Peat swamp forests are tropical moist forests where waterlogged soil prevents dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing. Over time, this creates a thick layer of acidic peat. Large areas of these forests are being logged at high rates.
Satellite image of the island of Borneo on 19 August 2002, showing smoke from burning peat swamp forests
Peat swamp forest in Kalimantan
Peat swamp forest in Borneo
Air pollution over Southeast Asia in October 1997
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Moist broadleaf forest in Mudumalai National Park
Congolian rainforest dominated by Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, near Isiro