
When it comes to trees and nature, animals are also seen in full solidarity with human beings. Nature works as the best cementing force. Just see the two pictures below:


This reminds me of Chipko (to hug or cling) movement, one of the strongest movements to conserve forests in India, that was started in 70s in the Himalayan region of the present Uttarakhand state, originally by the villagers, especially women, by organising themselves under several smaller groups.
The activists resorted to chipko or tree-hugging, as a means of non-violent protest against felling of trees by the government-backed timber merchants. They used the tactic of embracing trees to impede loggers. They showed how the environment was a matter of life and death for them.
The Gandhian activist, Shri Sundarlal Bahuguna gave this movement a voice and proper direction. He coined the slogan, “Ecology is the permanent economy.” The movement under…
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