Chipko Andolan is concerned with :

conservation of natural resources

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development of new breeds of forest plants

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zoological survey of India

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forest conservation

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Solution

The correct option is D forest conservation
In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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