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Borneo rainforest river -- sabah_aerial_1153
Borneo rainforest river -- sabah_aerial_1153

Rainforest creek near Jantho [aceh_0299]
Rainforest creek near Jantho [aceh_0299]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1030
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1030


Rainforest canopy in Sumatra [riau_0472]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2556
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2556

Beaches, coral reefs, and rainforests off Borneo
Beaches, coral reefs, and rainforests off Borneo


Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152221]


Lowland peat forest
[indonesia_20151186]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0956
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0956

Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica
Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica


Drainage canal in Riau's peat forest

Waterfall in Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1919
Waterfall in Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1919

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1645
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1645


Rain forest in Riau [riau_5174]

The ceiling of the rain forest, as seen from below
The ceiling of the rain forest, as seen from below

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1120
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1120


Rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150216]

Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica
Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica


Rainforest river in Laos

Epiphytes in a rainforest canopy tree [costa_rica_osa_0060]
Epiphytes in a rainforest canopy tree [costa_rica_osa_0060]


Riau rainforest [riau_5100]


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0448]


Rainforest in Sarawak

Sapi Island forest
Sapi Island forest


Sumatran rainforst tree
[bukit_tigapuluh_0545]

Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0372]
Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0372]

Javan jungle
Javan jungle

Malaysian Borneo forest
Malaysian Borneo forest

Madagascar rainforest [madagascar_masoala_0342]
Madagascar rainforest [madagascar_masoala_0342]


Rainforest in Riau
[indonesia_20152616]

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0261
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0261


Mexican rainforest vegetation

Giant rainforest tree [costa_rica_la_selva_0483]
Giant rainforest tree [costa_rica_la_selva_0483]

Rainforest creek on the Osa Peninsula [costa_rica_osa_0422]
Rainforest creek on the Osa Peninsula [costa_rica_osa_0422]


Sumatran rainforest [riau_1375]

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1357
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1357

Logging operation in Borneo
Logging operation in Borneo


Riau rainforest [riau_5097]


Sunset in Sumatra
[bukit_tigapuluh_1149]


Peat forest
[indonesia_20152309]

Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1445
Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1445

Red cup mushrooms (Cookeina speciosa)
Red cup mushrooms (Cookeina speciosa)


Where rainforest meets sea [brazil_155166]


Mossman creek

River valley on the Amazon side of the lower Andes
River valley on the Amazon side of the lower Andes


Epiphyte in Sarawak

Oldgrowth rainforest in Imbak Canyon, Malaysia
Oldgrowth rainforest in Imbak Canyon, Malaysia


Sunset over the Sumatran rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0364]

Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0875]
Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0875]


Flowering kapok tree along the Tambopata river


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0678]


Rainforest sapling

Rainforest canopy leaves
Rainforest canopy leaves


White cauliflorous plant


Peat forest in Giam Siak Kecil [riau_0765]

Javan forest
Javan forest


Where rainforest meets the sea [brazil_155188]

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_2300
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_2300

Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2170
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2170

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1884
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1884

Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Borneo
Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Borneo

Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0644]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0644]

Heliconia [costa_rica_siquirres_0001]
Heliconia [costa_rica_siquirres_0001]

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1407
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1407


Sumatran rainforest [riau_1382]

Strangler fig in Aceh
Strangler fig in Aceh

Jungle river in Borneo
Jungle river in Borneo


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0599]

Primary rainforest in Malaysia
Primary rainforest in Malaysia


Rainforest in Riau


Sumatra rainforest

Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2698
Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2698

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1629
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1629


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0089]

Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0634]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0634]


Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1312]

Giant ceiba ('Big Tree') in the Panamanian rainforest
Giant ceiba ('Big Tree') in the Panamanian rainforest


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0440]

Active logging concession in Borneo
Active logging concession in Borneo

Rainforest covered hills of Taman Negara
Rainforest covered hills of Taman Negara


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0074]

Sapi Island forest -- sabah_0233
Sapi Island forest -- sabah_0233


Rainforest and jungle rubber in Sumatra

Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo
Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo

Lettered Araçari (Pteroglossus inscriptus)
Lettered Araçari (Pteroglossus inscriptus)

Rainforest at Tampolo [madagascar_masoala_0752]
Rainforest at Tampolo [madagascar_masoala_0752]

Rainforest river
Rainforest river


Riau rainforest [riau_5109]

Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2894
Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2894


Rainforest in Sarawak


Borneo rainforest

Rainforest and the Tembeling River
Rainforest and the Tembeling River

Maliau Falls
Maliau Falls

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1419
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1419

Canopy access platform in the flooded swamp forest of the Colombian Amazon
Canopy access platform in the flooded swamp forest of the Colombian Amazon

Buttress roots of a rainforest tree on Peucang Island
Buttress roots of a rainforest tree on Peucang Island


Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1275]


Peat lakes
[indonesia_20150952]

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0402
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0402


Peat forest tree [riau_5706]


Tijuca Forest [brazil_155669]


Waterfall in Tijuca Forest

Grassy riverbank of an Amazon tributary
Grassy riverbank of an Amazon tributary


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1216]


Rainforest and jungle rubber in Sumatra [riau_5446]

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1282
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1282


Peat lakes
[indonesia_20150953]

Canopy tree
Canopy tree

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1319
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1319

Virgin rainforest
Virgin rainforest

Damage caused by forest elephants
Damage caused by forest elephants

Tropical forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0922
Tropical forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0922

Primeval rain forest in Imbak Canyon, Malaysia
Primeval rain forest in Imbak Canyon, Malaysia


Riau rainforest [riau_0882]


Mossman river [australia_mossman_gorge_351]


Red ginger
[bukit_tigapuluh_0197]


Cuc Phuong rainforest

Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest
Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0435
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0435


Rainforest tree in China

Clear water stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0438]
Clear water stream in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0438]

River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1595
River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1595

Aerial view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0303]
Aerial view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0303]


Pico Bonito

Forest degradation for timber production in Borneo
Forest degradation for timber production in Borneo

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1106
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1106

River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1578
River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1578

Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0691]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0691]

Logging road -- sabah_aerial_2656
Logging road -- sabah_aerial_2656

Lower Kinabatangan River
Lower Kinabatangan River

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0429
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0429


Creek with a small waterfall


Peat forest in Giam Siak Kecil [riau_0778]


Rainforest waterfall


Rex creek in Mossman Gorge [australia_mossman_gorge_042]

Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0697]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0697]

Forest in Malaysian Borneo
Forest in Malaysian Borneo


Tambopata river in the heart of Madre de Dios


Peat forest [riau_1137]

Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0113]
Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0113]

Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0344]
Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0344]

Rainforest
Rainforest

Rainforest tree leaf
Rainforest tree leaf

Rainforest along the Tembeling River -- malaysia1214
Rainforest along the Tembeling River -- malaysia1214

Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Costa Rica
Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Costa Rica

Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2735
Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2735

Rainforest creek near Jantho
Rainforest creek near Jantho


The Amazon rainforest at dusk


Strangler fig

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1652
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1652


Cleared forest on the edge of Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152893]

The impact of logging seen on a rainforest river in Borneo
The impact of logging seen on a rainforest river in Borneo

Rain forest giant
Rain forest giant

Untouched rain forest in Imbak Canyon, Sabah
Untouched rain forest in Imbak Canyon, Sabah

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1802
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1802


Rex creek in Mossman Gorge [australia_mossman_gorge_040]


Forest in Stasiun Karantina orangutan batumbelin - Sibolangit


Green leaves of the rainforest canopy


Rainforest canopy in Sumatra [riau_0467]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1634
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1634


Deforestation in Sumatra [riau_1389]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1630
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1630


Sumatran rainforest
[indonesia_20150007]


Sumatran rainforest [riau_1384]

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1330
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1330

Costa Rica rainforest
Costa Rica rainforest

Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1999
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1999


Peat lakes
[indonesia_20150951]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0997
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0997

Rainforest along the Tembeling River
Rainforest along the Tembeling River

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1374
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1374

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2540
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2540


Rainforest
[indonesia_20152016]


Deforestation in Sumatra [riau_1390]

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1291
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1291

Platform in the flooded swamp forest
Platform in the flooded swamp forest

Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2159
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2159


Peat forest in Giam Siak Kecil [riau_0790]

Red rainforest leaves
Red rainforest leaves

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1581
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1581


Stream in the Mata Atlantica


Peat forest in Giam Siak Kecil [riau_0763]

River in Borneo
River in Borneo

Rainforest near Jantho
Rainforest near Jantho


Peat forest in Riau [riau_0500]


Rainforest canopy in Sumatra

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1214
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1214

Birdnest fern [madagascar_masoala_0643]
Birdnest fern [madagascar_masoala_0643]


Rainforest in Riau [riau_5236]


Brazil's Mata Atlantica

Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_3058
Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_3058

Tea plantation lying at the foot of Bwindi rain forest
Tea plantation lying at the foot of Bwindi rain forest

Recovering peat forest after Borneo's big fires [kalteng_1053]
Recovering peat forest after Borneo's big fires [kalteng_1053]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2520
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2520

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1623
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1623

Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1381
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1381

Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0528
Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0528

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0441
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0441


Daintree rainforest

Gunung Leuser Rain Forest
Gunung Leuser Rain Forest

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