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| Experts believe that for sustaining agriculture and maintaining the quality of environment at least 1/3rd of the country's land should be under forest. Government effort and public co-operation are equally essential for raising and protecting forests. |
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| Chipko Andolan |
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| Started in 1973 in Gopeswar, a town in Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh. The villagers of this town stopped the contractors from cutting off the trees by hugging them. It is interesting to note that in the chipko movement, the women of the village were in the forefront and not the men. |
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| Silent Valley |
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| A public agitation was also started to prevent the construction of a hydro electric project in the silent valley region in Kerala. It is an example of people's awareness about the importance of forests. |
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