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  • Exposed ultramafic rocks dominate the landscape of the summit of Victoria Peak in south-central Palawan. This mountain contains the most extensive ultramafic forest on the island and is an important site for many endemic species. Palawan, Philippines.
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  • The seasonally dry savanna landscape of Rinca Island is dominated by Lontar Palms (Borassus flabellifer). East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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  • Setting sun and thundershowers over the rugged landscape of West Kalimantan, Borneo.
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  • A crystal-clear stream flows through the forest at Khao Nor Chuchi Wildlife Sanctuary.  These spring-fed waters which emerge from limestone rock are highly alkaline and contain high amounts of dissolved calcium carbonate. Krabi, Thailand.
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  • Batang Ai National Park. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • A labyrinth of wind-carved rock formations covers the tabletop plateau of Mount Roraima, one of Venezuela's most famous tepuis. Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
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  • Deforested savannah in the central highlands of Madagascar. Fianarantsoa, Madagascar.
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  • The karst of the Melinau Limestone Formation gives Mulu National Park its rugged terrain. These forests and caves abound with many endemic species. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Stained with the acidic tannins of heath forest, a dark colored stream drains from the ever-wet mountains above the Bada Valley in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Pristine coral reefs bordering white sand beaches and magical rainforest – it’s hard to get better than the remote Kwatisore Peninsula. Located deep within Cenderwasih Bay National Park, this oasis is connected to mainland New Guinea by only a thin ribbon of land. The rainforests here hold an abundance of birds (including several species of bird-of-paradise), but it is the incredible marine life that provides the star attraction. This is one of the best places to swim with world’s largest fish: the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus).
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  • Virgin rainforest in western Borneo. West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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  • Rock gorges covered in False Spinifex (Triodia sp.). Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • A waterfall cascades through a red rock canyon in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • Lowland rainforest in Masoala National Park. Antsiranana, Madagascar.
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  • Summit vegetation on Mount Roraima, one of Venezuela's most famous tepuis. The isolated plateaus  on tepui summits host their own biota of endemic species of plants and animals. Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
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  • Lowland rainforest in Masoala National Park. Antsiranana, Madagascar.
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  • The steep karst formations of the Subis Limestone Complex of Niah National Park hold numerous large caverns, among which are numerous important archaeological sites. The presence of humans in Niah Cave has been dated to about 40,000 years ago, making it the oldest known settlement in East Malaysia. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • The eroded Jurassic sandstone massif of Isalo National Park, southwestern Madagascar.
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  • Few habitat transitions are as abrupt as that of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas: when approached from the inland side, one rises quickly through a parched savannah of deciduous trees and cacti into a rich evergreen forest. Finally, at the crest of the mountains where the cool moist air from the Pacific rises up the windward slopes, the forest is suddenly drenched in dense cloud; here, the tree branches are heavily laden with mosses, orchids, and other delicate epiphytes. This enchanting habitat is home to the Horned Guan, Resplendent Quetzal, and many other remarkable creatures that are dependent on the cool moist forests. El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico.
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  • Hills covered with Traveller's Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), habitat for Madagascar Sucker-footed Bat (Myzopoda aurita) which roost in the young unfurled leaves. Fianarantsoa, Madagascar.
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  • Morning sun illuminates emergent baobab trees (Adansonia rubrostipa) in Madagascar's dry deciduous forest, one of the island's most endangered habitats. Despite receiving no rain for up to nine months each year, these forests are home to an astonishing diversity of wildlife, including Madam Berthe's Mouse Lemur, the world's smallest primate. Sadly, due to logging and land clearing, these forests have been reduced to less than 3% of their original extent, and now remain in only a few reserves along the western coast. Kirindy Reserve, Madagascar.
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  • In one of the most magnificent remaining stands of virgin rainforest in northern Borneo, the Temburong River winds its way into the interior of the 500 sq. km. Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei. With most of this tiny nation’s wealth coming from offshore oil, its forests have largely been spared from logging and oil palm plantations. Temburong, Brunei Darussalam.
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  • A waterfall cascades through a red rock canyon in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • This pond amid lowland forest is a prime breeding habitat for many species of amphibians. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • A stream cascades over sandstone layers in Lambir Hills National Park. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Ptari Tepui, one of a large number of sandstone tabletop mountains in Venezuela. The isolated summit plateaus host their own biota of endemic species of plants and animals. Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
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  • A clear stream cascades down layered beds of sandstone amidst lowland rainforest. Samarakan, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • With its varied topography of limestone mountains and lowland rainforest, Mulu National Park is home to one of the richest floral diversities in Borneo. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Slow-moving streams with tea-colored water are characteristic of tropical peat swamp forests such as this one in northwestern Borneo. Binyo-Penyilam, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Uplifted by the collision of continents, the jagged limestone peaks of New Guinea’s Central Range rise to nearly 5000 meters in height. The alpine vegetation of these remote mountain ridges and valleys are home to a rich assortment of endemic plants and animals, many of which are new to science. Highland Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • The eroded Jurassic sandstone massif of Isalo National Park, southwestern Madagascar.
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  • Mixed Deciduous Forest during the beginning of the rainy season in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.
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  • Stone forest at dawn: the first light of day brushes the limestone pinnacles of Madagascar’s Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Spanning 600-square miles, this vast and impenetrable labyrinth of knife-edged towers and slot canyons is an invaluable wilderness reserve; 90% of all species occurring here are found nowhere else on Earth.
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  • A waterfall cascades over the immense cliff of Mount Roraima, but dissipates into a fine mist before reaching the ground. Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
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  • The steep upper slopes of Mt. Guiting-guiting on Sibuyan Island are composed of ultramafic peridotite rocks. Trees are scarce and the habitat is home to numerous specialized plants including two endemic Nepenthes. Romblon, Philippines.
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  • One of the most southerly islands in Indonesia, Sumba is subject to a seasonally dry climate.  The rugged terrain of the interior is composed largely of grassy highlands and steep forested valleys. East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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  • Terrmite mounds in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • A wide swath of virgin rainforest cloaks the foothills of the Kobowre Mountains in western Papua. Indonesian New Guinea hosts some of the largest remaining tracts of primary tropical rainforest in the world.
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  • The spectacular karst complex of the Sangkulirang Peninsula is the most extensive limestone area in Borneo.  This region is poorly explored but is believed to harbour a rich diversity of endemic plants. East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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  • Rising mist spills over the forested plateau of Maliau Basin, a large conservation area in the remote interior of northern Borneo. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Large granite boulders decorate the coastline at Tanjung Datu National Park at the western tip of Borneo. Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • Dense bamboo forest along edges of Huai Kha Khaeng River, consisting mostly of huge stands of Giant Thorny Bamboo (Bambusa bambos). Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand.
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  • Summit ridge of Gunung Api, the highest limestone mountain in Borneo. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Morning sunlight reaches the top of the Tsaranoro Massiff, an enormous 800m high granite cliff in southeastern Madagascar.
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  • Crystal clear streams flow from undisturbed rainforest habitats in the interior of Batang Ai National Park in southern Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Peat bogs are a rare occurence in Borneo, and are only occasionally formed at the center of very old peat swamp domes. The vegetation here resembles that of kerangas heath forest but the soil consists of deep (often floating) peat rather than white sand. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • This lowland rainforest in New Guinea is dominated by large Licuala fan palms. Papua, Indonesia.
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  • Sandstone rock formations. Amuri Tepui, Canaima National Park, Bolivar, Venezuela.
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  • Morning sunlight scarcely penetrates the dense mist rising from virgin rainforest in the proposed Ulu Baleh National Park. This area is located deep in the remote interior of Sarawak, close to the geographic center of Borneo. Sarawk, Malaysia.
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  • Large sandstone blocks litter a hillside at Payeh Maga in northern Borneo. Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • A tannin-colored stream meanders through freshwater swamp forest in Sarawak. Trees with stilt roots, pneumatophores, and buttresses, are more abundant in this waterlogged habitat, which is frequently flooded by rains. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Dinding Waterfall. Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo)
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  • Large tree pandans (Pandanus sp.) dominate an open landslip on a mountain slope in Sumatra. West Sumatra, Indonesia.
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  • A waterfall cascades through a red rock canyon in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • Sandstone rock formations carved by wind and rain. Amuri Tepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
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  • A pre-dawn light casts a blue glow over rising mist in Sabah's Danum Valley Conservation Area, northern Borneo. Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • An increasingly rare sight, clear rocky streams are an important and indicative component of pristine habitats in Borneo rainforests. Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • Sandstone cliffs on the slopes of Table Mountain. Western Cape, South Africa.
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  • Terrmite mounds in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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  • The limestone mountains of Mulu National Park are some of the highest and most spectacular in all Southeast Asia, having been uplifted and eroded by weather over millions of years. The famous 'Pinnacles' occur on the shoulder of Gunung Api, with the prominent Gunung Benarat seen in the background. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Gunung Mulu, at 2376 m it is the second highest peak in Sarawak. It is surrounded by virgin rainforest in the hyper-biodiverse 528 sq. km Mulu National Park. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Established in 1991, Ranomafana National Park protects over 160 sq. mi. of tropical rainforest, a habitat which has been reduced to less than 10% of its original extent in Madagascar.
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  • A stream through lowland rainforest. Mulu National Park, Sarawak (Borneo).
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  • Large sandstone boulders and stunted elfin forest the summit plateau of Gunung Murud, Sarawak's highest mountain. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • One of the many waterfalls draining the remote highland Payeh Maga plateau. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Giant Groundsel (Dendrosenecio eric-rosenii ssp. alticola) and Lobelia growing at edge of Bisoke Volcano crater lake. Ruhengeri, Rwanda.
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  • At nearly 3000m elevation, this cold and wet montane cloud forest is completely draped with thick mosses. South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • The incredible labyrinth of limestone islands within Waigeo's Kabui Bay. Lying on the northern edge of Raja Ampat, this region is home to the world's richest marine life, including 1500 species of fish and 75% of all known coral species. The islands themselves also host a diverse assortment of rainforest flora and fauna, including slipper orchids, endemic marsupials, and birds of paradise. West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • Spanning nearly 8 million hectares, the Mamberamo Basin is a sparsely populated floodplain surrounded by mountains in central Papua. The vast expanses of swamp forest remain almost completely undisturbed, providing one of the last extensive habitats for many lowland species. Papua, Indonesia.
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  • Mossy cloud forest occurs at higher elevations on nearly all of Borneo's mountains. These habitats are characterized by high rainfall, frequent fog, cooler temperatures, and small trees which are covered with moss and a myriad of epiphytic plants. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Weathering from rain and wind has given rise to these razor-sharp limestone pinnacles, which can be found on the upper slopes of Mount Api in Mulu National Park. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Uplifted by the collision of continents, the jagged limestone peaks of New Guinea’s Central Range rise to nearly 5000 meters in height. Here, at the edge of the island’s divide, thick clouds rise from the rainforest plains of the south and push up against towering cliffs. Papua, Indonesia.
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  • Lowland rainforest in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
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  • Alpine grasslands with tree ferns (Cyathea tomentosissima) below Mount Trikora, the second highest peak in New Guinea
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  • A twisted liana winds its way into the canopy among the virgin rainforest of Tawau Hills National Park in northern Borneo. Home to some of the tallest tropical trees in the world, the forests in these hills is inhabited by a rich diversity of wildlife. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Uplifted by the collision of continents, the jagged limestone peaks of New Guinea’s Central Range rise to nearly 5000 meters in height. The alpine vegetation of these remote mountain ridges and valleys are home to a rich assortment of endemic plants and animals, many of which are new to science. Highland Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • The highest peak in Borneo, Mount Kinabalu stands at 4095 meters in elevation and is an epicenter for biodiversity in the region. Here viewed from the northern side, the upper slopes are marred with landslips caused during the 2015 earthquake. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Forested mountains of Braulio Carrillo National Park. San José, Costa Rica.
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  • Forest stream in Sinharaja National Park, Sri Lanka.
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  • This freshwater swamp on Halmahera is dominated by enormous tree-like Pandanus (Pandanus papuanus). Stilt roots enable the plants to anchor themselves in the unstable and anaerobic mud. This is habitat for the  rare Invisible Rail (Habroptila wallacii). North Maluku, Indonesia.
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  • Lowland rainforest in Masoala National Park. Antsiranana, Madagascar.
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  • Separated by the winding marks of game trails, African Baobabs (Adansonia digitata) dominate the semi-arid landscape of northern Tanzania. Manyara, Tanzania.
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  • The seasonally dry savanna landscape of Rinca Island is dominated by Lontar Palms (Borassus flabellifer). East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
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