Vivek Menon / Agricultural crops trampled by Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), India.

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian house. The houses are made by constructing a frame from cut logs and covering it with palm leaves. Gabaro Community, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, June 2007.

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian feather crown being made from basket weave, feathers will be attached later with beeswax. Gabaro Community, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, June 2007, Model released

Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Ladakhi woman carrying infant on her back, Phyang, Kardung village, Ladakh, India, June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Traditional fishermen of Weligama, seated on long poles, fishing with rods, Sri Lanka, June 2010

David Woodfall / Drought affected agricultural land, monsoon wind blowing top soil from fields, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

David Woodfall / Young woman fishing for shrimp fry, looking in net to see the catch, Ganges Delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Large numbers of children fishing for shrimp fry on coastal margin land damaged by typhoon Sidr in November 2007, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, October 2008

Bernard Castelein / Two children looking through decorated window of traditional building. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Two children looking through decorated window of traditional building. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Jeff Vanuga / Native American Teepee rings on Table Mountain near Dubois, Shoshone reserve, Wyoming, USA, May 2009

Rob Tilley / Rock engravings of the native american Pueblo people, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA, February 2009

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Yanomami indian making manioc porridge, Maturaca village, Amazonas, Brazil

Toby Sinclair / 9th century rock carving Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Cabbage leaves in vegetable plot in the valley of the Dudh Kosi, Jorsale village, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Rice growing in fields in the valley of the Budhi Gandaki. Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / An old man working in the fields near the village of Samdo (3.690m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / An old woman in a basket sorting maize / corn cobs, Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

David Noton / Tea growing near Laabookellie, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. December 2011.

David Noton / Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) from a tea plantation on Lake Maskeliya, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011

David Noton / A tea plantation in the Ella Gap, Southern Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011

David Noton / A tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011

David Noton / A tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011

David Noton / Flame of the forest trees flowering on a tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011.

David Noton / Flame of the forest trees flowering on a tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011.

David Noton / Track running through a tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011

Bernard Castelein / Pilgrim carrying out morning cleaning ritual on a carving of Shiva at 7th-9th century Hindu sacred site. Unakoti, Tripura, India, March 2012.

Bernard Castelein / Pilgrim carrying out morning cleaning ritual on a carving of Shiva at 7th-9th century Hindu sacred site. Unakoti, Tripura, India, March 2012.

Bernard Castelein / Archeological site (7th- 9th century) and Shiva pilgrimage site (Hinduism): rock carving depicting Durga or Parvati (woman with tiger). Unakoti, Tripura, India, March 2012.

Bernard Castelein / Archeological site (7th- 9th century) and Shiva pilgrimage site (Hinduism): rock carving depicting Laxman with bow. Unakoti, Tripura, India, March 2012.

Bernard Castelein / Archeological site (7th- 9th century) and Shiva pilgrimage site (Hinduism): rock carving depicting Laxman and Ram or Rama. Unakoti, Tripura, India, March 2012.

Pete Oxford / Tortoise carapace used by Shuar Indian as percussion instrument, Coca, Amazon, Ecuador

Sandesh Kadur / Bee keeping in Coorg / Kodagu, now famous for its rich honey, Western Ghats, Karnataka, Southern India.

Sandesh Kadur / While mountain slopes are mostly used for plantations of coffee and tea, lowland areas are used to cultivate rice in paddy fields, which requires land that can retain water. Western Ghats, Karnataka,...

Sandesh Kadur / Coffee beans (Coffea genus) drying in sun, Western Ghats, Southern India

Sandesh Kadur / Growing shade Coffee (Coffea genus) can be more environmentally friendly than the monocultural practice of growing tea. Although the flowers last only a few days, the berries take nearly nine months t...

Sandesh Kadur / Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) pods held in hand. Grows wild in the monsoon forests of the Western Ghats, and cultivated for its value in ayurvedic medicine and as a food spice. India.

Sandesh Kadur / Coffee (Coffea genus) plants flowering, Western Ghats, India. Growing shade coffee can be more environmentally friendly than the monocultural practice of growing tea.

Sandesh Kadur / Panoramic view of tea plantations in the Western Ghats, Southern India. Vast areas of shola grassland habitat were destroyed and used for cultivation of tea to satisfy the British taste for this exot...

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated oxen (Bos indicus) threshing rice crop, rural Madhya Pradesh, Indiam 2005

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated oxen (Bos indicus) threshing rice crop, rural Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Ox being used to thrash rice crop, Madhya Pradesh, India

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays) hanging outside a Chinese farm house. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, October 2006.

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays), lined up in the frontyard of a town house in Pingyao, China, September 2006.

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays) cones bound together for drying. Pingyao, China, September.

Florian Möllers / Corn (Zea mais / mays) and stone mill. Pingyao, China, September 2006.

Sandesh Kadur / Apatani cultivation of fish and paddy fields in Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India, May 2010

Nature Production / Maize / corn plant (Zea mays) seed germinating, shoot and root clearly visible

Juergen Freund / Corn cobs (Zea mays) left to dry in the sun. Rice and corn are the main agricultural produce of Mindoro. Philippines, March 2010.

Juergen Freund / Corn cobs (Zea mays) left to dry in the sun. Rice and corn are the main agricultural produce of Mindoro. Philippines, March 2010.

Bernard Castelein / Maitreya Buddha statue in Thikse Gompa, Ladakh, India, June 2010

Bernard Castelein / Maitreya Buddha statue in Thikse Gompa, Ladakh, India. June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Woman of ethnic Tamil tribe, harvesting Tea plant (Rhododendron) for tea production at the Blu Field Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Woman of ethnic Tamil tribe, harvesting Tea plant (Rhododendron) for tea production at the Blu Field Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Women of ethnic Tamil tribe, bagging up the harvested Tea plant (Rhododendron) for tea production at the Blu Field Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Woman of ethnic Tamil tribe, collecting Tea plant (Rhododendron) for tea production at the Blu Field Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Women of ethnic Tamil tribe, collecting Tea plant (Rhododendron) for tea production at the Blu Field Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. June 2010

Fabio Liverani / Flowering Tea plant (Rhododendron) for tea production at the Blu Field Tea Factory, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. June 2010

Ian Lockwood / Wild gaur (Bos gaurus) bull in tea plantation near the settlment of Kodaikanal, Sri Lanka, June 2009

Nick Upton / Ripe Maize cobs (Zea mays) ready for harvest, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony , Germany, October.

Nick Upton / Ripe Maize cobs (Zea mays) ready for harvest, near Diepholz, Lower Saxony , Germany, October.

David Woodfall / Haystacks in rain during the monsoon, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Ploughing rice paddies prior to planting, traditional agriculture, peasant management of land, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, July 2008

David Woodfall / Date palm plantation threatened by rising sea levels, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, July 2008

David Woodfall / Dairy cattle being taken home for milking, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Rice paddy, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Traditional boat transporting palm leaves for roofing, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, November 2008

Bernard Castelein / Man carrying fodder uphill to the village, near Mani wall, Tamang heritage trail, Langtang region, between Thuman and Syabru besi, Nepal, November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Woman with scythe, working in fields to harvest millet. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Thuman, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Woman working in fields harvesting millet. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Thuman, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Man taking a break from ploughing with cattle, Melamchi bazar, Helambu region, Nepal, November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Man ploughing using cattle and traditional methods, Melamchi bazar, Helambu region, Nepal, November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Woman in field, harvesting millet using traditional methods, Helambu region, Nepal, November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Girl carrying fodder uphill to the village, Tamang heritage trail, Langtang region, between Thuman and Syabru besi, Nepal, November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Woman with scythe, working in fields to harvest millet. Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, Thuman, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Woman of the Tamang ethnic group, Tamang heritage trail, harvesting or 'threshing' beans. Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal. November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Aerial view of Chortens / Stupa (Buddhist sites) in millet fields, Tamang heritage trail, Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal, November 2009

Bernard Castelein / Aerial view of Stupa / Chortens (Buddhist sites) in millet fields, Tamang heritage trail, Gadlang, Langtang region, Nepal, November 2009

Rob Tilley / Petroglyphs, Newspaper Rock, Utah, USA, October 2009

Rob Tilley / Petroglyphs, Newspaper Rock, Utah, USA, October 2009

Rob Tilley / Petroglyphs, Newspaper Rock, Utah, USA, October 2009

Rob Tilley / Petroglyphs, Newspaper Rock, Utah, USA, October 2009

Rob Tilley / Petroglyphs on cliff near Colorado River, Moab, Utah, USA, January 2008

Rob Tilley / Doorway / window in ancient ruins of Pueblo Bonito at dawn, dwelling of the native american Pueblo people, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA, February 2009

Rob Tilley / Window / Doorway in ancient ruins of Pueblo del Arroyo, dwelling of the native american Pueblo people, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA, February 2009

Jerry Monkman / Maize {Zea mays} cobs growing on plants in corn field, Massachusetts, USA

Jerry Monkman / Maize {Zea mays} plants in corn field, Massachusetts, USA

Philippe Clement / Field of Maize (Zea mays), Belgium

Phil Savoie / Field of Maize {Zea mays} of Bicolor variety at sunset, Massachusetts, USA

Nick Garbutt / Red and green Chilli peppers {Capsicum annum acuminatum} at Port Louis market, Mauritius

David Noton / Quecha indian children, Chincherro, nr Cusco, Peru

David Noton / Men bringing in the hay crop, the backwaters, Kerala, India

MORLEY READ / Quechua indian girl making chincha from manioc tubers. Ecuador

Bernard Castelein / Dzo (crossbreed between Yak and domestic cow) feeding in field near Lo-Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Pete Oxford / Secoya Indian shaman grinding maize, Rio Agua Rico, Ecuadorian Amazon, 1994

Pete Oxford / Ese'eja indian 'castanera', Brazil nut collector, Heath river, Amazonia, Peru