Resistance to destructionof forests spread in thehills of Uttaranchalin1970’s

Birth place - Gopeshwar inDistrict Chamoli.

First Chipko action March1974 in Reni village.

HISTORY THE NAME DERIVED FROM THE LOCALGARHWALI WORD ‘CHIPKO’ THAT IS HUGGING.

FIRST STARTED IN GOPESHWAR IN THE DISTRICTCHAMOLI IN 1973.

FIRST CHIPKO ACTION IN MARCH 1974 IN RENI VILLAGE.

The UP Government's decision to auction forest trees to asports goods company.

The local residents in Gopeshwar were denied the similardemand of getting few trees, required for making farmtools.

Mr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt of ‘Dasoli Gram SwarajyaSangh’(DGSS) wanted to establish small industries usingforest resources, with an aim to provide job opportunitiesto local youth and check migration.

Founder of Chipko movement.

Organized rallies to protect the forest from mass destruction.

GAURA DEVI

HEAD OF THE VILLAGE MAHILA MANGAL DAL.

SHE MOBILIZED OTHER VILLAGE WOMEN FOR THE MOVEMENT WHEN SPORTS COMPANY LABOURS LANDED IN THE VILLAGE TO CUT TREES.

Gaura Devi stood on way anddeclared:

“The forest nurtures us like amother; you will only be able to useyour axes on it but you have to usethem first on us.”

Sunder Lal Bahuguna(Environmentalist)

Spread About TheMovement, Its Success andEnvironmental Impact ofChipko Movement In TheCountry And In Other Partsof The World

Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Sunder Lal Bahuguna

Sarla Bahen from Lakshmi Ashram

Women groups and

the Uttarakahand Sangharsh Vahini (USV)

MOVEMENTTHEY took part in different rallies

and gatheringsHighlighted the importance of trees

in the life of human beings.Active in protecting the forests from

auctions for commercial cuttings

The movement had spread to many states in the country.

More importantly it stopped felling of trees in the Western

Ghats and the Vindhyas.

Achieved a major victory in 1980 with a 15-year ban on

green felling in the Himalayan forests

More than 1,00,000 trees have been saved from excavation.

Along with forests slopes were also protected and bare

slopes were restored.

Following Chipko movement environmental awareness

increased dramatically in India.

New methods of forest farming have been developed, both

to conserve the forests and create employment.

By 1981, over a million trees had been planted through their

efforts.

Villagers paid special attention in care of the trees.

Forest trees are being used judiciously.

As a diverse movement with diverse experiences,

strategies, and motivations, CHIPKO movement

inspired environmentalists both nationally and

internationally. It also contributed substantially to

the participative environmental management and

community-based conservation and sustainable

mountain development.

Joshi, Naveen (2006). Davanal (a novel based on Chipko movement), Samayik Prakashan, New Delhi, pp. 504.

Guha, R. (2006). The subaltern social ecology of Chandi Prasad Bhatt p. 175-189, in: How much should a person consume. Publisher:Permanent Black

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