In the context of forest conservation, Navadanya Movement was founded in 1987 by ______.

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The correct answer is Vandana Shiva.

Important Points

Navdanya is an Indian-based non-governmental organization that promotes biodiversity conservation, biodiversity, organic farming, the rights of farmers, and the process of seed saving.
Vandana Shiva, an environmental activist, physicist, and author from Delhi, India.

Key Points

"Navdanya" means "nine crops" that represent India's collective source of food security.
Navdanya’s mission focuses on improving the well being of small and marginalized rural producers through non-violent biodiverse organic farming and fair trade.
Navdanya’s mission is to promote peace and harmony, justice, and sustainability. We strive to achieve these goals through the conservation, renewal, and rejuvenation of the gifts of biodiversity we have received from nature and our ancestors, and to defend these gifts as commons.

Additional Information

Pandurang Hegde	He is an environmentalist from Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India. He started the Appiko movement to protect trees in the Western Ghats.
Baba Amte	He was a lawyer, social worker, and social activist from Hinganghat, Wardha Dist, Maharastra. He was particularly known for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy.
Medha Patkar	She is a social activist from Mumbai, Maharastra. She is the founding member of Narmada Bachao Andolan. She is also working on various crucial political and economic issues raised by tribals, Dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India.