Chipko movement
The Chipko movement was a group of villagers in the Uttarkhand region of India who opposed commercial logging. The movement is best known for its tactic of hugging trees to prevent them being cut down. This gave rise to the term tree hugger for environmentalists. Also, it was notable in that the movement was led by women who were influenced by Gandhi. The name of the movement comes from the Hindi word for 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.
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Uttarkhand - India - Environmentalist - Hindi
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