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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]
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.
May 29, 2020 · Chipko movement was basically a forest conservation movement started against unquestionable rights of govt. agencies to order the felling of trees. The word chipko literally means “hugging” the trees to save them from cutting.
May 22, 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.
The Chipko Movement is a non-violent resistance aiming to protect India’s forests. The movement began in the 1970s in response to the increasing destruction of forests for commerce and industry.
Apr 17, 2024 · As the Chipko movement marks its 50th anniversary, Down To Earth travelled to the upper Alaknanda Valley in Uttarakhand to meet the women who led the crusade. Their words demand introspection. ‘THE YOUNG NO LONGER CARE ABOUT THE FORESTS’. Ukha Devi. On March 26, 1974, when the contractor’s men moved towards the forests of Reni, the women ...
Mar 26, 2024 · The Chipko movement gave rise to India’s Forest Conservation Act of 1980, the express aim of which is to conserve woodlands. A few years later, a new federal environment ministry...
Apr 18, 2022 · The Chipko Movement adhered to strictly nonviolent protest tactics, similar to many other resistance movements that have occurred on the Indian subcontinent. Chipko has resulted in decade-long tree-felling bans in numerous forests in the Himalayas, protecting the people and resources of rural India.
Nov 13, 2021 · This chapter examines the iconic Chipko movement of the 1970s that protested against deforestation in the Himalayan region using the nonviolent gesture of hugging the trees, thereby showing the interconnectedness of the poor women's livelihood with natural resources.
Apr 30, 1993 · Chipko was popularised by the feminist movement, who pointed out that village women have to walk long distances to collect fuel and fodder and they become the first victims of forest destruction. Eco-feminists argued that women are therefore closer to nature and more ecologically conscious.
