Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.11 Sustainable development

4.11.3 Environmental movements in India: Chipko to Narmada Bachao

India's environmental movements were mostly struggles by local people, often women and tribal communities, to protect forests, rivers and land on which their livelihoods depended.

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Key terms

  • Bishnoi
  • Khejarli
  • Amrita Devi
  • Chipko
  • Gaura Devi
  • Sunderlal Bahuguna
  • Chandi Prasad Bhatt
  • Appiko
  • Silent Valley
  • Jungle Bachao Andolan
  • Narmada Bachao Andolan
  • Medha Patkar
  • Tehri
  • Niyamgiri
  • Plachimada
  • environmentalism of the poor

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