Question

what is the person in the picture doing what would be the purpose of doing so who started this movement. ​

Answer 1

This is the Chipkoo Movement.

The purpose of it is to save the trees.

Sundar Lal Bahuguna started the Chipko Movement.

Hope it helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

The person sitting in the picture is Sunderlal Bahuguna, who initiated  Chipko movement, in the early 1970s.

Explanation:

• Early in the 1970s, there was an occurrence in a far-off village called Reni in Garhwal, high in the Himalayas, which gave rise to the Chipko movement. It was an effort to stop trees from being cut down (deforestation). The renowned Chipko campaign was led by the environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna.
• The Chipko movement, also known as the Chipko Andolan, was a nonviolent social and environmental movement launched by rural Indian peasants, notably women, in the 1970s. Its goal was to defend forests and trees from government-sponsored logging.

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