FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Chipko Movement
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Beej bachao movent
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Non Cooperation Movement
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lasting impacts. As the movement continued, protests became more project-oriented and expanded to include the entire ecology of the region, ultimately becoming the “Save Himalaya” movement. Between 1981 and 1983, Bahuguna marched 5, 000 km (3, 100 miles) across the Himalayas to bring the movement to prominence.
Detailed explanation-2: -The movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh (later Uttarakhand) in 1973 and quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas. The Hindi word chipko means “to hug” or “to cling to” and reflects the demonstrators’ primary tactic of embracing the trees to impede the loggers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chipko movement was started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in the Garhwal forests. The movement was aimed at stopping the felling of trees for commecial purposes. The movement was non-violent and the villagers hugged trees to stop them from being felled.