The Chipko Movement is related to which one of the following issues ?

The Chipko Movement is related to which one of the following issues ?

Land rights of tribals
Commercial logging
Atrocities against Dalits
Rights of farmers
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2022
The correct answer is B) Commercial logging. The Chipko Movement, which originated in the Garhwal Himalayas in the early 1970s, was a non-violent social and ecological movement primarily aimed at protecting trees and forests from destruction by commercial loggers. Villagers, particularly women, literally hugged trees (chipko means “to stick” or “to hug”) to prevent contractors from felling them.
– The movement started in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh).
– Key figures associated with the movement include Sunderlal Bahuguna, Gaura Devi, and Chandi Prasad Bhatt.
– The movement was motivated by concerns over ecological damage and the impact of deforestation on the livelihoods of local communities.
While the movement had underlying connections to the rights and livelihoods of local communities (including tribals in some areas), its direct and iconic form of protest and stated objective was against the widespread commercial felling of trees permitted by the government, which was seen as detrimental to the local environment and economy.
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