illustrate the role of Chipko Movement in the forest conservation
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Chipko movement is practiced for saving trees by hugging them. Most of woman's were killed when they hugged the trees once.
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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. The local people acts as a protective shield against contractors by hugging the trees.
In the 1970s, an organized protest to stop the destruction of trees spread throughout India quite rapidly from its epicenter Mandal village. It was the courage of local people, especially women who confront the loggers as interpose between them and the trees.
The importance of the chipko movement was to protect forest resources from destruction. Trees are not only used as resources for fuel-wood, timber, food, fodder, etc. but it has much more importance. Trees help to prevent soil erosion, flood, and bring rainfall, etc.