Mongabay was born out of my love for rainforests so for this Valentine’s day,
I’m doing something a little different: posting a bunch of my favorite rainforest photos from the past twenty years.
There are no wildlife photos in this set — the focus is solely on rainforests.
Mongabay was born out of my love for rainforests so for this Valentine’s day, I’m doing something a little different: posting a bunch of my favorite rainforest photos from the past twenty years. There are no wildlife photos in this set — the focus is solely on rainforests.
Lowland rainforest in West KalimantanRainforest tree in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, SumatraEpiphytes in a rainforest canopy tree in Costa RicaChannel between Sapi and Pulau Gaya, MalaysiaRainforest sunset in SarawakRainforest creekPrimeval rain forest in Imbak Canyon, MalaysiaPrimary rainforest in Malaysian BorneoRainforest creek in Xishuangbanna prefecture, ChinaOsa rainforest treeRainforest in SumatraWhere rainforest meets the sea west of Rio de JanieroRed passion vine flower in Amacayacu National Park, ColombiaSarawak’s Lambir Hills National ParkPeat forest in RiauRainforest canopy seen from the base of a compass treeKinabatangan river in Malaysian BorneoLooking down from an airplane at the Amazon rainforestBrazil’s Mata AtlanticaWaterfall in BwindiSunset over the Borneo rainforest, Sabah, MalaysiaMossman riverRainforest of Colombia’s Darien regionFan palms in Australia’s DaintreeRainforest in southern Costa RicaAerial view of a rainbow over the world’s largest tropical forestGiant strangler fig in the DaintreeBukit Tigapuluh rainforest in SumatraGiant ceiba on Barro Colorado Island, PanamaMist rising over the SumatraKinabatangan river, MalaysiaDipterocarp forest in Bogor, JavaOld-growth forest in Imbak Canyon Conservation AreaDried peat lake in Riau Province, SumatraAerial view of the AmazonTropical rainforest at twilight in SepilokRainbow over the Kinabatangan rainforest in MalaysiaStrangler fig in Tangkoko, North SulawesiLowland rainforest in SumatraPeat forest in BorneoRainforest in Lambir Hills National Park, SarawakLowland river in Madre de Dios, PeruTrail in Mossman GorgeRainbow over virgin rainforest in Sabah, MalaysiaSumatra rainforestLower Kinabatangan RiverPeat forest in RiauFan palms in northeastern rainforestOrange-red colored river in the Peruvian AmazonBorneo rainforest, MalaysiaBanyan treesStrangler fig in ChinaChinese rainforest treeMaliau Falls in Sabah, MalaysiaRainforest canopy in SumatraAerial view of Amazon basin rainforestOverhead view of the rainforest of the Amazon basinRainforest canopy in Mossman GorgeRainforest pool in SarawakJungle pool near ATM cave in BelizeBorneo peat forest at sunriseGiant Dipterocarp treeRainforest in La Selva, Costa RicaStrangler fig in Sarawak, MalaysiaStrangler fig in XishuangbannaRainforest on Nosy Mangabe, an island off MadagascarRed cup mushroom in La Selva, Costa RicaRainforest tree leafEpiphytes in Yunnan, ChinaSunlight leaves in the Sumatran rainforestCauliflower-like rainforest canopy in BorneoMasoala rainforest, MadagascarRainforest in Sarawak in SarawakRainforest waterfall in Tawau, MalaysiaCosta Rican rainforestRainforest canopy in West KalimantanPeat lakes in Riau, SumatraThis rainforest in Borneo served as the inspiration for starting Mongabay.
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