Indigenous Peoples Living Traditional Forest Lives

Guardians of the Forest

• Adivasis (India): Diverse tribal communities across central and eastern India practicing sustainable hunting, gathering, and shifting cultivation.
• Jarawas (Andaman Islands): Nomadic hunter‑gatherers with minimal outside contact.
• Sentinelese (North Sentinel Island): One of the world's most isolated peoples; fiercely protect their territory.
• Korowai (Papua New Guinea): Tree‑house dwellers in the lowland rainforest, reliant on hunting, gathering, and sago cultivation.

These groups embody deep ecological knowledge and cultural resilience, yet face mounting pressures from deforestation, disease, and government policies.