UNESCO. 2010. The Jarawa Tribal Reserve Dossier: Cultural & Biological Diversities in the Andaman Islands.

A Dossier compiled by environmental NGO Kalpavriksh for the UNESCO to bring together the knowledge on the Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands. In this dossier the focus is on the Jarawas of the Andaman Islands, who represent a small but extremely important group. Their locale has had a history of many centuries, which has intersected with the colonial presence, independent India, other indigenous groups and much else. Fundamental is the incomparable richness of the diversity of their lands, of botanical species, species of fauna, not to speak of the richness of marine life in the waters that surround the islands, fringed by coral reefs, sea grass beds and shoals. The articles in this volume present details of the richness of the area, the diversity and the importance of the flora, fauna and aquatic life. Some of these articles should be eye-openers for those who are conscious of the threat to many of these species. This discourse is educative in recognizing that the Jarawa and their livelihoods are commensurable with high biological diversity and ecological balances.