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The Chipko movement started in 1973 in Uttarakhand when local villagers, led by women, embraced trees threatened by logging companies to prevent them from being cut down. The movement was non-violent and recognized the connection between deforestation, erosion, and flooding downstream. It aimed to promote sustainable forest management and local livelihoods over exploitative logging. The Chipko movement inspired similar forest conservation efforts across India and demonstrated the power of non-violent grassr

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adarsh jain

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