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  1. 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]

  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. May 22, 2021 · Learn about the Chipko movement, a non-violent agitation to protect forests in the Himalayas, and its leader Sunderlal Bahuguna. Find out his achievements, slogans, campaigns and awards in this article.

  4. May 29, 2020 · Learn about the chipko movement, a non-violent protest by women in India to protect trees and forests from cutting. Find out the objectives, history, causes and importance of this eco-feminist and environmental movement.

  5. Mar 26, 2018 · The Chipko movement can essentially be called a womens movement. Women, being solely in charge of cultivation, livestock and children, suffered the most due to floods and landslides, caused due to rise in deforestation in the face of urbanisation.

  6. Mar 26, 2024 · The Chipko movement gave rise to Indias Forest Conservation Act of 1980, the express aim of which is to conserve woodlands. A few years later, a new federal environment ministry...

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