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    The document summarizes the Chipko movement and Appiko movement in India. The Chipko movement began in the 1970s as a non-violent resistance to deforestation in Uttarakhand, with villagers embracing trees to prevent logging. Similarly, the Appiko movement began in 1983 in Karnataka when villagers hugged trees to protect forests. Both movements spread across India and resulted in bans on commercial logging in various states through non-violent protest and raising awareness of threats to forests and communities.

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    The document summarizes the Chipko movement and Appiko movement in India. The Chipko movement began in the 1970s as a non-violent resistance to deforestation in Uttarakhand, with villagers embracing trees to prevent logging. Similarly, the Appiko movement began in 1983 in Karnataka when villagers hugged trees to protect forests. Both movements spread across India and resulted in bans on commercial logging in various states through non-violent protest and raising awareness of threats to forests and communities.

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    Chipko Movement and

    Appiko Movement
    Samlam Michui

    17MSWR008

    CMR University
    Chipko Movement and Appiko
    Movement
    • In 1970s an organized resistance to the destruction of forest spread
    throughout India called the Chipko Movement.

    • Chipko Movement was launched in Uttarakhan in the Himalayas.

    • Chipko means “hug” or “embrace” the tree.

    • Appiko movement was launched in Uttara Kannada Province in Southern


    India

    • September 1983, in Kalase forest the Salkani “hugged the tree” giving the
    name Appiko meaning “hugging” the tree movement.
    Background
    • Chipko- type movement dates back to 1730, in Rajasthan when 363 Bishnois
    sacrificed their life to save the Khejri trees.

    • Started in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarkhand then in Uttar Pradesh.

    • March 26,1974 in Reni Village, Hemwalghati, Uttarakhand group of women


    acted to prevent cutting down of trees and reclaim their traditional forest.

    • By 1980s, the movement spread all over India

    • Uttara kannada was declared “backward” by the government and in the


    name of development started constructing industries and dams.

    • By 1980, only 25% of forest was barely standing.

    • Plantation of teak and Eucalyptus dried up water sources.


    The Movement
    • In 1964, environmentalist and Gandhian Social Activist Chandi Prasad
    Bhatt founded the Dosholi Gram Swarajya Sangh.

    • It foster small industry in rural villages using local resources.

    • In 1970, industrial logging were linked to severe monsoon floods killing more
    than 200 people

    • Eventually DGSM became an opposition against the large scale industries

    • First Chipko Protest occured in a village in Mandal in 1973.

    • Chandi Prasad Bhatt led the villagers to embrace the trees to prevent
    logging
    • The next major protest occurred in 1974 near a village in Reni where 2000 trees were
    scheduled to be felled.

    • Gaura Devi forced the loggers to withdraw

    • Which lead to 10 years ban on commercial logging in the area.

    • The Chipko movement began as a women’s movement for forest rights

    • The movements practiced the method of satyagraha and Non- violent.


    Other events of the movement
    • Bahuguna fasted for two weeks in 1974 to protest forest policy

    • In 1978, Chipko Activist Dhoom Singh Negi fasted to prtotest the autioning
    of the forest in Advani forest while women tied scared treads around the
    trees.

    • In 1978, women in Pulna Village confiscated loggers tools and left receipts to
    claim it if they withdrew.

    • In 1972-1979 more than 150 villages were involved with the movement

    • 12 major protest took place in Uttarakhand

    • The monumental event was when PM Indira Gandhi announced 12 years


    Ban of commercial logging in Uttarakhand

    • Similar bans took place in Himachal Pradesh, and in the southern India
    References
    • https://www.slideshare.net.

    • https://reportsdownload.info.

    • https://www.Britannica.com.

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