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2. Chipko Movement : This movement depicts the love of people of Uttarakhand for nature. In the year 1972 women of Uttarakhand embraced trees and showed their discontent for cutting of trees. Hence, this movement is since then called Chipko Movement. This movement was initiated under the supervision of “Gaura Devi” and later on environmentalist “Sundar Lai Bahuguna” also joined the movement. Chipko movement opposed cutting trees, and supported planting trees in the sloping land of Himalayan region so that 60% of Himalayan region got forested.

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The Chipko Movement was started in the year 1970’s.

It was basically a non-violent movement started with an aim to protect and conserve the forests and trees.

It was a protest against destroying of the flora and fauna. The name Chipko means ‘embrace’.

Chipko because the villagers used to literally hug the trees in order to protect them from cutting and wood cutters.