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environmentalism

/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəlɪzəm/noun

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    concern about protecting the natural environment from damage caused by human activity, and the political and social movement that works for this

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    • The Chipko movement is an early example of environmentalism in India.
    • Environmentalism has become an important force in politics.
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The Chipko Movement of the 1970s, in which villagers in Uttarakhand hugged trees to stop them being cut down, is a famous example of Indian environmentalism.

1970 के दशक का चिपको आंदोलन, जिसमें उत्तराखंड के ग्रामीणों ने पेड़ों को कटने से बचाने के लिए उनसे चिपककर विरोध किया, भारतीय environmentalism का एक प्रसिद्ध उदाहरण है।