Question

What was Chipko Andolan?

How did this Andolan ultimately benefit the local people and the environment?

Answer 1

Chipko movement, also called Chipko Andolan, was a nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, it aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging.

1. It forced the government to rethink their priorities in the use of forest produce and include the local people in forest management.
   
2. The local people could continue depending on the forests for meeting their basic needs.