Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – Nicknamed the Cowboy Frog, this tiny amphibian was thought to be new to science when discovered in Suriname, South America. Hide Caption 1 of 8

Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – The jaguar is one of the endangered species to be found in Amazonia - this one is pictured in a Brazilian reserve. Hide Caption 2 of 8

Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – This sector of forest in the state of Para in northern Brazil was illegally felled in 2009. Hide Caption 3 of 8

Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – Greenpeace activists march along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach ptotesting Brazil's new Forest Code in June 2011. Hide Caption 4 of 8

Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – Indigenous peoples pictured on a rainforest protest march in Para, in the Brazilian Amazon, in 2009. Hide Caption 5 of 8

Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – A forest fire engulfs the summit of Mount Merbabu on Indonesia's Java island in September 2011. Hide Caption 6 of 8

Photos: Rainforest treasures under threat – A picture dating from 2010 showing a logged area in the mountains of Jambi province in Indonesia's Sumatra island. Hide Caption 7 of 8