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Tijuca Forest


Rain forest covered hills of Taman Negara
Rain forest covered hills of Taman Negara



Deforestation in Riau [riau_1275]



Borneo rainforest



Sumatran rainforest [riau_1395]


Red leaf
Red leaf


Danum Valley rainforest -- sabah_2768
Danum Valley rainforest -- sabah_2768


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1659
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1659



Yellow flower


Aerial photo of an Amazon rainforest tributary
Aerial photo of an Amazon rainforest tributary



Riau rainforest


Logged forest and oil palm in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2807
Logged forest and oil palm in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_2807



Tesso Nilo rainforest
[indonesia_20152934]


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2164
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2164



Deforestation in Riau [riau_1245]


Danum river
Danum river


Rainforest creek in Masoala National Park [madagascar_masoala_0556]
Rainforest creek in Masoala National Park [madagascar_masoala_0556]



Red fflowers



Strangler fig in China


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2091
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2091


Siquirres rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0670]
Siquirres rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0670]


Mixing of the waters in Borneo
Mixing of the waters in Borneo


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1637
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1637


Rainforests [costa_rica_la_selva_1758]
Rainforests [costa_rica_la_selva_1758]


Bird's nest ferns in the Borneo rainforest
Bird's nest ferns in the Borneo rainforest



Rex creek in Mossman Gorge


Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1452
Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1452


Lavendar flowers from a Jacaranda tree blanketing the floor of the rainforest
Lavendar flowers from a Jacaranda tree blanketing the floor of the rainforest


Aerial view of tropical rainforest in Bocas del Toro
Aerial view of tropical rainforest in Bocas del Toro


Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)
Swamp forest along the Seikonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)



Rainforest tree in China



Stacks of rainforest timber in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150270]


Peucang Island, West Java, Indonesia [java_0420]
Peucang Island, West Java, Indonesia [java_0420]



Peat forest
[indonesia_20152321]


River valley in the Arfak mountains
River valley in the Arfak mountains


Blackwater creek in Taman Negara
Blackwater creek in Taman Negara


Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0680]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0680]


Large rainforest tree
Large rainforest tree


Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1308
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1308



Creek in Cuc Phuong rainforest



Forest along the Nam Ou river



Swamp forest in Way Kambas


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2516
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2516


Javan jungle [java_0719]
Javan jungle [java_0719]


Dipterocarp forest in Borneo
Dipterocarp forest in Borneo



Sunset over the rainforest canopy


Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Maliau Basin Conservation Area



Rainforest reserve in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0539
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0539



Giant strangler fig


Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica
Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica



Peat lakes
[indonesia_20150961]


Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0322]
Overhead view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0322]



Riau rainforest [riau_0897]



Rainforest in Riau [riau_5237]



Selunsur (Tristaniopsis oborata)



Riau rainforest [riau_0889]


Selectively logged forest in Borneo
Selectively logged forest in Borneo


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2106
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2106



Where rainforest meets the sea


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1808
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1808


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0334
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0334


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2580
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_2580


Turquoise ocean and rainforest of Isla Gorgona
Turquoise ocean and rainforest of Isla Gorgona



Sumatran rainforst tree
[bukit_tigapuluh_0547]



Misty rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0349]


Heliconia [costa_rica_osa_0780]
Heliconia [costa_rica_osa_0780]


Sunrise over the Aceh forest
Sunrise over the Aceh forest


Camping in the Amazon rainforest
Camping in the Amazon rainforest


Gigantic strangler fig [java_0536]
Gigantic strangler fig [java_0536]



Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152243]



Sumatran rainforest [riau_1383]



Sarawak rainforest



Lowland rainforest


Jungle lining the Panama Canal near BCI
Jungle lining the Panama Canal near BCI


Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_1169]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_1169]



Black fungi


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2083
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2083


Rainforest tree
Rainforest tree


Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations [costa_rica_aerial_0164]
Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations [costa_rica_aerial_0164]


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1565
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_1565


Nosy Mangabe rainforest [madagascar_maroantsetra_0113]
Nosy Mangabe rainforest [madagascar_maroantsetra_0113]



Dead trees in a peat lake
[indonesia_20152632]



Riau rainforest [riau_5154]


Borneo rainforest
Borneo rainforest


Rainforest dipterocarp
Rainforest dipterocarp


Aceh rainforest
Aceh rainforest



A view up inside the trunk of a strangler fig in China



Yellow flowers in Brazil's Mata Atlantica



Lowland rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150885]



Rainforest pool


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2094
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2094



Lowland rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150891]


Rainforest tree in Sabah
Rainforest tree in Sabah



Lambir Hills NP waterfall


Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0009
Oil palm plantation and rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0009


Rainforest and turquoise ocean
Rainforest and turquoise ocean



Rainforest in Vietnam



Rainforest understory


Logging road in Borneo
Logging road in Borneo



Rainforest and oil palm in Sumatra


Mantadia rain forest
Mantadia rain forest


Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0689]
Peat forest in Borneo [kalteng_0689]


Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1416
Maliau Falls -- sabah_aerial_1416


Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2853
Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2853



Scientific facility in the Chinese rainforest



Tropical forest in Nam Et-Phou Louey



Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152241]



Gunung Leuser ecosystem



Rainforest in Southern China



Rex Creek


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1799
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1799



Riau rainforest [riau_5113]


Borneo rainforest in Malaysia
Borneo rainforest in Malaysia



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



Tijuca Forest [brazil_155679a]



Rainforest along the Tambopata river



Rain forest in Riau [riau_5171]


Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations
Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations



Rex creek in Mossman Gorge [australia_mossman_gorge_034]


Deforestation in Panama
Deforestation in Panama


Peak in Ujung Kulon
Peak in Ujung Kulon


Overhead view of rain forest in Costa Rica
Overhead view of rain forest in Costa Rica



Tropical rainforest at twilight



Looking up the inside of a strangler fig



Peat forest in Riau [riau_0353]



Rainforest
[indonesia_20152010]


Lake Gatun and Barro Colorado Island
Lake Gatun and Barro Colorado Island


Clearing for oil palm along the Kinabatangan River  -- sabah_aerial_2936
Clearing for oil palm along the Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_2936


Lower Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_0036
Lower Kinabatangan River -- sabah_aerial_0036



Lowland rainforest in Sumatra
[indonesia_20150895]



Deforestation in Riau [riau_1263]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0214
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0214



Rainforest creek



Where rainforest meets sea [brazil_154729]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0413
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0413



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_1077]



Umbrella plant in Sulawesi


Logging road in the Borneo rainforest
Logging road in the Borneo rainforest



Peat forest in Riau



Forest interior in Sumatra
[bukit_tigapuluh_0528]



Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152249]


Remote tropical beach on Pulau Gaya
Remote tropical beach on Pulau Gaya



Dipterocarp tree
[bukit_tigapuluh_0647]



Morning in Cuc Phuong rainforest


Heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1468]
Heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1468]



Rainforest in the Gunung Leuser ecosystem [aceh_1281]


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1640
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1640


Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1017]
Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1017]


Emergent tree rising above the Amazon rainforest canopy
Emergent tree rising above the Amazon rainforest canopy



Illegal deforestation for palm oil
[indonesia_20152254]


Forest in Imbak Canyon
Forest in Imbak Canyon


Siquirres rainforest
Siquirres rainforest



Rainforest in Sarawak



Sulawesi rainforest


Rainforests [costa_rica_osa_0155]
Rainforests [costa_rica_osa_0155]


Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1485
Rainforest river in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_1485



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0084]


View of the Tembeling River and surrounding rainforest
View of the Tembeling River and surrounding rainforest


Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2139
Imbak Canyon -- sabah_aerial_2139


Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon
Rainforest valley in the upper Amazon



Rainforest canopy in Sumatra [riau_1491]



Peat forest [riau_1131]


Looking up the trunk of a giant Ceiba tree
Looking up the trunk of a giant Ceiba tree



Strangler fig



Strangler fig in Borneo



Sumatran rainforest
[indonesia_20150009]



Tijuca Forest [brazil_155677]



Giant strangler fig [australia_mossman_gorge_232]



Borneo rainforest



Profile of a rainforest in Borneo



Rainforest leaves in Sabah


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1635
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1635


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0483
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_0483



Riau rainforest [riau_0876]


Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1614
Borneo rainforest -- sabah_aerial_1614


Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0762
Logging road in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0762



Coconut plantation aside forest below Dua Saudara Mountain


Borneo rainforest river -- sabah_aerial_1149
Borneo rainforest river -- sabah_aerial_1149


Ranomafana rainforest
Ranomafana rainforest


Costa Rica rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0664]
Costa Rica rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0664]


Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes
Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes


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



Sumatran rainforest at sunset
[bukit_tigapuluh_0275]



Tesso Nilo rainforest
[indonesia_20152921]



Daintree swimming hole [australia_daintree_312]


Rainbow over the rainforest
Rainbow over the rainforest



Looking up the inside of a strangler fig



Peat forest in Giam Siak Kecil [riau_0731]



1000 year old tree' in Vietnam's Cuc Phuong



Peat forest
[indonesia_20150367]



Forest and oil palm [riau_5399]



Sunset over the Tambopata river



Rainforest along the Tambopata river



Peat forest in Riau [riau_0497]



Bukit Tigapuluh rainforest
[bukit_tigapuluh_0601]


Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0475
Rainforest in Borneo -- sabah_aerial_0475



Rainforest below Dua Saudara



Riau rainforest [riau_0891]


Buttress roots of an Amazon rainforest tree
Buttress roots of an Amazon rainforest tree


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