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NZ0111904 Tree ferns (Cyathea smithii) (left & centre) & (Dicksonia fibrosa) (right), Whiirinaki Forest Park, North Island, New Zealand
US0521106 Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) in Muir Woods National Monument, California, USA.
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

US048/12/03 Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum)* and white firs (Abies concolor) in winter snow, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, USA.
*Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

US034/10/02 Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and quartz monzonite boulders, near Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
CF0070803 Moss-covered rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in temperate rainforest in the Affric River Gorge, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
AU1331202 Strangler fig (Ficus watkinsiana) on brush box (Lophostemon confertus), with bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), subtropical rainforest, Mt. Warning National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
World Heritage Site

AU1500703 Strangler fig (Ficus sp.) and fan palms (Licuala ramsayi), lowland tropical rainforest, Licuala State Forest Park, Tam O’Shanter State Forest, near Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site




AU1580804 Buttressed base of a brush mahogany tree (Geissois biagiana) and wait-a-while rattans (Calamus sp.) with strangler figs (Ficus sp.) in the background, lowland tropical rainforest, Mossman Gorge, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site


CR0301802 Cloud forest at 2,300 metres, Genesis II Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
CR0311102 View up oak tree (Quercus copeyensis) in cloud forest at 2,300 metres, Genesis II Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
NZ0451302 Ice formation on the Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
CH0411102 Icebergs in the moraine lake of the Holanda glacier, Caleta Olla, Alberto de Agostini National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes, Chile
CH0350501 Icebergs in an unnamed fjord, with Mt. Mawson and glaciers behind, Alberto de Agostini National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes, Chile
CH0151702 Iceberg (‘the blue frog’) in Lake Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes, Chile
CH0160204 Coigue trees (Nothofagus betuloides) and the tip of the Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes, Chile
CH0171904 Rainbow over Lake Grey and the tip of the Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes, Chile
CH0170202 The Grey Glacier and Cerro Centinela, Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes, Chile
AR0180702 The front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.

AR0191402 Stranded icebergs and the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.


CF0280301 Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) amongst birch (Betula pubescens) & Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in spring, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0220802 Lone Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on the north side of Loch Affric, Glen Affric, Scotland
CF1181501 Cock capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in mating display, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0010204 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and birches (Betula spp.) in autumn, beside Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
AR011/07/02 Deforestation in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - burned forest on the south shore of Lago Fagnano
ID0140601 Severe erosion following deforestation of dry tropical evergreen forest, Auroville area, Tamil Nadu, India
PN0141202 Deforestation - cleared tropical rainforest near Wau, Papua New Guinea
ZA0051901 Burned lowland tropical rainforest, near the Epulu River, Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of the Congo

CA003/18/02 Clearcut logged area, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
SP001/16/2 Skeleton of a dead Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - evidence of deforestation, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
AR010/18/02 Deforestation in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - cows in burned forest on the south shore of Lago Fagnano

MA0021001 Burned lowland tropical rainforest, immediately adjacent to Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
AU0501002 3 metre stump of a karri tree (Eucalyptus diversicolor) inclearcut area of old growth forest, Wattle State Forest, Western Australia, Australia
VE0130402 Burned gallery forest, near San Francisco, Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
World Heritage Site
AU0160903 Ghost gum (Eucalyptus papuana) and sandstone wall of Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
NA0091605 Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) at sunset, Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
NA0051902 Camel thorn acacia (Acacia erioloba) and sand dune, Namib Desert , Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
NA0061103 Camel thorn acacias (Acacia erioloba) and sand dune, Namib Desert , near Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
NA0012002 Camel thorn acacia (Acacia erioloba) in the Namib Desert near the Kuiseb Canyon, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
NA0021602 Kokerboom trees (Aloe dichotoma) in the Namib Desert near the Kuiseb Canyon, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
PN0111302 Tree ferns (Cyathea atrox) at 3,200 metres, Pindaunde Valley, Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea
CO0171301 Lianas and trees in varzea or flooded forest, Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas, Colombia
PN0130903 Pandanus trees (Pandanus sp.) & bird’s nest ferns (Asplenium nidus), Pisewa Beach, Palmalmal, Pomio District , East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
CO0160203 Buttressed tree in lowland tropical rainforest, Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas, Colombia
BR0051003 Paxiubinha palm (Socratea exorrhiza) in lowland tropical rainforest, Serra do Divisor National Park, Acre, Brazil
IN006/09/01 Sunset reflection and flooded forest, Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
IN011/02/02 Perkeras trees (Homalium caryophyllaceum) (left) and the massive trunk of a tembesu tree (Fagraea fragrans), Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
BR0071102 Macacaricuia tree (Jugastrum coriaceum) in igapo or flooded forest, Anavilhanas Ecological Station, Amazonas, Brazil
IN011/10/02 Tengelam tree (Syzygium sp.) in flooded forest, Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
HA005/10/02 Backlit frond of a hapu‘u tree fern (Cibotium chamissoi) in cloud forest at 1,200 metres, Kamakou Preserve, Moloka‘i, Hawaii, USA
AU1301303 Prickly tree ferns (Cyathea leichhardtiana) in warm temperate rainforest, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site
AU1591001 Bull kauris (Agathis microstachya) in tropical rainforest, Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park, Queensland, Australia. These trees are over 1,000 years old, are 50 metres tall and 2.7 metres in diameter.
World Heritage Site
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

PN0081105 Buttressed tree and rattan (Calamus sp.), lowland tropical rainforest, near Bairaman, Pomio District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
AU0711103 Soft tree ferns (Dicksonia antarctica) in temperate rainforest, Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia
CO0140604 Fungi growing on a fallen leaf in lowland tropical rainforest, Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas, Colombia
CO0171502 Palm fronds and tree fern (Cyathea sp.) in tropical lowland evergreen rainforest, Utria National Park, Chocó Department, Colombia
PN0030903 Cedar mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum) with black mangroves (Bruguiera gymnorhiza) in the background, at low tide along the Kalamalagi River near Palmalmal, Pomio District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

US017/11/01 Moss-covered bigleaf maples (Acer macrophyllum) in temperate rainforest, Hoh Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
PA0020902 Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) with another mangrove (Avicennia germinans) in the background, in evening light, Punta Patino Nature Reserve, Darien Province, Panama



CO0010102 Piñuelo mangroves (Pelliciera rhizophorae) at low tide in Utria Sound, Utria National Park, Choco Department, Colombia

PN0051404 Stilt-rooted mangroves (Rhizophora stylosa) growing on uplifted coral, Pisewa Beach, Palmalmal, Pomio District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
CH0011901 Araucaria or pehuen trees (Araucaria araucana)* and lenga trees (Nothofagus pumilio) on a ridge near Cañi Forest Sanctuary, near Pucon, Araucaria Region, Chile.
* Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

CH0031305 Young araucaria or pehuen trees (Araucaria araucana) at 1,350 m., Cañi Forest Sanctuary, near Pucon, Araucaria Region, Chile.
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

ZA0011202 Termite nest on the buttresses of a lombi tree (Dalbergia glandulosa) in lowland tropical rainforest near Epulu, Ituri Forest, Okapi Faunal Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Heritage Site
US015/15/04 Western hemlocks (Tsuga heterophylla) & sword ferns (Polystichum munitum) on nurse log in temperate rainforest, Hoh Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
IN023/04/03 Mangroves with pneumatophores (Sonneratia caseolaris), Sungai Banyuasin, South Sumatra, Indonesia
ID0040103 Stilt-rooted mangroves (Rhizophora x lamarckii ), Pitchavaram Mangrove Forest, Tamil Nadu, India. Rhizophora x lamarckii is a naturally occurring hybrid between Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata.


CF0620605 Moss-covered oak trees (Quercus petraea) in temperate rainforest in autumn, Camusnagaul, Lochaber, Scotland
IN029/14/06 Buttressed tree (Heritiera simplicifolius) in lowland tropical rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
CO0120502 Buttresses of a lechero tree (Brosimum guianense), tropical lowland evergreen rainforest, Utria National Park, Chocó Department, Colombia
CA007/11/03 Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) & western hemlocks (Tsuga heterophylla) in temperate rainforest, Clayoquot Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
AU1341303 Buttresses of a blue quandong (Elaeocarpus grandis) and the trunk of a bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), subtropical rainforest, Mt. Warning National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
World Heritage Site
PA0280301 Cloud forest at 1,100 metres, near the summit of Cerro Pirre, Darien National Park, Panama
ZA0051801 Tree in cloud forest at 2,700 metres on the slopes of Nyiragongo Volcano, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Heritage Site
CO0100103 Chonta palms (Geonoma weberbaueri) in cloud forest, 3,000 metres, Carpanta Biological Reserve, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.
This species of palm is growing here at a higher elevation than any other palm in the world.



AU0381402 Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with pneumatophores at sunset, Roebuck Bay, near Broome, Western Australia, Australia

AU0351603 Mangrove snails (Terebralia palustris) on the trunk of a red mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa), Roebuck Bay, near Broome, Western Australia, Australia

EC0250201 Lianas and buttressed tree in lowland tropical rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Napo Province, Ecuador
CO0090904 Fronds of chonta palm (Geonoma weberbaueri) in cloud forest, 3,000 m., Carpanta Biological Reserve, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.
This species of palm is growing here at a higher elevation than any other palm in the world.


EC0240203 Moss-covered trees in cloud forest at 2,000 metres, Maquipucuna Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
AU0380502 Red fiddler crab (Uca coactarta flammula) amongst the pneumatophores of a mangrove (Avicennia marina), Roebuck Bay, near Broome, Western Australia, Australia


NZ0352002 Nikau palms (Rhopalostylis sapida), along the Truman Track, Paparoa National Park, South Island, New Zealand. These are the most southerly growing palms in the world.
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

US040/12/03 California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera) in Pygmy Grove at Mountain Palm Springs, Tierra Blanca foothills, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
HA004/20/02 Moss-covered ohia trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) in cloud forest at 1,200 metres, Kamakou Preserve, Moloka'i, Hawaii, USA

AU1501804 Buttressed tree and fan palm (Licuala ramsayi), lowland tropical rainforest, Licuala State Forest Park, Tam O’Shanter State Forest, near Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site

PA0280102 Maquenque palm (Oenocarpus mapora) in flower, lowland tropical rainforest, Cerro Pirre, Darien National Park, Panama.
World Heritage Site

NZ0211704 Deforested land (for sheep pasture), adjacent to Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve, North Island, New Zealand
AU1031901 Huam pleasure in a dead landscape - waterskiing amongst drowned trees in Lake Rowallan - a reservoir created by a dam, Tasmania, Australia
CO0140303 Red leaves of a 1 month-old castaña seedling in lowland tropical rainforest, Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas, Colombia
PA0270403 Tangled lianas and maquenque palms (Oenocarpus mapora) in lowland tropical rainforest at Cana, Darien National Park, Panama.
World Heritage Site

PA0271104 New frond of a maquenque palm (Oenocarpus mapora) in lowland tropical rainforest at Cana, Darien National Park, Panama.
World Heritage Site

IN018/17/03 Mangrove with 'knee' pneumatophores (Bruguiera sexangula), Sungai Sembilang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
CH0311802 Moss-covered ñire tree (Nothofagus antarctica) in temperate rainforest in an unnamed fjord, Alberto de Agostini National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
AU1311102 Antarctic beeches (Nothofagus moorei) in fog in warm temperate. rainforest, Bithongabel, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site
NZ0410304 Kamahi trees (Weinmannia racemosa ), miro tree (Prumnopitys ferruginea ) (centre), and tree fern (Cyathea smithii) in temperate rainforest , Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
AU0850503 Soft tree ferns (Dicksonia antarctica) and Horseshoe Falls, temperate rainforest, Mt. Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
ME0020903 Pine trees (Pinus jaliscana) and moon, at 1,150 metres in the Sierra del Cuale, Jalisco, México.
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

ME0010104 Oak trees (Quercus hintonii)* and young pines (Pinus teocote) at 1,850 metres, Nanchititla Ecological Reserve, México.
* Endangered status of this species: CR - Critically endangered

KE0031804 Fever trees (Acacia xanthophloea), beside the Nairobi River, Nairobi National Park, Kenya
KE0011002 Fig tree (Ficus sp.) beside a dry river bed, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
BO0050804 Baobab trees (Adansonia digitata) - Baines’ baobabs, beside Kudiakam Pan, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana
BO0030903 Raintrees (Lonchocarpus capassa) and moon in late afternoon light, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana
NA0241402 Umbrella thorn acacia (Acacia tortilis) and clouds near the edge of Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park, Namibia
NA0321102 Silver terminalia tree (Terminalia sericea), near Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia
NA0311003 Red seringa tree (Burkea africana), Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
NA0731704 Camel thorn acacia (Acacia erioloba) and sand dunes at Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
NA0731503 Camel thorn acacia (Acacia erioloba) and granite boulders on a kopje in the Namib Desert, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia
NA0711003 Kokerboom tree (Aloe dichotoma) and granite boulders on a kopje in the Namib Desert, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia
NA0701403 Namaqua fig (Ficus cordata) and granite boulders on kopje, Namib Desert, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia
NA0660603 Camel thorn acacias (Acacia erioloba) and grass on red sand dunes in the Namib Desert, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia
NA0620204 Camel thorn acacias (Acacia erioloba) and sand dune near Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
NA0601003 Camel thorn acacia (Acacia erioloba) and sand pattern, Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
NA0570603 Kiaat trees (Pterocarpus angolensis) with seeds, east of Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia
NA0541602 Petrified tree trunk (Dadoxylon alberi) with a commiphora tree (Commiphora sp.) and welwitschia plants (Welwitschia mirabilis) in the Petrified Forest National Monument, west of Khorixas, Damaraland, Namibia
NA0531902 Anaboom tree (Faidherbia albida) and mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) in the dry river bed of the Aba-Huab River, Damaraland, Namibia
NA0521503 Shepherd’s trees (Boscia albitrunca) and granite boulders, near the Aba-Huab River, Damaraland, Namibia
NA0520403 Moringa tree (Moringa ovalifolia) near the Aba-Huab River, Damaraland, Namibia
NA0480204 Shepherd’s tree (Boscia albitrunca) granite boulders and moon, near the Aba-Huab River, Damaraland, Namibia
NA0471804 African star chestnut (Sterculia africana) and granite boulders, near the Aba-Huab River, Damaraland, Namibia
NA0421903 Laurel fig (Ficus ilicina) on sandstone rock cliff, Waterberg Plateau, Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia
CR0280104 Buttressed base of a fig tree (Ficus insipida), lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CR0251404 Buttressed base of a strangler fig (Ficus zarzalensis), lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CR0250603 Terrestrial bromeliad (Aechmaea sp.) & buttressed tree, lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CR0240404 Guagara palm (Cryosophila guagara) and espavel tree (Anacardium excelsum) in lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CR0220605 View up the inside of a strangler fig (Ficus zarzalensis), lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CR0210403 Buttressed base of a tree and a liana in lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CR0170103 Epiphyte-covered oak tree (Quercus corrugata) in cloud forest at 1,650 metres, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

CR0141306 Backlit leaf of cecropia tree (Cecropia obtusifolia) in cloud forest at 1,500 metres, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

CR0130202 Cloud forest at 1,500 metres, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
CR0121804 Fronds of palm (Prestoea acuminata) & tree fern (Cyathea sp.) in cloud forest at 1,500 metres, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
CR0110503 Trunks of pochote trees (Bombacopsis quinata) in dry tropical forest, near Guacimal, Costa Rica
CR0101405 Yellow cortez tree (Tabebuia ochracea) in flower in dry tropical forest, near the Potrero River, between Liberia and Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
ME0471503 Toad (Bufo valliceps) on a skeleton leaf in lowland tropical rainforest, Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, México

PA0120402 Poison dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio) on a leaf in lowland tropical rainforest, Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro, Panama
CR0202003 Lizard (Ameiva quadrilineata) and plant on a log in lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
AU1211403 White booyongs (Heritiera trifolioliata) and walking stick palm (Linospadix monostachya) with bangalow palms (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) behind, subtropical rainforest, Nightcap National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
World Heritage Site
AU1471402 Buttressed tree and wait-a-while rattan (Calamus australis) beside a creek, lowland tropical rainforest near Diamantina Creek, Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site

AU1451502 Wait-a-while rattans (Calamus moti) and Alexandra palms (Archontophoenix alexandrae) in freshwater swamp forest, Zoe Bay, Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland, Australia.
World Heritage Site
AU1430604 Large-leafed orange mangroves (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza) (left) and cannonball mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum) (right), Nina Bay, Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland., Australia
World Heritage Site


AU1350604 Red cedar (Toona australis) and bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), subtropical rainforest, Mt. Warning National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
World Heritage Site
AU1331703 Bangalow palms (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) and buttressed trees, subtropical rainforest, Mt. Warning National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
World Heritage Site
AU1060902 'Bonsai' mangroves (Avicennia marina), Miller's Landing, Corner Inlet, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia.
These are the southernmost mangroves in the world.

VE0151403 Palm frond and trees in fog in montane forest at 1,800 metres, El Avila National Park, Federal District, Venezuela
VE0151002 Stilt roots of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) at low tide, Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Falcon State, Venezuela
EC001/04/03 Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia echios var. gigantea) and palo santo trees (Bursera graveolens), near Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands National Park, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
World Heritage Site
EC0241602 Katydid camouflaged as a dead leaf, lowland tropical rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Napo Province, Ecuador
ID0112004 Trees (Hildegardia populifolia) amongst granite boulders in tropical dry evergreen forest, Pakkammalai Reserve Forest, Gangavaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Endangered status of this species: CR - Critically endangered

US048/05/03 Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) detail in winter snow, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, USA.
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

ME0431103 Monarch butterfiies (Danaus plexippus) on oyamel firs (Abies religiosa) at 3,100 metres in El Rosario Sanctuary, Michoacan, México
ME0430502 Monarch butterfiies (Danaus plexippus) on oyamel fir (Abies religiosa) at 3,100 metres in El Rosario Sanctuary, Michoacan, México
PN0031103 Black mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza) with pneumatophores at low tide, Kalamalagi River, near Palmalmal, Pomio District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

ME0370402 Yuccas (Yucca carnerosana) in late afternoon light, near Galeana, Nuevo Leon, México
ME0360903 Eastern redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) in flower at 1,650 metres, near Las Rusias, Sierra Madre Oriental, San Luis Potosi, México
ME0350204 Pine (Pinus patula), with buds & male flowers, at 2,620 metres in the Sierra Gorda, San Luis Potosi, México
ME0311304 Organ pipe cacti (Stenocereus queretaroensis), near Tecolotlan, Jalisco, México
ME0281005 Pines (Pinus lumholtzii) and young pine (Pinus douglasiana) at 1,980 metres, Sierra del Cuale, Jalisco, México
ME0250603 Forest of pine trees (mainly Pinus jaliscana) beside a river at 1,020 metres in the Sierra del Cuale, Jalisco, México
ME0221703 Stilt roots of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), La Tovara wetland, near San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico
ME0201603 Fig tree (Ficus goldmanii) in semi-deciduous tropical forest between Bucerias and Sayulita, Nayarit, México
ME0161804 Mexican beech (Fagus grandifolia var. mexicana) (left) and oaks (Quercus laurina) (centre and right) in mesophyll montane forest at 1,850 metres. Mesa de la Yerba, near Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.


ME0121604 Buttressed tree (Dussia mexicana) and palms (Astrocaryum mexicanum), lowland tropical rainforest, Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, México
ME0101805 Strangler fig (Ficus lundellii) and the spiny trunk of palm (Astrocaryum mexicanu), lowland tropical rainforest, Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, México
ME0101204 Buttressed base of a strangler fig (Ficus lundellii), lowland tropical rainforest, Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, México
ME0080304 Buttressed base of a tree (Poulcenia armata) with palms (Astrocaryum mexicanum) and a liana (Salacia megistophylla), lowland tropical rainforest, Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, México
ME0061503 Stilt roots of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Laguna Sontecomapan, Veracruz, Mexico
ME0052002 Buttressed trees (Pachira aquatica) and lilies (Hymenocallis sp.) in lowland tropical rainforest, with a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in the background, Laguna Sontecomapan, Veracruz, México
ME0041803 Decumbent pines (Pinus culminicola) at 3,650 metres near the summit of Cerro del Potosi, Nuevo Leon, México.
Endangered status of this species: EN - Endangered

EC0241201 Cloud forest at 2,000 metres, Maquipucuna Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
IN0460303 Tree fern (Cyathea contaminans) and montane forest at 1,200 metres, beside Lake Tamblingan, Bali, Indonesia
PA0272001 Leaf cutter ants (Atta cephalotes) in very humid premontane rainforest, Chagres National Park, Panama
CR0192004 Red fungi & fallen flowers of a chaperno tree (Lonchocarpus macrophyllus), lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
CO0170702 Bromeliad on the buttresses of a nato mangrove (Mora megistosperma), Utria National Park, Choco Department, Colombia
PA0040103 Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
CR0091002 Cattle grazing in pasture which was formerly dry tropical forest, near Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica
CR0080702 Control plot - annual burning prevents regeneration of dry tropical forest, Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica
CR0051103 Dry tropical forest in the dry season, Santa Rosa sector, Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica. World Heritage Site
ID0041602 Stilt-rooted mangroves (Rhizophora mucronata) and a Tamil man fishing for crabs, Pitchavaram Mangrove Forest, Tamil Nadu, India
CH0451001 Deforested slopes of hill, burned for cattle pasture, autumn, Yendegaia, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
AR0191603 Glacier-worn rock and the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.

AR0201302 Stranded icebergs and the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, with Cerro Moreno behind, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.


AR0231102 Ice cave on the Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.

AR0290102 The front of the Perito Moreno Glacier and Lago Argentino, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.

AR0221304 The front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
World Heritage Site.

US005/20/02 The Blue Glacier, Mt. Olympus, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
AU0911103 Pandanis (Richea pandanifolia) and myrtles (Nothofagus cunninghamii) in highland rainforest, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia.
World Heritage Site
HA0151403 ‘Ama’u ferns (Sadleria cyatheoides), ohia trees (Metrosideros polymorpha ) and hapu’u tree fern (Cibotium glaucum) in cloud forest at 1,100 metres, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA.
World Heritage Site
CO0081203 Moss-covered gaque tree (Clusia sp.) in cloud forest at 3,000 metres, Carpanta Biological Reserve, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
IN0470301 Moss-covered trees in cloud forest at 2,800 metres on Wian Mountain, Baliem Valley area, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
IN029/10/04 Keruing tree (Dipterocarpus sublamellatus)* (left) and buttressed tree (Santeria sp. ) (right) in lowland tropical dipterocarp rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
* Endangered status of this species: EN - Endangered

NA0510303 Brandberg acacias (Acacia montis-usti) amongst sandstone rocks, Twyfelfontein, Aba-Huab River, Damaraland, Namibia.
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

AU0962003 King Billy pines (Athrotaxis selaginoides)* and pandani (Richea pandanifolia) in temperate rainforest, Pine Valley, Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia.
World Heritage Site
* Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

AU0890501 Waterfall, pencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides)* and pandani (Richea pandanifolia) in Waterfall Valley Cradle Mountain, Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia.
World Heritage Site
* Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk


EC008/10/02 Palo santo trees (Bursera malacophylla) on Seymour Island,Galápagos Islands National Park, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
World Heritage Site
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

CH0421602 Trunks of alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides) near Lago Sargazo, Alerce Andino National Park, Chile.
Endangered status of this species: EN - Endangered

PN0020401 Klinki pine (Araucaria hunsteinii) in the Bulolo River gorge, McAdam National Park, near Wau, Papua New Guinea.
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

CR0240504 Guagara palm (Cryosophila guagara)* and espavel tree (Anacardium excelsum) in lowland tropical rainforest, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk

EC0241701 Quino colorado tree (Polylepis lanuginosa) at 3,700 metres, Sangay National Park, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador.
World Heritage Site
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable

ME0020304 Pine (Pinus jaliscana)* (left) and juniper (Juniperus jaliscana )** (right), at 1,020 metres in the Sierra del Cuale, Jalisco, México.
Endangered status of these species: * LR - Lower Risk and ** EN - Endangered

NO0071304 Young birch (Betula pendula) and the front of the Nigardsbreen glacier, Jostedalsbreen National Park, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
NO0071804 Young birches (Betula pendula) and the front of the Nigardsbreen glacier, Jostedalsbreen National Park, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
NO0081903 Ice formation at the front of the Nigardsbreen glacier, Jostedalsbreen National Park, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
NZ0421103 Icebergs and boulders in the Waiho River near the Franz Josef Glacier, Westland National Park South Island, New Zealand
NZ0431104 Water-filled crevasse on the Fox Glacier, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
NO0180402 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and horsetails (Equisetum sylvaticum) at 320 metres in Øvre Dividal National Park, Troms, Norway
NO0190303 Trunks of aspens (Populus tremula) in boreal forest beside the Eiby River, near Goskamark, south of Alta, Finnmark, Norway
NO0240303 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) in boreal forest in Stabbursdalen Protected Landscape, Finnmark, Norway. This is the world’s most northerly pine forest.
NO0241403 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) beside a small lake in Stabbursdalen Protected Landscape, Finnmark, Norway. This is the world’s most northerly pine forest.
NO0251703 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris), including one with many cones, in Stabbursdalen National Park, Finnmark, Norway. This is the world’s most northerly pine forest.
NO0252003 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and lichen-covered rock, Stabbursdalen National Park, Finnmark, Norway. This is the world’s most northerly pine forest.
FI0010503 Norway spruces (Picea abies) and clouds at sunset, in boreal forest at Raattama, northern Finland
FI0022303 Norway spruces (Picea abies) beside a bog in boreal forest at 400 metres, Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park, Finland
SW0021104 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and lichens (Parmelia centrifuga) on rocks, Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Lapponia, Sweden.
World Heritage Site
SW0040304 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and lichens (Parmelia centrifuga) on rocks, Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Lapponia, Sweden.
World Heritage Site
SW0051202 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and lichens (Parmelia centrifuga) on rocks, Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Lapponia, Sweden.
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SW0051101 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and lichens (Parmelia centrifuga) on rocks, Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Lapponia, Sweden.
World Heritage Site
SW0041804 Scots pine trunk (Pinus sylvestris) and lichens (Parmelia centrifuga) on rock, Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Lapponia, Sweden.
World Heritage Site
US008/03/02 Moss-covered bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) in temperate rainforest, Hoh Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
US014/16/04 Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) with sword fern (Polystichum munitum) and wood sorrel (Oxalis oregana) in temperate rainforest, Hoh Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
CF0600303 Moss-covered oak tree (Quercus petraea)in autumn in temperate rainforest, Ariundle National Nature Reserve, Lochaber, Scotland
NO0031704 Birch trees (Betula pendula) in temperate rainforest, Feigum, Lustrafjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
NO0040703 Birch trees (Betula pendula) and monkshood (Aconitum septentrionale) in temperate rainforest, Feigum, Lustrafjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
NO0111603 Norway spruces (Picea abies) in temperate rainforest, Gartland River Nature Reserve, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
NO0112102 Norway spruces (Picea abies) and a small stream in temperate rainforest, Gartland River Nature Reserve, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
NO0120603 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) beside the Sørelva River at 380 metres, Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park, Nordland, Norway
NO0130404 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) in mist and rain at 380 metres, Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park, Nordland, Norway
NO0140203 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and mountain peaks in Forfjorddalen Nature Reserve, Nordland, Norway
NO0131402 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and mountain peaks in Forfjorddalen Nature Reserve, Nordland, Norway
NO0141704 Scots pines (Pinus Sylvestris) and lichen-covered boulders in Forfjorddalen Nature Reserve, Nordland, Norway
CF0020702 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and birches (Betula spp.) in autumn, beside Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0031503 Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn, beside the Allt Coire Ghaidheil stream, West Affric Estate, Glen Affric, Scotland
CF0040303 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and birches (Betula spp.) in autumn, overlooking Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0081503 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and birches (Betula pubescens) beside Loch Affric in spring, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0152003 Aspen tree (Populus tremula) in spring, in the Affric River gorge, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0161404 Aspen tree (Populus tremula) beside the Cannich River in autumn, Glen Cannich, Scotland
CF0201802 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and birches (Betula spp.) with fog in autumn, beside Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0210602 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Loch Affric with morning mist, Glen Affric, Scotland
CF0350503 Pine stump in deforested landscape shows former extent of the Caledonian Forest, West Affric, Scotland
CF0441604 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and heather (Calluna vulgaris) in bloom, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0470902 Aspen tree (Populus tremula) in autumn, beside Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0481103 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and heather (Calluna vulgaris) in bloom, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0480603 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and heather (Calluna vulgaris) in bloom, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0550306 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in early autumn, beside Loch Affric, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0741503 Aspens (Populus tremula) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in autumn, in the gorge of the Allt Gleadhraich stream, Strathconon, Scotland
CF0701802 Rainbow over Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris), Coille Ruigh na Cuileige, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
MFSC16903 Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and blaeberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF1221704 Silver birches (Betula pendula) in spring, beside Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
MFSC24002 Silver birch (Betula pendula) and bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
mfsc2993 Silver birches (Betula pendula) in spring, beside Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
MFCA0011 Mountain hemlocks (Tsuga mertens- iana), Upper Solstice Lake, Clayoquot Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
MFSC001/01 The Findhorn River flowing through the gorge at Sluie, near Forres, Scotland.
MFUS01002 Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum)* and white firs (Abies concolor) in winter snow, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, USA.
* Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable
MFSC17503 Berry-laden bough of a rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) beside a cascade on the Allt na Ghaidheil stream, Glen Affric, Scotland.
MFSC3033 Snow-covered Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) and birches (Betula spp.) reflected in the Affric River, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
MFSC23401 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), aspen (Populus tremula) and heather (Calluna vulgaris) in bloom, overlooking Loch Benevean, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
MFAU05203 Soft tree ferns (Dicksonia antarctica) and Horseshoe Falls, cool temperate rainforest, Mt. Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
CF0581503 Hazel tree (Corylus avellana) and Dog Falls in autumn, Affric River gorge, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
SP0121202 Canary pines (Pinus canariensis) at 1,400 metres at sunset, with Mt. Teide behind, Corona Forest Nature Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
CF1050103 Silver birch (Betula pendula) in autumn, near Badger Falls, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
AU0500602 Clearcut old growth karri forest (Eucalyptus diversicolor), Wattle State Forest, Western Australia, Australia
NZ0221104 Eroded, deforested land (for sheep pasture), beside Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve, North Island, New Zealand
BR004/19/3 Lowland tropical rainforest burned to create cattle pasture, on the road between Boa Vista and Manaus, Brazil
AU0991202 4 metre stump of a logged tree (Eucalyptus regnans), Gee Creek Road, Styx Valley, Tasmania, Australia.
AU0991102 Logging equipment and logs, Gee Creek Road, Styx Valley, Tasmania, Australia
CA004/11/02 Clearcut logging operation, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
CR0281001 Logging truck loaded with logs, near Rincon, lowland tropical rainforest area, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
NZ0231903 Seedling of a manawa mangrove (Avicennia marina ssp. resinfera) amongst pneumatophores, in the estuary of the Te Haumi river, North Island, New Zealand
ME0461202 Great white egret (Casmerodius albus) amongst the stilt roots of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), La Tovara wetland, near San Blas, Nayarit, México
ME0470102 Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) on a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), La Tovara wetland, near San Blas, Nayarit, México
VE0151201 Yellow-crowned night heron (Nycticorax violaceus) on a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Falcón State, Venezuela
SP0020804 Moss-covered trees in cloud forest at 1,170 metres, on the north slope of Montaña Jala, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
SP0132202 Dragon tree (Dracaena draco) on a cliff at Roque de las Animas, near Taganana, Anaga Peninsula, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable
SP0131303 Tilo tree (Ocotea foetens) at 680 metres, near Taborno, Anaga Peninsula, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Endangered status of this species: LR - Lower Risk
SP0130702 Delfino tree (Pleiomeris canariensis) at 1,020 metres, Pico del Ingles, Anaga Peninsula, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable
SP0091003 Canary cedar (Juniperus cedrus) at 2,100 metres, La Fortaleza, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Endangered status of this species: VU - Vulnerable
HA006/10/01 Molten lava flowing into the Pacific Ocean near Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA.
World Heritage Site
HA006/09/01 Explosion of molten lava at night, near Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA.
World Heritage Site
HA006/08/01 Explosion of molten lava at night, near Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA.
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IN042/14/01 Landscape of lava and ash on lower slopes of Gunung Batur volcano, Bali, Indonesia
EC012/12/02 Spatter cones on Bartolomé Island (with Sullivan Bay lava flow on Santiago behind), Galápagos Islands National Park, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
World Heritage Site
EC014/07/02 Pahoehoe lava flow with volcanic cone behind, Sullivan Bay, Santiago Island, Galápagos Islands National Park, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
World Heritage Site
HA011/12/02 Pahoehoe lava formation, near Kalapana, Hawaii, USA.
HA006/11/01 Molten lava flow at night, near Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA.
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HA001/14/01 Molten lava flowing on to a beach near Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA.
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AU1280602 Lower Ballanjui Falls, in subtropical rainforest, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
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US015/05/03 Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) beside a waterfall in autumn, temperate rainforest, Hoh Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
World Heritage Site

RR003/03/6 Rock in the Findhorn River during a winter flood at Sluie, near Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
AU0890203 Cascades on a stream in Waterfall Valley, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
World Heritage Site
AU0131602 Sandstone rock wall of Kings Canyon, with waterfall, Watarrka National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
NZ0260203 Black tree fern (Cyathea medullaris) and Marokopa Falls, North Island, New Zealand
NZ0401302 Kiokio ferns (Blechnum capense) and young tree fern (Cyathea smithii) beside waterfalls on the Minnehaha stream, Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
World Heritage Site
CH0440403 Waterfall on the Chamiza River, Alerce Andino National Park, Region de Los Lagos, Chile
NZ0080103 Katote or soft tree fern (Cyathea smithii ) and waterfall, Whiirinaki Forest Park, North Island, New Zealand
CO0170101 Lower falls of La Tigra waterfall, lowland tropical rainforest, Los Katios National Park, Colombia.
World Heritage Site
CF1101502 Waterfall surrounded by snow and ice in winter, near Badger Falls, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland
CF0971103 Berry-laden rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) beside a cascade on the Carrifran Burn, Carrifran Wildwood, Borders region, Scotland
CR0140203 Waterfall and palm tree (Chamaedorea tepejilote) in cloud forest at 1,500 metres, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
BR0081201 Rainbow over Iguaçu Falls, Iguaçu National Park, Brazil
World Heritage Site
AR0261005 Lenga tree (Nothofagus pumilio) and waterfall framed by guindo trees (Nothofagus betuloides), near the Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
World Heritage Site
CH0130602 Windswept coigue tree (Nothofagus betuloides) above the Salto Grande waterfall, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
IN045/09/04 Lowland tropical rainforest and waterfall, Cyclops Reserve, near Jayapura, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia
CR0400304 Buttressed tree (Goethalsia meiantha) & monkey ladder liana (Bauhinia guianensis), , lowland tropical rainforest, La Selva Biological Station, Heredia Province, Costa Rica