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The Chipko Movement was started in 1973 in Gopeshwar, India to prevent the cutting of trees in the Himalayan forests. It aimed to protect and conserve forests that were being increasingly felled for commerce and industry. If deforestation continued, it was feared that all of India could become a desert. Key leaders in the nonviolent movement included Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sundarlal Bahuguna who organized rallies to protect forests from destruction. The movement was successful in banning tree cutting in so
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- Shashank Patel
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