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Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0491
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0491

Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest [tambopata-Tambopata_1030_5027]
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest [tambopata-Tambopata_1030_5027]


Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1222]

Aerial picture of a rainforest river in Peru's Western Amazon
Aerial picture of a rainforest river in Peru's Western Amazon

Aerial view of the Amazon river
Aerial view of the Amazon river


Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1202]

Tambopata river
Tambopata river


Amazon rainforest canopy

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1540
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1540

Nosy Mangabe rainforest [madagascar_maroantsetra_0111]
Nosy Mangabe rainforest [madagascar_maroantsetra_0111]


Forested karst mountains in Vietnam

River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1557
River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1557


Rainforest tree in China


Rainforest on Sumbawa

Rainforest creek
Rainforest creek

Mantadia rain forest [madagascar_1136]
Mantadia rain forest [madagascar_1136]

Beaches, coral reefs, and rainforests off Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0114
Beaches, coral reefs, and rainforests off Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0114


Birdnest ferns in Vietnam's rainforest

Rainforest along the Kinabatangan river -- sabah_3508
Rainforest along the Kinabatangan river -- sabah_3508

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1772
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1772

Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_2376
Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo -- sabah_2376

Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0651]
Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0651]

Roots of a stranger fig [java_0195]
Roots of a stranger fig [java_0195]

Overhead view of rugged forest terrain in the Western Amazon of Peru
Overhead view of rugged forest terrain in the Western Amazon of Peru


Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1296]


Village surrounded by forest in Laos

Tangled lianas in the tropical forest of BCI
Tangled lianas in the tropical forest of BCI


Village along a peat river
[indonesia_20152654]


Logging concession in Riau
[indonesia_20150228]

View of rain forest canopy from platform in Kapok tree
View of rain forest canopy from platform in Kapok tree

View from the Borneo rainforest canopy
View from the Borneo rainforest canopy

Airplane view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0346]
Airplane view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0346]

Dipterocarp tree in the Borneo jungle
Dipterocarp tree in the Borneo jungle


Canal running through a degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20152805]

Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces [cr_3801]
Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces [cr_3801]


Rainforest below Dua Saudara


Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0915]

Old-growth lowland rain forest in Borneo
Old-growth lowland rain forest in Borneo


Amazon rainforest canopy


Dipterocarp tree
[bukit_tigapuluh_0648]


Fan palm [australia_daintree_229]

Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2732
Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2732

Rainforest creek in Manu
Rainforest creek in Manu


Forest clearing in Riau [riau_5368]

Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1708
Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1708


Morning in Cuc Phuong rainforest

Mining trucks and equipment at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in Peru
Mining trucks and equipment at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in Peru


Red river in China

Giant ceiba ('Big Tree') in the Panamanian rainforest [panama_0208]
Giant ceiba ('Big Tree') in the Panamanian rainforest [panama_0208]

Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0308]
Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0308]

Tropical forest destruction for timber production in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0748
Tropical forest destruction for timber production in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0748


Rainforest in Sulawesi

Clearing for cattle pasture along road in the Peruvian Amazon
Clearing for cattle pasture along road in the Peruvian Amazon


Sumatran rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0293]

Rainforest canopy vegetation
Rainforest canopy vegetation

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1600
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1600


Rainforest canopy leaves

Cabin among rainforest trees in the Arfak mountains
Cabin among rainforest trees in the Arfak mountains


Sulawesi rainforest


Peat forest in Giam Siak Kecil [riau_0796]

River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1574
River in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1574

Rainforest near Jantho [aceh_0104]
Rainforest near Jantho [aceh_0104]

Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2711
Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2711

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


Deforestation in Riau [riau_1260]


Tambopata river in the heart of Madre de Dios


Rainforest in Son Tra

Cloud forest in New Guinea
Cloud forest in New Guinea


Rainforest tree seen from forest floor

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2678
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2678


Riau rainforest [riau_5133]


Rainforest hiking
[bukit_tigapuluh_0205]


Emergent Rainforest Tree in Venezuela

Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2910
Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2910


Forest near Labuan Bajo


Fan palms [australia_daintree_036]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_2861
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_2861

Red tree in Borneo [kalbar_2037]
Red tree in Borneo [kalbar_2037]

Waterfall in Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1926
Waterfall in Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1926


Lowland rainforest [riau_1457]

Logs in a river bed in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1742
Logs in a river bed in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1742

Borneo rainforest tree with buttress roots -- borneo_4233
Borneo rainforest tree with buttress roots -- borneo_4233


Sumatran rainforest near Pekanbaru
[indonesia_20151823]

Borneo rainforest canopy -- sabah_3212
Borneo rainforest canopy -- sabah_3212


Epiphytic fern

Forest clearing in Sabah
Forest clearing in Sabah

River valley in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0524]
River valley in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0524]

Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest [tambopata-Tambopata_1030_5026]
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest [tambopata-Tambopata_1030_5026]


Rainforest understory

Sunset over rainforest canopy in Peru [tambopata-Tambopata_1029_4972]
Sunset over rainforest canopy in Peru [tambopata-Tambopata_1029_4972]

Moss covered tree in Ranomafana river (Ranomafana N.P.)
Moss covered tree in Ranomafana river (Ranomafana N.P.)

Orange flowers in the Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0307]
Orange flowers in the Borneo rainforest [kalbar_0307]

Rainforest path in Ranomafana
Rainforest path in Ranomafana

Rainforest and coastline in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0400]
Rainforest and coastline in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0400]


Tesso Nilo rainforest
[indonesia_20152923]

Rainforest canopy leaves
Rainforest canopy leaves

Mountain in the Amazon
Mountain in the Amazon


Borneo rainforest

Kapok tree towering over the forest [costa-rica-d_0007]
Kapok tree towering over the forest [costa-rica-d_0007]

Coastline of Ujung Kulon [java_0391]
Coastline of Ujung Kulon [java_0391]

Rainforest buttress roots
Rainforest buttress roots

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1207
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1207


Indonesia rain forest

Roots of a strangler fig [sumatra_0965]
Roots of a strangler fig [sumatra_0965]


Rainforest leaves


Dipterocarp in Sumatra
[bukit_tigapuluh_1111]


Deforestation on the edge of Tangkoko Reserve

Rainforest river [aceh_0302]
Rainforest river [aceh_0302]


Rainforest below Dua Saudara

Sunset over the Borneo rainforest -- borneo_4425
Sunset over the Borneo rainforest -- borneo_4425

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1499
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1499


Rainforest waterfall

Borneo rainforest in Malaysia -- sabah_1903
Borneo rainforest in Malaysia -- sabah_1903

Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0111]
Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0111]


Chinese rainforest

Tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforest

Milky turquoise river in the Amazon watershed
Milky turquoise river in the Amazon watershed

Danum Valley Rainforest -- borneo_3607
Danum Valley Rainforest -- borneo_3607


Rubber and rainforest in China

Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1008]
Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1008]

Aerial view of the Amazon river [co02-0049]
Aerial view of the Amazon river [co02-0049]


Dipterocarp forest in Borneo

Masoala Peninsula view from Antongil Bay (Masoala NP)
Masoala Peninsula view from Antongil Bay (Masoala NP)

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1619
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1619

Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2717
Aerial view of heavily logged rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2717

Sunset over the Borneo rainforest -- borneo_4413
Sunset over the Borneo rainforest -- borneo_4413


Managed grassland and forest in Khao Yai

Rainforest river [aceh_0321]
Rainforest river [aceh_0321]


Oil palm plantation and rainforest

Amazon rainforest as seen from an airplane [peru_aerial_0464]
Amazon rainforest as seen from an airplane [peru_aerial_0464]

New Guinea rain forest canopy
New Guinea rain forest canopy

Oropendula nests along the Amacayacu, a tributary of the Amazon river
Oropendula nests along the Amacayacu, a tributary of the Amazon river


Tambopata river

Rainforest canopy [br_co-0303]
Rainforest canopy [br_co-0303]


Sulawesi rainforest


Rainforest canopy in Peru

Bird nest in the rainforest [kalbar_0830]
Bird nest in the rainforest [kalbar_0830]

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0152
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0152

Javan rainforest
Javan rainforest

Borneo rainforest tree with buttress roots
Borneo rainforest tree with buttress roots


Rainforest on Sumbawa

Sumatran rainforest canopy
Sumatran rainforest canopy

Overhead view of the rain forest of the Amazon basin
Overhead view of the rain forest of the Amazon basin

Tropical forest leaves caught in sunlight [costa-rica_0983]
Tropical forest leaves caught in sunlight [costa-rica_0983]


Rainforest creek in Cambodia

Malaysian Borneo forest -- sabah_2006
Malaysian Borneo forest -- sabah_2006

Aerial picture of a rainforest river
Aerial picture of a rainforest river


Philodendrons in the Amazon rainforest


Rainforest in Vietnam


Swamp forest in Way Kambas

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1505
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1505

Riverside rain forest
Riverside rain forest

Aerial picture of a rainforest river in the Peruvian Aerial picture of a
Aerial picture of a rainforest river in the Peruvian Aerial picture of a


Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1199]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1583
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1583

Looking down from an airplane at the rain forest of the Amazon basin
Looking down from an airplane at the rain forest of the Amazon basin

Yellow heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1473]
Yellow heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1473]


Sunset over the Amazon rainforest

Ladder into the rain forest canopy
Ladder into the rain forest canopy

Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1712
Selectively logged forest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1712

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2526
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2526

Masoala rainforest [madagascar_masoala_0138]
Masoala rainforest [madagascar_masoala_0138]


Amazon rainforest tree


Sumatran rainforst tree
[bukit_tigapuluh_0549]

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0404
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0404

Aerial view of the rain forest of the Amazon basin
Aerial view of the rain forest of the Amazon basin

Amazon rainforest canopy as seen at eye level
Amazon rainforest canopy as seen at eye level


Giant strangler fig [australia_mossman_gorge_237]

Borneo rainforest river -- sabah_1269
Borneo rainforest river -- sabah_1269

Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1444
Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1444

Taman Negara Rainforest
Taman Negara Rainforest

Buttress roots of a canopy tree -- borneo_3977
Buttress roots of a canopy tree -- borneo_3977


Riau rainforest [riau_5136]

Canopy tree and a liana
Canopy tree and a liana


Giant liana

Steam rising from a forested ridge in the Malaysia jungle
Steam rising from a forested ridge in the Malaysia jungle


A look up the trunk of a giant kapok

Gigantic strangler fig [java_0544]
Gigantic strangler fig [java_0544]

Brownsberg reservoir and surrounding rainforest
Brownsberg reservoir and surrounding rainforest

Danum Valley rainforest -- sabah_2656
Danum Valley rainforest -- sabah_2656


Rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150197]

Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0371
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0371

Island vegetation along Tambopata river
Island vegetation along Tambopata river


Roots of a strangler fig


Rainforest below Dua Saudara


Fan palms [australia_daintree_038]


Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1235]

Looking up the trunk of a rainforest tree [java_0051]
Looking up the trunk of a rainforest tree [java_0051]

Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0290
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0290


Strangler fig

Looking down from an airplane at the rainforest of the Amazon basin
Looking down from an airplane at the rainforest of the Amazon basin

Orange leaf on a fern in New Guinea
Orange leaf on a fern in New Guinea


Sarawak rainforest


Atherton tablelands (Australia)

Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1959
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_1959


Madagascar rainforest

Lowland jungle in New Guinea [west-papua_0945]
Lowland jungle in New Guinea [west-papua_0945]


Rainforest at dawn

Thorns growing out of the trunk of a rainforest tree
Thorns growing out of the trunk of a rainforest tree


Degraded peat forest
[indonesia_20152347]

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