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NEET2009BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

Chipko movement was launched for the protection of

Options

  1. Agrasslands
  2. Bforests
  3. Clivestock
  4. Dwet lands

Correct answer

B. forests

Step-by-step solution

In 1973, the Chipko Movement (Chipko means to hug or stick to) was launched by Chandi Prashad Bhatt and Sunder Lal Bahuguna against large scale felling of trees by timber contractors in the Uttarakhand hills. The starting point was Chamoli district of Garhwal region in Uttarakhand.

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