Ancient bridge and trees, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

The River Erne flowing fast through autumnal ancient forest, Dartmoor National Park, near Ivybridge, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Petroglyphs, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Ancient Indian petroglyphs on a boulder near Martha's Butte in Petrified Forest National Park Arizona.

Bell tower of an ancient little church, Bozen district, Sudtirol (South Tyrol), Italy, Europe

Archaeological site, Palenque, Mexico, Central America

Ancient Indian petroglyphs along the Onyx Trail at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Autumn colors at Hainich National Park, an Ancient and Primeval Beech Forest, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Pictographs, Honanki Heritage Site, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

The Great Wall of China, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Beijing, China, Asia

Ancient beech tree in The Wychwood Forest, Leafield, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Ancient beech tree in The Wychwood Forest, Leafield, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Silky Oaks Lodge in the treetops of Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Giant Elephant Ear plant growing in the Daintree World Heritage Rainforest, Australia

Rubber ferns and Fishbone ferns grow on forest floor in Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia

Young Mangrove shoot grows in the Daintree World Heritage Rainforest, Australia

Red-legged Pademelon in the rainforest, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Fungus grows on fallen branch in the Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Paperbark Tea Trees, Mary Creek in the Daintree Rainforest, Australia

Military helicopter hovers in clearing in Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei

Brazilian Rain Tree hangs over the Mossman River, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Mossman River, Daintree Rainforest, Australia

Fan Palms in the Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Rainforest seen from Skyrail Cableway, North Queensland, Australia

Water Cherry Tree above Mary Creek, Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Rainforest candle vine grows on tree trunk, Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Rainforest seen from Skyrail Cableway, North Queensland, Australia

Basket ferns, Epiphytes, on tree in Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia

Wood fungus growing on a buttress root in the Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Red-legged Pademelon in the rainforest, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Fan palms and matchbox bean twisted vine, Daintree World Heritage Rainforest, Australia

Musky Rat Kangaroo eats nut on forest floor, Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Red-legged Pademelon in the rainforest, Daintree, Queensland, Australia

Kauri Pine tree, Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia

Ferns and palms in the rainforest, Daintree, North Queensland, Australia

Military helicopter hovers in clearing in Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei

Paperbark Tea-Trees, Mary Creek in Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Douglas firs and ferns, Cathedral Grove, Macmillan Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Barron Falls National Park Rainforest from Skyrail Cableway, North Queensland, Australia

Mossman River in the Daintree Rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia

Fern in the forest, Blue Mountain National Park, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia.

View of Thala Beach and the Coral Sea from the Thala Beach Lodge, Port Douglas, Australia

Fern in Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Rex lookout, Captain Cook Highway, Queensland coastline and rainforest, Australia

Paperbark Tea-Tree trunk, Mary Creek in the Daintree Rainforest, Australia

Rainforest, North Queensland, Australia

Shamrock growing in an ancient oak forest, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Windmill Creek at World Heritage Mount Lewis State Forest, Queensland, Australia

Ancient britlecone pine, pinus longaeva, ancient britlecone pine forest, white mountains, california

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) dam on drainage channel in Narew marshes, Podlaskie, Poland. MORE INFO: Beaver activity benefits much other wetland wildlife by helping to maintain high water levels in Poland's ancient marshes and swamp forests.

Sunbeams on ancient statues in lush forest

Silver Pavilion and Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Bamboo forest, in Adashino Nembutsu ji temple , Arashiyama, Kyoto

Prayer boards, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Silver Pavilion, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Pagoda, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Students, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Garden, Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Gardener working,Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Pagoda, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Two Monks on Sigiriya Rock, Lion's rock, an ancient rock fortress, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Majestic ruins in Uxmal, Mexico. Uxmal is an ancient Maya city of the classical period in present-day Mexico

Chichen Itza Snake symbol wood handcraft figure in jungle Mexico Yucatan

Ancient Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) at Powell Point, Escalante Mountains, Dixie National Forest, Utah, USA, North America

Ancient Mayan site with temple ruins pyramids and artifacts in the tropical natural jungle forest palm trees and walking trails in Muyil Chunyaxche Quintana Roo Mexico

Mayan temple in the rainforest, ancient Mayan city, Tikal National Park, Guatemala, Central America

Signs on the trekking trail next to the waterfall in Levada do Caldeirao Verde, Queimadas, Madeira

Couple path bamboo forest

Lady-fern (Athyrium) growing between the moss-covered trunk of an old Beech (Fagus) tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

High angle view of the old ruins, Choquequirao, Inca, Cusco Region, Peru

Panoramic view the of old ruins, Andenes, Choquequirao, Inca, Cusco Region, Peru

Old ruins of steps in a forest, Choquequirao, Inca, Cusco Region, Peru

Old ruins of steps in a forest, Choquequirao, Inca, Cusco Region, Peru

Old ruins of steps in a forest, Choquequirao, Inca, Cusco Region, Peru

Heck Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus), an attempt to breed back the extinct Aurochs from domestic cattle. Winter in the National Park Bavarian forest (Bayerischer Wald)(enclosure). Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Bavaria, February

Weberstedter Kreuz (Weberstedter Cross). The woodland Hainich in Thuringia, National Park and part of the UNESCO world heritage - Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany. Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Thuringia

Heck Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus), an attempt to breed back the extinct Aurochs from domestic cattle. Winter in the National Park Bavarian forest (Bayerischer Wald)(enclosure). Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Bavaria, February

Old Signpost Eiserne Hand (iron hand). The woodland Hainich in Thuringia, National Park and part of the UNESCO world heritage - Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany. Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Thuringia

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

A young woman hugs an ancient Douglas Fir in Cathedral Grove, Cathedral Grove, British Columbia.

Stone lion covered in lichen, Banteay Kdei, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Aerial view of Angkor Wat, as seen from a hot air balloon, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Sculpture of woman in Baphuon temple column, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Stone lions covered in lichen guard temple, East Mebon, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Stone lion covered in lichen guarding steps, East Mebon, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Prehistoric Rock Art, Superstition Mountains, Tonto National Forest, Arizona, United States Of America

Ruins Of The Temple Of Artemis, Sardis, Turkey

Temple of the Sun ruins of the Maya city of Palenque; Chiapas, Mexico

Castlebawn Tower house on the banks of Lough Derg surrounded in fog on an autumn morning; Clare, Ireland

Yaxchilan, an ancient Maya city; Usumacinta Province, Chiapas, Mexico

Scenic view from the green covered mountain cliffs of the Napali Coast along the Kalalau Trail on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, with the calm, blue waters of the Pacific Ocean lapping the shore, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America

Stone causeway leads to ruined Baphuon temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia

Castlebawn Tower house on the banks of Lough Derg surrounded in fog on an autumn morning; Clare, Ireland