The Chipko Movement: Origins, Objectives, and Outcomes in the Landscape of Environmental Activism and Ecological Justice in India Abstract The Chipko Movement, emerging in the early 1970s in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh), marks a watershed in the history of environmental activism and grassroots mobilization in India. What began as … Continue reading Analyze the origins, objectives, and outcomes of the Chipko Movement, highlighting its role in environmental activism, grassroots mobilization, and the discourse on sustainable development and ecological justice in India.