Question

what is Chipko movement
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Answer 1

Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging. 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Chipko movement started in 1970's was a non-violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forest from being destroyed...

Explanation:

the the name of chipko movement originated from the word EMBRACE as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from woodcutters from cutting them.....