The Chipko Movement is a landmark example of environmental activism rooted in socio-economic issues and community participation, particularly by women, in rural India.
Which of the following statements regarding Chipko Movement is/are correct ? 1. Chipko Movement took place in the early 1970s against the introduction of commercial forestry. 2. Chipko refers to a single movement and not a collective of several movements. 3. Chipko did not begin as a movement for conservation but primarily as an economic struggle, the root of which lay in rural and peasant protests. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2011 · Topic: Forest and Wildlife (Joint Forest Management (JFM) and community participation in conservation)
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