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Indonesia

Indonesia contains the largest area of peatland in the tropical zone, between 160,000 and 270,000 km² of peatland. Their are two major types of peatland, topogenous (freshwater swamps) and ombrogenous (peat Swamps). Most of these swamp types are dominated by trees. The peat depth in these peat types can be up to 10 metres.

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Peat swamp forest in Kalimantan seen from the air. This swamp covers 2 million hectares of land.
Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.

Drainage canal through peat swamp forest in Kalimantan, cleared by loggging companies.
Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.

Peat swamp forest vegetation in Kalimantan. Peat depth can vary from 1 to 9 m in such swamps.
Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.

Peat swamp forest vegetation in Kalimantan. More than 150 species of bird live in such swamps.
Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.

Peat swamp forest vegetation in Kalimantan. Over 35 mammals have been recorded in these swamps including a number or rare and endangered species including Orang utang, Clouded leopard and Agile gibbon.
Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.

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	Peat swamp forest in Kalimantan seen from the air. This swamp covers 2 million hectares of land. Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.
	Drainage canal through peat swamp forest in Kalimantan, cleared by loggging companies. Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.
	Peat swamp forest vegetation in Kalimantan. Peat depth can vary from 1 to 9 m in such swamps. Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.
	Peat swamp forest vegetation in Kalimantan. More than 150 species of bird live in such swamps. Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.
	Peat swamp forest vegetation in Kalimantan. Over 35 mammals have been recorded in these swamps including a number or rare and endangered species including Orang utang, Clouded leopard and Agile gibbon. Copyright Jack Rieley 1999.