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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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