Product Information The Chipko movement emerged in the early 1970s as local communities attempted to draw attention to the difficulty of sustaining their livlihoods by hugging trees that were marked for felling in state-owned forests. Hailed worldwide, as the legend grew Chipko's story became increasingly disconnected from the realities that gave rise to the protests. This book brings the Chipko movement back from the realm of myth into the world of geographical history.
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