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Meandering river in the lowlands of Gabon
Meandering river in the lowlands of Gabon

(Gabon)


Aerial view of rice fields outside of Fort Dauphin


Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for agriculture

(Indonesia)

Rainforest timber in port
Rainforest timber in port

(Gabon)


Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname

(Suriname)


Spiny forest and sisal



Deforestation and soil erosion in Northern Madagascar


Aerial view of slash-and-burned forest near Pangkalanbun; Kalimantan (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of slash-and-burned forest near Pangkalanbun; Kalimantan

(Indonesia)


Aerial view of rice fields outside of Fort Dauphin


Angel falls seen from an airplane
Angel falls seen from an airplane

(Venezuela)

Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Swamp; flooded savanna; and forest in coastal Gabon
Swamp; flooded savanna; and forest in coastal Gabon

(Gabon)

Aerial view the Pangkalanbun and the Kumai River in Kalimantan (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view the Pangkalanbun and the Kumai River in Kalimantan

(Indonesia)

Angel falls; the world's tallest waterfall; seen from an airplane
Angel falls; the world's tallest waterfall; seen from an airplane

(Venezuela)

Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo

(Indonesia)


Reefs off Cancun



Aerial view of a tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine

(Suriname)


Snow-capped mountains near Bodge Feng peak in western China

(China)


Aerial view of an Antandroy village



Temperate rainforest of Tongass National Park

(Alaska)


Aerial photo of shifting cultivation in the Amazon rainforest



Aerial view of spiny forest of Andohahela and sisal


Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of gallery forest and a sisal plantation in Berenty


Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers
Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Reefs off Cancun



Aerial view of deforestation in Madagasar


Forest that has been drained then slash-and-burned for agriculture (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Forest that has been drained then slash-and-burned for agriculture

(Indonesia)

Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture

(Indonesia)


Rain the Amazon


Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon
Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of sisal plantation near Amboasary


Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes
Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)


Coastal rainforest in Colombia's Darien



Aerial view of rice paddies near Maroantsetra



Overhead view of deforestation in the Colombian Amazon


Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil



Aerial view of limestone Tsingy (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Gold mining pit in the middle of the rainforest

(Suriname)


Aerial view of deforestation in eastern Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Muddy rainforest river

(Suriname)


Aerial view of coast near Mananara (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Aerial view of high desert in western China

(China)


Tsingy de Bemaraha from plane

(Madagascar)


Airplane view of mountains and agricultural fields near Urumqi

(China)


Aerial view of dry forest (Fort Dauphin - Tana Flight)



Small island and reef off southern Madagascar (Ft. Dauphin)



Aerial view of Tsingy de Bemaraha (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Deforestation and forest fragments in Madagascar (Airplane flight from Anatananarivo to Maroantsetra)



Nosy Mangabe; aerial view

(Madagascar)


Aerial view of the red-colored Manambolo River (Manambolo)


Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Meandering rainforest river with large beaches and sandbars
Meandering rainforest river with large beaches and sandbars
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Agricultural fires set in humid forests of Madagascar (Maroantsetra to Tamatave)



Aerial view of dry rice fields in western Madagascar (Flight from Tana West)


Reddish red meandering through dark green rain forest
Reddish red meandering through dark green rain forest
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of erosion in southern Madagascar



Beaches of southern Madagascar (Ft. Dauphin)



Aerial view of dry forest (Fort Dauphin - Tana Flight)




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