Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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
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Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Kavita Arora
Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Kavita Arora University of Delhi Shaheed Bhagat Singh College Delhi, India
ISBN 978-3-030-00032-5 ISBN 978-3-030-00033-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00033-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018956283 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
It is a well-known fact that if you damage your environment, it will no longer support your needs. This simple but quintessential rule is absolutely relevant in the context of all the creatures of the animal kingdom. Ironically, the human race often ignores it, leading to dire consequences. Interestingly, in many of the ancient tropical rainforests, inhabitants do understand the imperative of maintaining the finely balanced ecosystem on which they depend upon for all their needs. Since time immemorial, forest-dwelling people have been discovering and implementing practical methods of exploiting and managing their environments simultaneously, thereby acknowledging their debt to the land in several ways. It could have been the best thing if we could follow their example and learn from their great expertise. But nothing seems to be going that way. The reason is far too simple. The people of the rainforests, discounted and exploited in the race for financial gain, are losing their cultural identity, freedom, and even their lives with every acre of forest destroyed. The rainforests were already many millions of years old when the first group of hunter-gathe
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