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Who first started the Chipko Movement?
Who first started the Chipko Movement?
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The Chipko Movement is one of the most well-known environmental movements in India, advocating for forest conservation.
Updated On: Oct 27, 2025
- Sunderlal Bahuguna
- Medha Patkar
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Amrita Devi
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The Chipko Movement was started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in the 1970s in Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh). It was an environmental movement aimed at preventing deforestation by hugging trees to prevent them from being cut.
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