This is a slide about chipko movement. Chipko Movement is a movement which is related to Social Forestry and our environment. Presented By Md. Abdullahal Mamun Shakil Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

1. The Chipko Movement
Ecology is Permanent Economy
Presented By:
Md. Abdullahal Mamun Shakil
ID: 1715016
Session: 2017-18
BSS (Hon’s) 3rd year 2nd Semester
Course Code: SOC-3204
Course Title: Social Forestry
Department of Sociology
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur

2. CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. History of Chipko Movement
3. Founder of the Movement
4. Causes of Chipko Movement
5. Rise of the Chipko Movement
6. Aims of the Chipko Movement
7. Why did Women support Chipko Movement
8. Women’s role in the Chipko Movement
9. Success of the Chipko Movement
10. Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
❖ It was primarily a forest conservation movement.
❖ It inspired many eco-groups by helping slow down rapid deforestation.
❖ It created a precedent for non-violent protest started in India.
❖ It stirred up the civil society in India to address the issue of tribal people.
❖ It was started in 1970 aimed to protect trees
❖ It was started in the northern Himalayan segment The word “Chipko”
refers to “Stick” or “to hug”.
❖ The word came from a word meaning “embrace”.
❖ The main objective of this movement was to ensure an ecological balance.

4. HISTORY OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ Chipko movement was a daring act of non-violence.
❖ It was carried out all over India in order to save trees of the forest for
being cut down.
❖ It was originated in Rajasthan in 20th century.
❖ BISHNOI community living around the forest protested against the king
wishes to cut down the forest trees.
❖ Women and men hugged the trees to prevent cutting down the trees.
❖ Many people lost their lives during protest.

5. FOUNDER OF THE CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(Environmentalist).
❖ Enlightened the country and our
world about the movement, its
success, and environmental impact.
❖ Padmabhushan winner for his
contribution in the movement.

6. CAUSES OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ In Uttarakhand during the 20th century, large scale deforestation brought a lot
of hardships to common people.
❖ Problems arose due to inefficient policies of the government.
❖ Lack of environmental & ecological awareness in society.
❖ People gave up on keeping large livestock.
❖ Caused malnutrition among people.
❖ Heavy effect on the ecological balance of the region.
❖ Poor condition of land.
❖ Scarcity of drinking water.
❖ Government turned deaf ears to the people's conditions.

7. RISE OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ On March 26, 1974, in the absence of men of Reni village & DGSS workers, lumber
Laborers arrived by the truckload to start logging operation.
❖ Gaura Devi, along with 27 of village women confronted the loggers.
❖ Loggers threatened them.
❖ Women held bravely & hugged the trees.
❖ Next day the movement spread to the neighboring villages. eventually only after
few hours Stand-off the contractors left.
❖ Women were the backbone of the Chipko Movement.
❖ The movement also caught fire in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Karnataka

8. AIMS OF CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ To save the trees in that area because
the forest is the main source of
livelihood in tribal areas.
❖ To maintain the ecological balance of
that area

9. WHY DID WOMEN SUPPORT CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ The message of the Chipko workers made a
direct appeal to rural women.
❖ For rural women, saving the environment was
crucial to their economic survival.
❖ As primary food, fuel, and water gatherers,
women had a strong interest in reversing
deforestation, desertification and water
pollution.
❖ Thus when Mahatma Gandhi gave a call to
women to come out of their homes to work for
the cause, sheer survival made women support
the movement.

10. WOMEN’S ROLE IN THE CHIPKO MOVEMENT
In the case of women’s role in the Chipko
movement, (Chipko a word meaning hugging)
is used to describe the movement because
local village women literally “hugged” trees,
interposing their bodies between the trees
and the loggers to prevent their being cut
down.

11. SUCCESS OF THE CHIPKO MOVEMENT
❖ The movement has spread to many
states in the country.
❖ It stopped the felling of trees in the
Western Ghats and the Vindhyas.
❖ Generated pressure for the
formulation of natural resource
policy.
❖ Achieved a major victory in 1980
with a 15-year ban on green felling
in the Himalayan forests.
❖ More than 1,00,000 trees have
been saved from excavation.

12. CONCLUSION
The Chipko Movement is an important environmental movement,
which has gained considerable popularity and success by adopting
a Gandhian non-violent method. The movement paved the way for
many such environmental movements in the country.

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