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CHIPKO MOVEMENT – History, Causes, and Objective   WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CHIPKO MOVEMENT?   The Chipko movement is primarily a feminist movement.  Due to rising deforestation in the form of urbanization as a result of floods and landslides, women who are entirely responsible for agriculture, animals, and children have moved out.   The Chipko movement was a  nonviolent movement that began in 1973  with the aim of saving and maintaining trees, but perhaps most importantly, mobilizing women to preserve forests, change attitudes, and reflect on their own social roles. In 1973, a campaign against deforestation and the preservation of ecological balance began in the Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) , but it never spread to other northern Indian states. The name 'Chipko' comes from the word 'hug,' which refers to how the villagers hug and surround the trees.   WHO WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE CHIPKO MOVEMENT?   Sundarlal Bahuguna , an environmental activist who trai