"Adivasis use around 10.000 plant species approximately 8,000 species are used for medicinal purpose: 325 are used as pesticides; 425 as gums, resins and dyes; 550 as fibres; 3,500 are edible. This entire knowledge system gets wiped out when Adivasis lose their forest lands."
(i) What does the above paragraph tells about the Adivasis?
(ii) What causes led to the loss of forest land of the Adivasis?