The important message conveyed by the ‘Chipko Movement’ is
(a) to involve the community in forest conservation efforts
(b) to ignore the community in forest conservation efforts
(c) to cut down forest trees for developmental activities
(d) government agencies have the unquestionable right to order destruction of trees in forests
(a)
The Chipko movement was a non-violent agitation in 1973 that was aimed at the protection and conservation of trees. The important message conveyed by the ‘Chipko Movement' was to involve the community in forest conservation efforts.
People’s participation can help in increasing forest as well as help in their conservation.
Hence option (a) is correct.