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The important message conveyed by the 'Chipko Movement' is

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Correct option: (a) to involve the community in forest conservation efforts.​

Chipko movement is a non-violent social movement started in 1970 in the village of Reni in the Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. ​

The Chipko movement is to protect trees of the forest from cutting.​

It conveys the message that involvement of the community is necessary for forest conservation. ​

The Andolan was initiated by a mass of female villagers embracing the tree trunks in Reni village in Uttarakhand.

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