Best of 2012 – Evidence of logging vs. conservation as seen above a river in Borneo

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5 Dec 2012

Where two rivers join in Borneo.
Where two rivers join in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

For the month of December, I’ll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels.

This image shows the stark contrast between two rivers: one muddy where logging occurs upstream; the other dark with tannins and borne of a pristine watershed.

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