Forest and Tribal Life: Study of a Micro-Region

People have developed a number of ways to live in forest environments. We know very little about how these systems evolve, how they function of how they might be adapted to make them more productive and ecologically sound. The ways of life (cultures) of indigenous people have evolved locally and are based on sustainable use of local eco-systems. Such life-styles are often at subsistence levels of production and are seldom a part of the mainstream culture of the country, though they do contribute to its cultural wealth. The social and behavioural patterns of tribal population have been integrated with natural environment variables in a way which usually, though not always, result in ecologically sound long-term use of an area. All these issues have been examined in this book thoroughly by a team of scholars from different disciplines. Topics discussed in this book include the relationships between the tribals way of life and forest environment.