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The present study makes an attempt to provide an insight into the vast tribal knowledge, the great utility and relevance of this knowledge for all the entire mankind, and the way this knowledge has been acquired and possessed by the indigenous people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Despite the undisputable significance of such knowledge and myriad benefits accruing from this acquisition, it is least likely that these indigenous methods can be put to use unless the possessors of this knowledge stay alive.
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With the adoption of an Act in 1874, the tribal areas were specified into “Scheduled Districts” to segregate the tribals to protect them. The areas were reconstituted at the time of the Government of India Act 1919. Subsection (i) of Section 92 of the Govt. of India Act 1935 is the next landmark providing for the administration of the “excluded areas” and the “partially excluded areas.”
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A protected forest is defined as an “area notified under the provision of Indian Forest Act or State Forest Act having limited degree of protection. In Protected Forest all activities are permitted unless prohibited” (Forest Statistics 2002).
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A reserve forest is defined as an “area notified under the provision of Indian Forest Act or State Forest Acts having full degree of protection. In reserved Forest all activities are prohibited” unless permitted (Forest Statistics 2002).
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Arora, K. (2018). Conclusion. In: Indigenous Forest Management In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00033-2_7
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