Chipko movement was initially meant for protecting trees but now is meant for preservation of environment including habitat and wildlife. Chipko movement was initiated in March 1973 in Gopeshwar in Chamoli district where trees were not allowed to be cut by village folk by hugging them, first near village Mandal, then Rampur Phata and in 1974 near village Reni (led by Gaura Devi). The movement had two leaders, Chandi Prasad Bhatt of Gopeshwar and Sunder Lal Bahuguna of Silyara in Tehri Garhwal. They presented a plan regarding ban on tree felling in Himalayas at the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) meeting held in London in 1982.