This book offers an extensive study of indigenous communities in the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands India and their methods of forest conservation along with an exploration of the
impact of forestry operations in the islands and the wide scale damage they have incurred on
both the land and the people. Through an in-depth analysis of the contrasting indigenous
practices and governmental forestry schemes the author has compared the modern ¿Joint Forest
Management¿ resolution with the ethos and practices of the indigenous people of the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. Throughout the book readers will learn about the different indigenous
communities inhabiting these islands and the treasure of knowledge each of them provide on
forest conservation. The book establishes that the notion of knowledge is politicized by the
dominant culture in the context of Andaman¿s forest tribes and traces how this denial of the
existence of indigenous knowledge by government officials has led to reduced forest area in the
region. The book also explores and analyses strategies to utilize and conserve the tribes'
profound knowledge of the biodiversity of the islands and study their efforts towards forest
conservation protection and rejuvenation.
