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  2. Jun 17, 2024 · Chipko movement, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging.

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  3. The Chipko movement' ( Hindi: चिपको आन्दोलन, lit. 'hugging movement') is a forest conservation movement in India. Opposed to commercial logging and the government's policies on deforestation, protesters in the 1970s engaged in tree hugging, wrapping their arms around trees so that they could not be felled. [1]

  4. Aug 10, 2023 · 1. Sunderlal Bahuguna: Sunderlal Bahuguna is often considered the main leader and spokesperson of the Chipko Movement. He was an environmental activist and a Gandhian who championed the cause of forest conservation and sustainable development.

  5. Sunderlal Bahuguna (9 January 1927 – 21 May 2021) was an Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. The idea of the Chipko movement was suggested by his wife Vimla Bahuguna and him.

  6. May 21, 2021 · He was one of the main leaders of the Chipko movement in northern India in the 1970s. In Hindi, chipko literally means "hugging".

  7. Jun 8, 2021 · Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927-2021): Initiated the chipko movement to guard the trees on the Himalayan slopes. Known for coining the Chipko slogan ‘ecology is permanent economy’. After the Chipko movement in the 1970s, he gave the message across the globe that ecology and ecosystem are more important.