Fires tear through the forests of Borneo.
Vast areas are deliberately burned to clear space for agriculture and palm oil plantations. Palm oil is now a common ingredient worldwide, and though it may be a valuable income for developing countries it comes at a massive ecological cost. Fuelled by excessive demand, in recent decades huge swathes of vital rainforest have been replaced by this crop.
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Tim is a field biologist and wildlife photojournalist with a reputation for returning from the wild with shots of nearly impossible subjects. His pioneering research in the rainforest canopy led to a PhD from Harvard University and the first of many articles for National Geographic magazine. His work has garnered numerous awards, including many in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
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