what is chipko act??
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Chipko Movement, started in 1970's, was a non violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. The name of the Chipko moment originated from the word 'embrace' as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them.
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ᴄʜɪᴘᴋᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ 1970's, ᴡᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏɴ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪᴘᴋᴏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ 'ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ' ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇʀs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴜɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴄᴜᴛᴛᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
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