5. A renowned environmentalist and social
activist who initiated the famous 'Chipko
Movement to save the trees. He is also a
Padma Sri and Padma Vibhushan
awardee.
Answers
Sunderlal Bahuguna is your answer...
Explanation:
Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) is a noted Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader.
Chipko movement was started on 26 March 1974 spontaneously in Uttar Pradesh, in an effort to save areas of trees and forests from cutting by forest contractors.[10] In Hindi, "Chipko" literally means "hug" and people started hugging and holding onto trees when it was being cut. Chipko movement. One of Sunderlal Bahuguna's notable contributions to that cause, and to environmentalism in general, was his creation of the Chipko's slogan "Ecology is permanent economy." Sunderlal Bahuguna helped bring the movement to prominence through about 5,000-kilometer trans-Himalaya march[9] undertaken from 1981 to 1983, travelling from village to village, gathering support for the movement. He had an appointment with the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and that meeting is credited with resulting in Mrs. Gandhi's subsequent 15-year ban on cutting of green trees in 1980.[3] He was also closely associated with Gaura Devi, one of the pioneers of the movement.
1981: Padma Shri Award by government of India, but he refused it.
1987: Right Livelihood Award (Chipko Movement)
1986: Jamnalal Bajaj Award for constructive work.
1989: Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences was conferred by IIT Roorkee
2009: Padma Vibhushan Award by government of India for environment conservation.