Chipkoo Movement

1.  .Chipko movement was started
in 1973 spontaneously in
[Uttar Pradesh], in an effort to
save trees and forests from
felling by forest contractors.
"Chipko" literally means "to
stick" and people started
sticking to trees when it was
being cut. Chipko
movement later
inspired Apikoo movement in
Karnataka

2. Sunderlal Bahuguna helped
bring the movement to
prominence through about
5,000-kilometer trans-
Himalaya
march undertaken from
1981 to 1983, travelling
from village to village,
gathering support for the
movement.

3.  Up liftment and empowerment of
the downtrodden
 Dedication towards the cause of
nature and environmental welfare
 Faith in and strict adherence to
gandhian principles
 Quest to spread social awareness
 Preservation of the environment
and maintenance of balance in the
ecology.
 Inclusive aware and equal society.

4.  we realised the strong impact gandhian principles can make.
 we were inspired by this visionary with a cause.
 we understood the importance of promotion of equitable
distribution of resources.
 we learned what a long way dedication and drive for his cause
took him.

5.  we understood system is lopsided and how we need
more activists like him.
 we realised the importance of sustainable development.
 the environment is irreplaceable and vital. we must
contribute to the safeguarding of for environment.

7.  .
He is still relevant
today because if not
for him there wouldn't
be any
environmentalists in
the country.
He showed that you
can get things done
through peaceful
methods and people
still continue to follow
his ideas.

8. Even outside of India people follow his
methods.
We are still fighting against the same
issues he was against all those decades
ago.