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Rainforest and an oil palm plantation in Sabah [sabah_sepilok_0061]


Airplane view of the forest of the Amazon basin
Airplane view of the forest of the Amazon basin



Rainforest in Tangkoko Reserve



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0989]



Flowering kapok tree


Virgin rainforest in Malaysia
Virgin rainforest in Malaysia


Rain forest river in Manu
Rain forest river in Manu



Forest and oil palm [riau_5401]



Flowering kapok tree



Airplane view of rainforest and coastal reefs in Borneo [sabah_malaysia_0003]



Swamp forest in Way Kambas


Rain forest of Taman Negara National Park
Rain forest of Taman Negara National Park


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2076
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2076



Rainforest in Southern China



Fungi [australia_mossman_gorge_214]



Aerial view of the Amazon



Peat forest in Riau [riau_0356]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0198
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0198



Great Banyan tree on Son Tra


Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0122]
Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0122]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0285
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0285


Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea [west-papua_5020]
Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea [west-papua_5020]


Overhead view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0120]
Overhead view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0120]


Aerial view of the Amazon river [co02-0061]
Aerial view of the Amazon river [co02-0061]



Flowers



Morning in Cuc Phuong rainforest


Clearwater river in the Andean foothills
Clearwater river in the Andean foothills


Overhead view of a remote river in the uppermost reaches of the Amazon rainforest
Overhead view of a remote river in the uppermost reaches of the Amazon rainforest



Rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150206]



Wurumbu creek [australia_mossman_gorge_116]


Amazon rainforest river
Amazon rainforest river



Ecotourists in the Kinabatangan river [sabah_kinabatangan_0253]


High biodiversity submontane forest of the Amazon basin
High biodiversity submontane forest of the Amazon basin



Bananas, rubber, and natural forest in China


Part of the former Rio Huaypetue.
Part of the former Rio Huaypetue.



Sepilok rainforest [sabah_sepilok_0287]



Sepilok rainforest [sabah_sepilok_0352]



Rainforest tree in China



Sumatran rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0142]


Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2324
Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2324



Rainforest path in Cambodia


Industrial deforestation in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0656
Industrial deforestation in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0656



Philodendrons in the Amazon rainforest


Rainforest tree [costa_rica_5458]
Rainforest tree [costa_rica_5458]


Rainforest creek in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo
Rainforest creek in Gunung Palung, Indonesian Borneo


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0370
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0370



Trunk of a rainforest tree



Channel between Sapi and Pulau Gaya [sabah_malaysia_0006]



Rainforest canopy in Sumatra [riau_0465]



Mt Lewis rainforest [australia_fnq_0204]



Waterfall in Lambir Hills NP



Rainforest
[indonesia_20152008]


Deforested rainforest valley
Deforested rainforest valley


Yellowing flowering trees in Peru's Tambopata Reserve
Yellowing flowering trees in Peru's Tambopata Reserve


View from lookout point at Taman Negara
View from lookout point at Taman Negara


Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0784
Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0784


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest [tambopata-Tambopata_1030_5017]
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest [tambopata-Tambopata_1030_5017]



Sunset over Way Kambas swamp forest


Canopy leaves
Canopy leaves


Jungle in Java
Jungle in Java


Danum river in Borneo -- borneo_3750
Danum river in Borneo -- borneo_3750


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1114
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1114



Peat forest
[indonesia_20150375]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0236
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0236


Rainforest and turquoise ocean [java_0268]
Rainforest and turquoise ocean [java_0268]



Peat forest
[indonesia_20152300]


Aerial view of a meandering stream in the Colombian Amazon
Aerial view of a meandering stream in the Colombian Amazon


River from healthy forest area meeting river downstream from logging -- sabah_aerial_1542
River from healthy forest area meeting river downstream from logging -- sabah_aerial_1542



Amazon rainforest


Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1461
Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1461



Looking up the inside of Sulawesi's famous strangler fig



Rainforest in Sarawak



Figs in Sulawesi's rainforest



Rainforest understory


Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_3051
Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_3051



Buttress roots of a rainforest tree



A look up the trunk of a giant kapok



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0720]



Trail in Borneo's rainforest


Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1375
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1375



Sepilok rainforest at dusk [sabah_sepilok_0361]



Clearwater creek in the Cambodian rainforest



Rainforest creek



Rainforest leaves



Peat forest [riau_1132]


Late afternoon in the Amazon rain forest
Late afternoon in the Amazon rain forest


Airplane view of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon
Airplane view of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1079
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1079



Sarawak rainforest


Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0736]
Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0736]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_3184
Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_3184


Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2259
Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2259



Amazon rainforest canopy tree


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1594
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1594


Aerial photo of the rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon of Peru
Aerial photo of the rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon of Peru



Peat forest
[indonesia_20150683]



rainforest



Peat lakes
[indonesia_20150927]


Aerial view of a Winding jungle river reaching the coast of New Guinea
Aerial view of a Winding jungle river reaching the coast of New Guinea



Sulawesi rainforest


Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1699
Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1699


Sun rays catching a rainforest palm fron
Sun rays catching a rainforest palm fron



Channel between Sapi and Pulau Gaya [sabah_sapi_island_0040]



Pantu waterfall



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0462]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0549
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0549


Forested valley near Joffreville
Forested valley near Joffreville



Rainforest in Southern China



Mist-shrouded Forest along the Nam Ou river



Peat forest
[indonesia_20150356]



Looking up the trunk of a rainforest tree in the Southern Cardamom Mountains



Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1321]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0225
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0225



Rubber and rainforest in China



Peat forest [riau_1135]


Kalimantan forest [kalbar_1590]
Kalimantan forest [kalbar_1590]


Jungle in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_1984
Jungle in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_1984


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0200
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0200



Morning in Cuc Phuong rainforest



Borneo rainforest [sabah_sepilok_0708]



Daintree swimming hole [australia_daintree_319]


Forest and oil palm along the Kinabatangan River -- sabah_3122
Forest and oil palm along the Kinabatangan River -- sabah_3122


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2051
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2051


Aerial view of small-holder forest clearing for cassava in the Amazon
Aerial view of small-holder forest clearing for cassava in the Amazon


Jungle in Borneo -- sabah_1914
Jungle in Borneo -- sabah_1914



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0604]


Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1401
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1401



Rainforest creek


Brownsberg reservoir
Brownsberg reservoir


Brownsberg reservoir
Brownsberg reservoir



Sulawesi rainforest



Sabah rainforest understory



Strangler fig



Rainforest in Vietnam


Calling in the land-moving equipment
Calling in the land-moving equipment


Aerial view of a twisting rainforest river
Aerial view of a twisting rainforest river



Cuc Phuong rainforest


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1966
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1966


Rain forest canopy [tambopata-Tambopata_1026_3409]
Rain forest canopy [tambopata-Tambopata_1026_3409]



Giant dipterocarp in Sumatra
[bukit_tigapuluh_1213]



Riau rainforest [riau_5138]


Danum river -- borneo_3652
Danum river -- borneo_3652


Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest -- borneo_6456
Mist rising from the Borneo rainforest -- borneo_6456


Danum river in Borneo -- borneo_3755
Danum river in Borneo -- borneo_3755



Rainforest on Sumbawa


Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0646
Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0646


Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine



Rainforest at dawn



Rainforest canopy tree in China


Plane view of Amazon basin forest
Plane view of Amazon basin forest



Flowering trees in the Amazon


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1117
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1117


Rain forest creek at Cabang Panti
Rain forest creek at Cabang Panti



Rainforest canopy in Peru



Creek in Cuc Phuong rainforest


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2356
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2356



Bananas, rubber, and natural forest in China



Rainforest canopy in Peru


Kitchen at our camp site in the Amazon rainforest
Kitchen at our camp site in the Amazon rainforest



Wurumbu creek [australia_mossman_gorge_122]



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0076]


Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2729
Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2729



Giant strangler fig [australia_mossman_gorge_243]


Giant Ceiba tree in the Colombian Amazon
Giant Ceiba tree in the Colombian Amazon


Brownsberg reservoir and surrounding rainforest
Brownsberg reservoir and surrounding rainforest


Aceh forest canopy
Aceh forest canopy


Buttress roots in the Amazon swamp forest
Buttress roots in the Amazon swamp forest


Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy
Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy



Rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150154]


Precipitation over the rainforest -- sabah_aerial_0889
Precipitation over the rainforest -- sabah_aerial_0889


Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_3054
Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_3054


Rainforest tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1454]
Rainforest tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1454]


Rainbow over the Borneo rainforest -- sabah_3510
Rainbow over the Borneo rainforest -- sabah_3510


Primary rainforest in Malaysian Borneo
Primary rainforest in Malaysian Borneo



Rex creek in Mossman Gorge [australia_mossman_gorge_046]


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1124
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1124



Oil palm plantation and rainforest border [sabah_sepilok_0704]


Moisture transpiring from the Amazon rainforest at sunset
Moisture transpiring from the Amazon rainforest at sunset


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1646
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1646


Giant stranger fig (Ficus sp.)
Giant stranger fig (Ficus sp.)



Rainforest creek in Cambodia


Aerial view of the Amazon river as it forms the border between Colombia and Peru
Aerial view of the Amazon river as it forms the border between Colombia and Peru



Degraded forest near Tesso Nilo
[indonesia_20152867]



Epiphytes in the Sumatran rainforest [north_sumatra_0175]


Masoala rainforest [madagascar_masoala_0621]
Masoala rainforest [madagascar_masoala_0621]



Bornean rainforest


Masoala rain forest [madagascar_masoala_1037]
Masoala rain forest [madagascar_masoala_1037]



Rainforest and oil palm [sabah_sepilok_0075]



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Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0746]
Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_0746]


Rainforest creek -- sabah_2906
Rainforest creek -- sabah_2906



Rainforest in Sarawak



Creek in Cuc Phuong rainforest


Rainforest tree near Jantho [aceh_0192]
Rainforest tree near Jantho [aceh_0192]



Sumatran rainforest near Pekanbaru
[indonesia_20151825]


Broccoli-like structure of the Amazon rainforest canopy
Broccoli-like structure of the Amazon rainforest canopy



Aerial view of the Rio Carrao in Venezuela



Rainforest canopy tree in China



Way Kambas swamp forest



Rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150224]


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