The World Conference on Women held in Mexico City caught special attention from participants around the world because of a woman environmentalist.1 It was Vandana Shiva speaking before the gathering about the struggle of rural women during the "Chipko Movement." Chipko, in the local language, means "to hug".2 But what exactly did these women hug? Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Indiatimes.com The timber. [...] In 1730, members of the Bishnoi community from the named Gaura Devi predicted deforestation and loss of topsoil as the Khejarli village in Rajasthan, under the leadership of Amrita Devi, outcomes of the logging activity. [...] Do down more trees in the near future.6 not clear the lavish forests".4 The love that these women showed for the forests highlights the bond between women and nature The Chipko Movement saw a revival of women's power and their (ecofeminism). [...] At the beginning of the 1980s, the prime minister of India, Mrs. [...] The Role of Women in the Early Environmental Movement in India.
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