunlight from the rainforest floor


Frog [kalbar_1932]
Frog [kalbar_1932]


Clear water stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0441]
Clear water stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0441]


Brown grasshopper [kalsel_0032]
Brown grasshopper [kalsel_0032]


Forest clearing for oil palm in Indonesian Borneo [kalten_0029]
Forest clearing for oil palm in Indonesian Borneo [kalten_0029]


New white leaves
New white leaves


Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0491]
Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0491]


Rust-colored fungi [kalbar_0162]
Rust-colored fungi [kalbar_0162]


Red centipede
Red centipede


Illegal logging trail
Illegal logging trail


Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0774]
Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0774]


Young manioc plant
Young manioc plant


Jade Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) [kalsel_0284]
Jade Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) [kalsel_0284]


Dark red fungi with a white fringe [kalbar_1375]
Dark red fungi with a white fringe [kalbar_1375]


Gunung Palung rainforest [kalbar_1381]
Gunung Palung rainforest [kalbar_1381]


Green-eyed insect
Green-eyed insect


Fungi on a rotting log [kalbar_0397]
Fungi on a rotting log [kalbar_0397]


Rainforest stream at Riam Berasap [kalbar_0797]
Rainforest stream at Riam Berasap [kalbar_0797]


White moth caterpillar
White moth caterpillar


Maroon Leaf Monkeys [kalbar_0600]
Maroon Leaf Monkeys [kalbar_0600]


Red Leaf Monkeys in the rain forest canopy
Red Leaf Monkeys in the rain forest canopy


Floating market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0228]
Floating market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0228]


Fungi [kalsel_0160]
Fungi [kalsel_0160]


Gibbon swinging from a branch in the canopy
Gibbon swinging from a branch in the canopy


Deforested area being planted with pineapple and other crops after logging and burning [kalbar_0024]
Deforested area being planted with pineapple and other crops after logging and burning [kalbar_0024]


Borno Flying leopard frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) [kalbar_2024]
Borno Flying leopard frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) [kalbar_2024]


Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0762]
Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0762]


View from the Mahkota Kayong hotel in Sukadana
View from the Mahkota Kayong hotel in Sukadana


Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_2275]
Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_2275]


Airplane vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1212]
Airplane vew of cleared peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1212]


Black and red elongated beetle
Black and red elongated beetle


Close up of a cicada
Close up of a cicada


Rainforest creek in Borneo [kalbar_0168]
Rainforest creek in Borneo [kalbar_0168]


Frog [kalbar_1668]
Frog [kalbar_1668]


Baby forest dragon
Baby forest dragon


Black-spotted rock frog (Staurois natator) [kalbar_1785]
Black-spotted rock frog (Staurois natator) [kalbar_1785]


Moss-covered fallen rainforest log
Moss-covered fallen rainforest log


Bridge over a rainforest creek [kalbar_1499]
Bridge over a rainforest creek [kalbar_1499]


Logging path for illegal loggers in Borneo [kalbar_2208]
Logging path for illegal loggers in Borneo [kalbar_2208]


Ground frog [kalbar_2134]
Ground frog [kalbar_2134]


Blue-winged fly [kalbar_1353]
Blue-winged fly [kalbar_1353]


Bridge over a rainforest creek [kalbar_1493]
Bridge over a rainforest creek [kalbar_1493]


Timber market in Banjarmasin
Timber market in Banjarmasin


Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_2271]
Mining road through rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_2271]


Maroon langur [kalbar_1066]
Maroon langur [kalbar_1066]


Seed pods [kalbar_1449]
Seed pods [kalbar_1449]


Gold dragonfly [kalbar_1767]
Gold dragonfly [kalbar_1767]


Felled rainforest tree [kalbar_1089]
Felled rainforest tree [kalbar_1089]


Red, yellow, black, and white caterpillar
Red, yellow, black, and white caterpillar


White mushrooms
White mushrooms


Bug [kalbar_1741]
Bug [kalbar_1741]


Blue-green beetle [kalbar_1446]
Blue-green beetle [kalbar_1446]


Eagle
Eagle


Feathery planthopper
Feathery planthopper


Borneo barbs
Borneo barbs


Rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia


Frog [kalbar_1669]
Frog [kalbar_1669]


Green-yellow locust [kalsel_0045]
Green-yellow locust [kalsel_0045]


Fungi on a rotting log [kalbar_0406]
Fungi on a rotting log [kalbar_0406]


Cicada moult [kalbar_2081]
Cicada moult [kalbar_2081]


Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0737]
Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0737]


Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0055]
Bright orange-pink planthopper [kalsel_0055]


White fungi [kalbar_1567]
White fungi [kalbar_1567]


Tropical forest in Borneo [kalbar_1626]
Tropical forest in Borneo [kalbar_1626]


Yellow striped grasshopper
Yellow striped grasshopper


Green dragonfly [kalsel_0005]
Green dragonfly [kalsel_0005]


Clearwater jungle creek in Borneo
Clearwater jungle creek in Borneo


Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0979]
Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0979]


Tree with a red trunk in Borneo [kalbar_1094]
Tree with a red trunk in Borneo [kalbar_1094]


Sawn hardwood timber in Gunung Palung [kalbar_1046]
Sawn hardwood timber in Gunung Palung [kalbar_1046]


Orange flies with purple eyes [kalbar_1538]
Orange flies with purple eyes [kalbar_1538]


Maroon langur [kalbar_1074]
Maroon langur [kalbar_1074]


Katydid [kalbar_1660]
Katydid [kalbar_1660]


Yellow and beige katydid [kalsel_0070]
Yellow and beige katydid [kalsel_0070]


Red tree in Borneo
Red tree in Borneo


Dipterocarp tree in the rainforest of Borneo
Dipterocarp tree in the rainforest of Borneo


Rain forest tree with a red trunk
Rain forest tree with a red trunk


Bridge over a rainforest creek [kalbar_1492]
Bridge over a rainforest creek [kalbar_1492]


Reddish-brown fungi
Reddish-brown fungi


Red and green stick insect [kalbar_1927]
Red and green stick insect [kalbar_1927]


Forest stream in Taman Hutan Raya National Park
Forest stream in Taman Hutan Raya National Park


Timber market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0322]
Timber market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0322]


Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0285]
Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0285]


Tower of ferns
Tower of ferns


Understory vegetation
Understory vegetation


Smallholder deforestation
Smallholder deforestation


Malay Red Harlequin butterfly (Paralaxita damajanti) [kalbar_2150]
Malay Red Harlequin butterfly (Paralaxita damajanti) [kalbar_2150]


Oil palm in Kalimantan Tengah [kalten_0010]
Oil palm in Kalimantan Tengah [kalten_0010]


Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan [kalten_0064]
Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan [kalten_0064]


Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0985]
Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0985]


Kalimantan jungle [kalbar_1565]
Kalimantan jungle [kalbar_1565]


Bridge at Cabang Panti [kalbar_1644]
Bridge at Cabang Panti [kalbar_1644]


Peatland drainage canal along side a deforested area
Peatland drainage canal along side a deforested area


Colorful cicada [kalbar_1878]
Colorful cicada [kalbar_1878]


Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0980]
Bornean white-bearded gibbon [kalbar_0980]


Clearwater jungle stream in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan)
Clearwater jungle stream in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan)


Floating market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0223]
Floating market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0223]


Drained peatland in Borneo
Drained peatland in Borneo


Rainforest toad
Rainforest toad


Jungle creek in Taman Hutan Raya
Jungle creek in Taman Hutan Raya


Mining damage in Borneo
Mining damage in Borneo


Kalimantan jungle [kalbar_1589]
Kalimantan jungle [kalbar_1589]


Woman paddling a canoe in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0342]
Woman paddling a canoe in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0342]


Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper [kalbar_0676]
Purple, yellow, and brown planthopper [kalbar_0676]


Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0769]
Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park [kalbar_0769]


Floating logs in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0318]
Floating logs in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0318]


Green leafhopper [kalbar_0353]
Green leafhopper [kalbar_0353]


Orange mushroom [kalbar_0076]
Orange mushroom [kalbar_0076]


Forest rangers in South Kalimantan [kalsel_0258]
Forest rangers in South Kalimantan [kalsel_0258]


Green and red insect [kalbar_1752]
Green and red insect [kalbar_1752]


Black-spotted rock frog (Staurois natator)
Black-spotted rock frog (Staurois natator)


Red Langur (Presbytis rubicunda) in the rainforest canopy [kalbar_0532]
Red Langur (Presbytis rubicunda) in the rainforest canopy [kalbar_0532]


White moth [kalbar_1675]
White moth [kalbar_1675]


Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0864]
Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0864]


Butterfly [kalbar_0667]
Butterfly [kalbar_0667]


Rainforest stream
Rainforest stream


Orange-yellow berries
Orange-yellow berries


Jungle canopy as seen from the forest floor
Jungle canopy as seen from the forest floor


Rainforest creek in Taman Hutan Raya [kalsel_0142]
Rainforest creek in Taman Hutan Raya [kalsel_0142]


Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1022]
Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1022]


Deforested landscape in Borneo [kalbar_2253]
Deforested landscape in Borneo [kalbar_2253]


Bird nest in the rainforest
Bird nest in the rainforest


Fungi on a log
Fungi on a log


Gunther's Whipsnake (Ahaetulla prasina) [kalsel_0088]
Gunther's Whipsnake (Ahaetulla prasina) [kalsel_0088]


Giant greenish-black scorpion
Giant greenish-black scorpion


Forest clearing for oil palm in Indonesian Borneo [kalten_0024]
Forest clearing for oil palm in Indonesian Borneo [kalten_0024]


Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1269]
Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1269]


Rainforest understory
Rainforest understory


Deforestation and degradation as seen from an airplane in South Kalimantan [kalsel_0247]
Deforestation and degradation as seen from an airplane in South Kalimantan [kalsel_0247]


Clearwater rainforest stream in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan)
Clearwater rainforest stream in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan)


Midskipper with turquoise spots [kalbar_1296]
Midskipper with turquoise spots [kalbar_1296]


Flying leopard frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) [kalbar_2032]
Flying leopard frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) [kalbar_2032]


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