Discuss the role of women and communities in the protection and conservation of forests
Role of women and communities in the protection and conservation of forests: In 1731, the Bishnoi community led by a woman Amrita Devi obstructed the cutting of trees by hugging the tree and asked the workers of the king to cut her before cutting the tree. Her three daughters and hundreds of other Bishnois lost their lives in saving trees. Chipko movement started by Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sunder Lai Bahuguna of Silyara in the Tehri region when workers of the contractor were not allowed to cut the trees by village people by hugging around them.
