Question

Conservation strategy that directly involved community participation is called _______.

• A. Enrichment plantation
• B. Afforestation
• C. Chipko Movement
• D. Project Tiger

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Chipko Movement

• The famous Chipko movement in the Himalayas has not only successfully resisted deforestation in several areas but has also shown that community afforestation with indigenous species can be enormously successful.
  
• Chipko Movement was initiated by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1927 and later the movement picked up its pace in 1973.
• Chipko Movement followed Gandhian method of non-violence and Satyagraha.