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 Last update: 2017-07-27
 
 
    
		        
		            
		            
		                 Forest on the shores of Punta Laguna lagoon (Mexico)
 
		                ![Cut, drained, and burned peat swamp forest [kalbar_2252]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_2242.jpg) Cut, drained, and burned peat swamp forest [kalbar_2252] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Iguacu Falls from the Argentinian side (Argentina)
 
		                ![Town of Macedonia in the Colombian Amazon [colombia_0222]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_0222.jpg) Town of Macedonia in the Colombian Amazon [colombia_0222] (Colombia)
 
		                 Aerial view of flowering trees and rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon of Peru (Peru)
 
		                 Fallen rainforest tree (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Highland river (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Forest creek in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park [sumatra_9259]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/sumatra_9258.jpg) Forest creek in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park [sumatra_9259] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Dry riverbed near Lokichoggio (Kenya)
 
		                ![Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1285]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1282.jpg) Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1285] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Rice Fields (Indonesia)
 
		                 Fishermen bailing their pirogue (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Brownsberg rain forest [suriname_1473a]](http://travel.mongabay.com/suriname/150/suriname_1473a.JPG) Brownsberg rain forest [suriname_1473a] (Suriname)
 
		                 Redwood forest in Wunderlich (United States)
 
		                 Forest along the Nam Ou river (Laos)
 
		                 Illegal logging trail (Indonesia)
 
		                 Sunset seen from Wailea Beach in Maui (United States)
 
		                 Women walking down starts to Gunung Kawi (Indonesia)
 
		                 Tibetan monk doing some car repair in Zhongdian (China)
 
		                ![Rainforest creek in Borneo [kalbar_0749]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_0171.jpg) Rainforest creek in Borneo [kalbar_0749] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Bulldozers, tractors, and other earth-moving vehicles in the rainforest [panama_0072]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0072.jpg) Bulldozers, tractors, and other earth-moving vehicles in the rainforest [panama_0072] (Panama)
 
		                 Amazon broccoli rainforest (Peru)
 
		                 The most inaccessible part of the Amazon rainforest (Peru)
 
		                 Cleared section of forest in New Guinea (Indonesia)
 
		                 Burning savanna in Guatemala (Belize)
 
		                 Loita forest (Kenya)
 
		                ![Airplane vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1249]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1247.jpg) Airplane vew of burning peatlands and forest in Indonesian Borneo [kalbar_1249] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Floating market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0228]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalsel_0226.jpg) Floating market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0228] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Cecropia in the cloud forest of Manu (Peru)
 
		                 Women fishing (Madagascar)
 
		                 Woman selling herbs, roots, and plants for traditional Chinese medicine (Laos)
 
		                ![Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0977]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/papua_0977.jpg) Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0977] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Rainforest of Gunung Leuser N.P. (Indonesia)
 
		                 Deforestation in Sabang -- borneo_4785 (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Emerging palm frond [panama_0042]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0042.jpg) Emerging palm frond [panama_0042] (Panama)
 
		                 Glacial peaks in the Andes (Peru)
 
		                ![Bay on Antongil at dawn [madagascar_2235]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_2235.jpg) Bay on Antongil at dawn [madagascar_2235] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Rainforest canopy (Malaysia)
 
		                ![The clear-flowing Bohorok river [sumatra_0203]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_0203.jpg) The clear-flowing Bohorok river [sumatra_0203] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon [peru_aerial_0639]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_0639.jpg) Small-scale deforestation in the Amazon [peru_aerial_0639] (Peru)
 
		                ![Rainforest quarry [kalbar_0002]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_0001.jpg) Rainforest quarry [kalbar_0002] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Savanna that has been recently burned for game hunting purposes (Gabon)
 
		                 Rainforest plant (Mexico)
 
		                 Flowering trees in the Amazon as seen from an aircraft (Peru)
 
		                 Burned savanna -- tz_elf_0640 (Tanzania)
 
		                 Cooking lunch in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia)
 
		                 Rainforest stream at Riam Berasap (Indonesia)
 
		                 Remote Amazon tributary (Peru)
 
		                ![Felucca on the Nile [egypt_0623]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/egypt/150/egypt_0623.jpg) Felucca on the Nile [egypt_0623] (Egypt)
 
		                ![Peucang Island beach [java_0438]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0438.jpg) Peucang Island beach [java_0438] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Swiftlet 'houses' for commercial production of bird nest soup (Indonesia)
 
		                 Danum Valley canopy walkway -- borneo_4007 (Malaysia)
 
		                 Visible from Lake Karakul, the highest peaks are Muztagata, Kongur Tagh and Kongur Tiube. (China)
 
		                 Unknown epiphyte (Belize)
 
		                ![Cloud forest in Peru [wayquecha-andes_0398]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/wayquecha-andes_0398.jpg) Cloud forest in Peru [wayquecha-andes_0398] (Peru)
 
		                 Aerial view of agricultural fire in Tanzania (Tanzania)
 
		                ![Andes in Peru [peru_aerial_1746]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_1746.jpg) Andes in Peru [peru_aerial_1746] (Peru)
 
		                 Aerial view of slums of Medillin (Colombia)
 
		                ![Boulders [australia_fnq_0466]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_fnq_0466.jpg) Boulders [australia_fnq_0466] (Australia)
 
		                 Aerial view of a shipwreck on the beach in Ft. Dauphin (Madagascar)
 
		                 Palms and mangroves (Malaysia)
 
		                 Iguassu Falls (Argentina)
 
		                 Tashkurgan meadow (China)
 
		                 Mekong fisherman using a throw net (Laos)
 
		                ![Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon [colombia_0037]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_0037.jpg) Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon [colombia_0037] (Colombia)
 
		                ![Landslide in the Andean cloud forest [wayquecha-andes_0157]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/wayquecha-andes_0157.jpg) Landslide in the Andean cloud forest [wayquecha-andes_0157] (Peru)
 
		                 Nam Gneane temple rising rom a forested hill (Laos)
 
		                 Seven Sacred Pools (United States)
 
		                 Egyptians on the Nile (Egypt)
 
		                 Fishing pirogues off Arovana (Ankorohoke) (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Central market in Wamena [papua_0031]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/papua_0031.jpg) Central market in Wamena [papua_0031] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Sawn hardwood wood in Gunung Palung [kalbar_1055]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1054.jpg) Sawn hardwood wood in Gunung Palung [kalbar_1055] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Flooded grassland with Sumtsanlang monastery in the background (China)
 
		                ![Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0782]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0782.jpg) Forest clearing in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0782] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Rainforest tree in Borneo (Indonesia)
 
		                 Hillside plantation in Laos (Laos)
 
		                 Boat crossing the Nam Ou river at Nong Khiaw (Laos)
 
		                 Terraced rice fields at Tegalalang (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley [madagascar_6189]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_6189.jpg) Rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley [madagascar_6189] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Forest along the Nam Ou river (Laos)
 
		                ![Half Moon Caye [belize_0361]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0361.JPG) Half Moon Caye [belize_0361] (Belize)
 
		                 Deforestation in Bokeo (Laos)
 
		                 Lagoon at Punta Laguna (Mexico)
 
		                 Roosters for sale at market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi) (Indonesia)
 
		                 Banyan tree (United States)
 
		                 River in the high Amazon forest (Peru)
 
		                ![Family carrying alfalfa in a boat on the Nile [egypt_0410]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/egypt/150/egypt_0410.jpg) Family carrying alfalfa in a boat on the Nile [egypt_0410] (Egypt)
 
		                ![Sapzurro [colombia_2553]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_2553.jpg) Sapzurro [colombia_2553] (Colombia)
 
		                ![Gold mining damage [suriname_2774]](http://travel.mongabay.com/suriname/150/suriname_2774.JPG) Gold mining damage [suriname_2774] (Suriname)
 
		                 Rock formations near La Fenêtre, Isalo (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Cave near Mili Mountain [papua_5989]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/papua_5989.jpg) Cave near Mili Mountain [papua_5989] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Buddha statues in Pak Ou caves (Laos)
 
		                 Rainforest on ridge -- malaysia1236 (Malaysia)
 
		                 Nam Nern river (Laos)
 
		                ![Aerial view of Ft. Dauphin [madagascar_3133]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_3133.jpg) Aerial view of Ft. Dauphin [madagascar_3133] (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Basketball / volleyball court in Kwamalasamutu [suriname_1932]](http://travel.mongabay.com/suriname/150/suriname_1932.JPG) Basketball / volleyball court in Kwamalasamutu [suriname_1932] (Suriname)
 
		                 Black berries on an orange stem (Belize)
 
		                 Illicit banana plantation in a forest reserve (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Central market in Wamena [papua_0032]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/papua_0032.jpg) Central market in Wamena [papua_0032] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Savanna fire in Madagascar (Madagascar)
 
		                 Andringitra vegetation (Madagascar)
 
		                 Lao home (Laos)
 
		                ![Waves breaking on an Osa Peninsula beach at sunset [costa-rica-d_0541]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0541.jpg) Waves breaking on an Osa Peninsula beach at sunset [costa-rica-d_0541] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Wamena market [papua_0295]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/papua_0295.jpg) Wamena market [papua_0295] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Men spearfishing along the Nile [egypt_0398]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/egypt/150/egypt_0398.jpg) Men spearfishing along the Nile [egypt_0398] (Egypt)
 
		                 Moss-covered cloud forest trees (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Deforestation of the Andean foothills [colombia_4654]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_4654.jpg) Deforestation of the Andean foothills [colombia_4654] (Colombia)
 
		                 Rice Fields (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Orange fungi [sumatra_0489]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_0489.jpg) Orange fungi [sumatra_0489] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Remote Amazon ranch [peru_aerial_1120]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_1120.jpg) Remote Amazon ranch [peru_aerial_1120] (Peru)
 
		                ![Osa sunset [costa-rica_a_0179]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_a_0179.jpg) Osa sunset [costa-rica_a_0179] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rainforest tree -- borneo_3820 (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Rainforest in Borneo [kalbar_1629]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1627.jpg) Rainforest in Borneo [kalbar_1629] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Timber market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0322]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalsel_0314.jpg) Timber market in Banjarmasin [kalsel_0322] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0812]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0812.jpg) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0812] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Andringitra creek [madagascar_6372]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_6372.jpg) Andringitra creek [madagascar_6372] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Logged over forest in the Peruvian Amazon (Peru)
 
		                ![Rice fields of Tana [madagascar_1698]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1698.jpg) Rice fields of Tana [madagascar_1698] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Elephants at sun down (Kenya)
 
		                ![Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0825]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0825.jpg) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0825] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Aerial view of Golfo Dulce peninsula [costa-rica-d_0305]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0305.jpg) Aerial view of Golfo Dulce peninsula [costa-rica-d_0305] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Small-holder rubber plantation [sumatra_0721]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_0721.jpg) Small-holder rubber plantation [sumatra_0721] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Redwood forest in Wunderlich (United States)
 
		                ![Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining [suriname_1826]](http://travel.mongabay.com/suriname/150/suriname_1826.JPG) Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining [suriname_1826] (Suriname)
 
		                 Andean mountain ridge (Peru)
 
		                ![One Man One Tree reforestation project [kalsel_0304]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalsel_0303.jpg) One Man One Tree reforestation project [kalsel_0304] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos)
 
		                 Red sand beach, turquoise water in Hana (United States)
 
		                ![Antanifotsy Valley at sunset [madagascar_6252]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_6252.jpg) Antanifotsy Valley at sunset [madagascar_6252] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Cancun sunrise (Mexico)
 
		                 Tropical forest in Las Cruces (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Gallery or riparian forest in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Amazon forest canopy with the Amazon river in the background (Colombia)
 
		                 Mangroves (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Rice and elephant-ear plants [mcar_0091]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/mcar_0091.jpg) Rice and elephant-ear plants [mcar_0091] (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Pasture and forest fragment in the Colombian Choco [colombia_1723]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1723.jpg) Pasture and forest fragment in the Colombian Choco [colombia_1723] (Colombia)
 
		                ![Peucang Island beach [java_0451]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0451.jpg) Peucang Island beach [java_0451] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Cattle pasture near Acandi [colombia_1849]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1849.jpg) Cattle pasture near Acandi [colombia_1849] (Colombia)
 
		                 Aerial view of Sandoval Lake in Peru (Peru)
 
		                ![Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0787]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0787.jpg) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0787] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Temple in Luang Prabang (Laos)
 
		                 Airplane view of slums of Medillin (Colombia)
 
		                 Logging truck carrying timber out of the Malaysian rainforest -- borneo_2988 (Malaysia)
 
		                 Peaks near the summit of Mt. Kenya (Kenya)
 
		                 Health poster at a hospital once used for Sudanese refugees in Lokichoggio (Kenya)
 
		                 Okavango delta scenery (Botswana)
 
		                 Gorgeous rainforest stream (Indonesia)
 
		                 Redwood forest in Wunderlich (United States)
 
		                 Bags of cotton (Egypt)
 
		                 Tractor and a logging truck on a logging road -- borneo_2922 (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Aerial view of secondary and primary forest in the Amazon [colombia_1323]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1323.jpg) Aerial view of secondary and primary forest in the Amazon [colombia_1323] (Colombia)
 
		                 Canopy treee laden with epiphytes (Malaysia)
 
		                 Giant ceiba tree emerging from the rainforest (Panama)
 
		                 Waterfall in the upper Amazon (Peru)
 
		                ![Oil palm and forest in Jambi [sumatra_9342]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/sumatra_9340.jpg) Oil palm and forest in Jambi [sumatra_9342] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Illegal forest clearing by colonists in an Afro-indigenous reserve [colombia_2363]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_2363.jpg) Illegal forest clearing by colonists in an Afro-indigenous reserve [colombia_2363] (Colombia)
 
		                ![Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1203]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1202.jpg) Aerial vew of burning peatlands in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province [kalbar_1203] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Bantimurung falls, blurred froth (Sulawesi - Celebes) (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Destroyed peat forest in Borneo [kalbar_1133]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1126.jpg) Destroyed peat forest in Borneo [kalbar_1133] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Clouds (Kenya)
 
		                 Aerial picture of a rainstorm over the Amazon (Colombia)
 
		                ![Colombian Afro-indigenous crossing a river on horseback [colombia_1922]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1922.jpg) Colombian Afro-indigenous crossing a river on horseback [colombia_1922] (Colombia)
 
		                 Jade polishing in Mae Sai (Thailand)
 
		                 Khai paen and rice (Laos)
 
		                ![Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7626]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7626.JPG) Cleared forest land in Belize [belize_7626] (Belize)
 
		                ![Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1382]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_1382.jpg) Deforestation for cattle ranching [peru_aerial_1382] (Peru)
 
		                ![Sunset over the Andes [wayquecha-andes_0098]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/wayquecha-andes_0098.jpg) Sunset over the Andes [wayquecha-andes_0098] (Peru)
 
		                 Bushmeat for sale in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos)
 
		                ![Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Isla Gorgona [colombia_3044]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3044.jpg) Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Isla Gorgona [colombia_3044] (Colombia)
 
		                 Forested mountains of Udomxai province (Laos)
 
		                 Rice Fields (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1050]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1048.jpg) Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1050] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Palm trees along the Nile River (Egypt)
 
		                 Placenta burial sites (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi) (Indonesia)
 
		                 Market in Chinag Khong (Thailand)
 
		                ![Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2055]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_2055.jpg) Cowboys herding cattle across a river [colombia_2055] (Colombia)
 
		                 Village and rice fields in the Antanifotsy Valley (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Cowboy herding cattle [colombia_2013]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_2013.jpg) Cowboy herding cattle [colombia_2013] (Colombia)
 
		                ![Aerial view of deforestation in Belize [belize_uw0017]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_uw0017.JPG) Aerial view of deforestation in Belize [belize_uw0017] (Belize)
 
		                 Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (Laos)
 
		                 Mount Kenya (Kenya)
 
		                ![Papuan man with his pig [papua_0306]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/papua_0306.jpg) Papuan man with his pig [papua_0306] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Crustal clear waters of Bunaken National Marine Park (Indonesia)
 
		                 Modern Maasai village near the entrance of Maasai Mara (Kenya)
 
		                ![Borneo rainforest [kalbar_1869]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1866.jpg) Borneo rainforest [kalbar_1869] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Lake Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park (Chile)
 
		                 Oil palm in Malaysia (Malaysia)
 
		                 Songbirds for sale as food in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos)
 
		                 Sunrise over Siladen and Bunaken Islands (Indonesia)
 
		                 Deforestation in Sabang -- borneo_4783 (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Mining damage in the Amazon [peru_aerial_1624]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_1624.jpg) Mining damage in the Amazon [peru_aerial_1624] (Peru)
 
		                 Clearwater rain forest stream in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan) (Indonesia)
 
		                 Street in Tashkorgan (China)
 
		                ![Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1275]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1273.jpg) Aerial view of forest and land cleared for oil palm plantations [kalbar_1275] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Sunrise and a palm tree at Blackbird Caye beach [belize_0291]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0291.JPG) Sunrise and a palm tree at Blackbird Caye beach [belize_0291] (Belize)
 
		                 Bunaken beach at sunset (Indonesia)
 
		                 Oil palm plantation and logged rainforest (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Breaking surf on a beach on the Osa Peninsula [costa-rica_1455]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_1455.jpg) Breaking surf on a beach on the Osa Peninsula [costa-rica_1455] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Colombian Choco [colombia_1801]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_1801.jpg) Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Colombian Choco [colombia_1801] (Colombia)
 
		                ![Felucca on the Nile [egypt_1710]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/egypt/150/egypt_1710.jpg) Felucca on the Nile [egypt_1710] (Egypt)
 
		                ![Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0816]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0816.jpg) Deforestation in the Arfak mountains [west-papua_0816] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Vegetables in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos)
 
		                 Ngorongoro Crater, including forest, the caldera, and Lake Magadi (Tanzania)
 
		                ![Upper Amazon forest and the Andes [peru_aerial_0091]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_0091.jpg) Upper Amazon forest and the Andes [peru_aerial_0091] (Peru)
 
		                ![Montane rainforest in Madagascar [madagascar_1655]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1655.jpg) Montane rainforest in Madagascar [madagascar_1655] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Aerial view of forest fragments and deforestation in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Tropical forest in  Nam Et-Phou Louey (Laos)
 
		                 Rice Fields (Indonesia)
 
		                 Terraced rice fields in southern Sulawesi (Sulawesi - Celebes) (Indonesia)
 
		                 Illegal cut wood (Indonesia)
 
		                 River in the Arfak mountains (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Rainforest of Barro Colorado Island [panama_0081]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0081.jpg) Rainforest of Barro Colorado Island [panama_0081] (Panama)
 
		                ![Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser [sumatra_1080]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_1080.jpg) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser [sumatra_1080] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Fallen tree in Ujung Kulon National Park (Indonesia)
 
		                 Young teak plantation in Panama (Panama)
 
		                 Clear-cutting in the Amazon (Peru)
 
		                 Houses near Guapi (Colombia)
 
		                 Dramatic karst formation along the Nam Ou (Laos)
 
		                ![Bulldozers, tractors, and other earth-moving vehicles in the rainforest [panama_0070]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/panama/150/panama_0070.jpg) Bulldozers, tractors, and other earth-moving vehicles in the rainforest [panama_0070] (Panama)
 
		                ![Andringitra camp site [madagascar_6761]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_6761.jpg) Andringitra camp site [madagascar_6761] (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Oil palm development in Central Kalimantan [kalimantan_0018]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/kalimantan_0018.jpg) Oil palm development in Central Kalimantan [kalimantan_0018] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Man walking across a barren wasteland (Madagascar)
 
		                 Chilis, tomatoes, and other vegetables and species in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos)
 
		                ![Fire-resistant Bismarck Palms (Bismarckia nobilis) near Isalo [madagascar_7130]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_7130.jpg) Fire-resistant Bismarck Palms (Bismarckia nobilis) near Isalo [madagascar_7130] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Bunaken village (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Arfak forest [west-papua_6033]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_6033.jpg) Arfak forest [west-papua_6033] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Great white heron on the shores of the lagoon at Punta Laguna (Mexico)
 
		                ![Rainforest sunset [suriname_2355]](http://travel.mongabay.com/suriname/150/suriname_2355.JPG) Rainforest sunset [suriname_2355] (Suriname)
 
		                 Late afternoon on the Sekonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo) (Indonesia)
 
		                 Overhead view of a massive gold mining area in Peru's Amazon region (Peru)
 
		                 Truck accident site (Peru)
 
		                 Aerial view of Tarangire N.P. at sunset (Tanzania)
 
		                 Cleared section of forest (Suriname)
 
		                ![Rainforest near Tangkahan [sumatra_0997]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/sumatra_0997.jpg) Rainforest near Tangkahan [sumatra_0997] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Aerial view of the port of Jakarta [kalimantan_0003]](http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/150/kalimantan_0003.jpg) Aerial view of the port of Jakarta [kalimantan_0003] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Hillside cleared for potato cultivation in the highlands of New Guinea (Indonesia)
 
		                 Men loading sardines for export into the back of a pickup truck (Indonesia)
 
		                 The blackwater river to Camp Leaky (Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesian Borneo) -- kali9145 (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Aerial view of forests and islands of Golfo Dulce [costa-rica-d_0302]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0302.jpg) Aerial view of forests and islands of Golfo Dulce [costa-rica-d_0302] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Oil palm and forest in Jambi [sumatra_9345]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/sumatra_9344.jpg) Oil palm and forest in Jambi [sumatra_9345] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Terraced rice paddies of Bali (Ubud, Bali) (Indonesia)
 
		                 Bamboo along Pipiwai trail (United States)
 
		                 Mount Kenya tropical forest (Kenya)
 
		                 Mount Kenya (Kenya)
 
		                ![Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1048]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1041.jpg) Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1048] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Sunrise in the tri-border region of Burma, Laos, and Thailand (Thailand)
 
		                 Danum Valley Rainforest -- borneo_3614 (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Trio navigating rapids in a dugout canoe [suriname_2319]](http://travel.mongabay.com/suriname/150/suriname_2319.JPG) Trio navigating rapids in a dugout canoe [suriname_2319] (Suriname)
 
		                 Green rice fields and limestone karst mountains in Udomxai province (Laos)
 
		                 Broccoli-like structure of the Amazon rainforest (Colombia)
 
		                 Malagasy women working in rice fields near Isalo (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Roofing made from palm frons [kalsel_0178]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalsel_0177.jpg) Roofing made from palm frons [kalsel_0178] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Large banana plantation in Colombia (Colombia)
 
		                ![Aerial view of turquoise waters along Costa Rica's Pacific coastline [costa-rica-d_0228]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0228.jpg) Aerial view of turquoise waters along Costa Rica's Pacific coastline [costa-rica-d_0228] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia [kalbar_1486]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1485.jpg) Rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia [kalbar_1486] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Bamboo forest along a creek in Mantadia [madagascar_0891]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_0891.jpg) Bamboo forest along a creek in Mantadia [madagascar_0891] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Cut rainforest tree (Indonesia)
 
		                 Truck accident in Peru (Peru)
 
		                 Approaching rain storm over the Pacific Ocean (United States)
 
		                 Open pit mine in Peru's Madre de Dios Department (Peru)
 
		                ![Grassfire [madagascar_7522]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_7522.jpg) Grassfire [madagascar_7522] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Aerial view of the Mandrare River (Madagascar)
 
		                 Altar amid a rice field (Indonesia)
 
		                 Torres del Paine National Park (Chile)
 
		                 Orangutan island - note that trees have been stripped of their bark (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Cut, drained, and burned peat swamp forest [kalbar_2221]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_2201.jpg) Cut, drained, and burned peat swamp forest [kalbar_2221] (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Arfak mountains [west-papua_6002]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_6002.jpg) Arfak mountains [west-papua_6002] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Woman planting rice (Laos)
 
		                 Tad Fane waterfall (Laos)
 
		                 Nosy Mangabe (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Andringitra creek [madagascar_6374]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_6374.jpg) Andringitra creek [madagascar_6374] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Hillside plantation in Laos (Laos)
 
		                ![Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Gorgona Island [colombia_3043]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/colombia/150/colombia_3043.jpg) Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Gorgona Island [colombia_3043] (Colombia)
 
		                 Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si (Laos)
 
		                 Sea north of West Java with storm oncoming (Indonesia)
 
		                 Siladen Island at sunrise (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes [peru_aerial_0112]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/peru/150/peru_aerial_0112.jpg) Upper Amazon cloud forest and the Andes [peru_aerial_0112] (Peru)
 
		                 Flowering trees in the Amazon as seen from an aircraft (Peru)
 
		                ![Arovana (Ankorohoke), a Vezo fishing village [madagascar_7978]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_7978.jpg) Arovana (Ankorohoke), a Vezo fishing village [madagascar_7978] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Tent in the Antanifotsy Valley (Madagascar)
 
		                 Rice terraces at Gunung Kawi (Indonesia)
 
		                 Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos (Laos)
 
		                ![Girl in Vergel [colombia_0489]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/colombia/150/colombia_0489.jpg) Girl in Vergel [colombia_0489] (Colombia)
 
		                 Dawn on the Lembeh Strait (Indonesia)
 
		                ![Coastline of Peucang Island [java_0406]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0406.jpg) Coastline of Peucang Island [java_0406] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Tussock grasses, senecios and lobelias in the Afro-alpine moorland zone of Mt. Kenya (Kenya)
 
		                 Men crossing a river using a pulley system (China)
 
		                 Nosy Mangabe coastline (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0630]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0630.jpg) Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0630] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Village near Fianarantsoa [madagascar_5656]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_5656.jpg) Village near Fianarantsoa [madagascar_5656] (Madagascar)
 
		                 Deforestation in Bokeo (Laos)
 
		                ![Morning activities on a beach near Maroantsetra with Nosy Mangabe in the background [madagascar_1843]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1843.jpg) Morning activities on a beach near Maroantsetra with Nosy Mangabe in the background [madagascar_1843] (Madagascar)
 
		                ![Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1081]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia/150/kalbar_1080.jpg) Rainforest in West Kalimantan [kalbar_1081] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Village in the Antanifotsy Valley (Madagascar)
 
		                 Mining among oil palm plantations -- borneo_2875 (Malaysia)
 
		                ![Peucang Island rain forest [java_0510]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0510.jpg) Peucang Island rain forest [java_0510] (Indonesia)
 
		                 Amazon landscape scarred by illegal gold mining (Peru)
 
		                 Mist over the Danum river -- borneo_4217 (Malaysia)
 
		                 Forest fragment in China (China)
 
		                 Rope bridge over a rainforest creek (Indonesia)
 
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