Chipko Movement was strengthened under the leadership of

The correct answer is Sunder Lal Bahuguna.

Chipko movement - 

• It is primarily a forest conservation movement.
• It was started in 1970 aimed at protecting trees.
• It was started in the northern Himalayan segment i.e. Uttarakhand.

• Sunderlal Bahuguna is a prominent environmentalist from Garhwali, and member of the Chipko movement.
• The idea of the Chipko movement was of his wife and he took the action.
• He has been fighting for forest protection in the Himalayas for years, first as a leader of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and then led the Anti-Tehri Dam campaign from the 1980s until early 2004.
• The Chipko movement was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1987 "for its commitment to conserving, preserving and ecologically sustainable use of the natural resources of India."
• Chipko-type movements date back to 1730 AD when 363 Bishnois sacrificed their lives in the village of Prasanna Khamkar in Rajasthan to save the Khejri trees.

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