31. CChhiippkkoo mmoovveemmeenntt
SSuunnddeerrllaall BBaahhuugguunnaa ((bboorrnn 99
JJaannuuaarryy 11992277)) iiss aa nnootteedd
GGaarrhhwwaallii eennvviirroonnmmeennttaalliisstt,,
CChhiippkkoo mmoovveemmeenntt lleeaaddeerr..
The modern Chipko movement
started in the early 1970s in the
Garhwal Himalayas of
Uttarakhand,with growing
awareness towards rapid
deforestation. It was a non-violent
resistance, through the
act of hugging trees to protect
them from falling.