Futuristic Vigilance: Empowering Chipko Movement with Cyber-Savvy IoT to Safeguard Forests

Abstract

The Chipko Drive is an emotional representation of peaceable protest and environmental embryonic in the 1970s in India, overcooked a worldwide perception for forest preservation. Orchestrated primarily by rural villagers, particularly women, the movement bravely isolated trees and forests from government-sanctioned cataloging. Despite its historic implication, the menace of unlawful deforestation still casts a serenade, hatched by an alleged land mafia that devastates biodiversity and forest-dependent societies. This research board is on a transformative mission to combat deforestation by introducing an innovative auto-survival model, inventively built upon the substance of the Internet of Things (IoT). With the acceptance of an interdisciplinary tactic, the study went into the unified combination of IoT technologies for real-time monitoring and analysis, empowering the forest department to investigate illegal logging with matchless care. At the heart of the study lies the scrupulous architecture of the IoT system, precisely manufactured through an engineering lens and invigorated with tough security measures. Guided by the Secure by Design thought process, this research investigates the security concerns and vulnerabilities, founding an unassailable citadel to protect forest capitals. Enlightening a novel route for forest conservation, this research foresees a future where technology and environmental stewardship blend, cultivating a supportable and thriving ecosystem. The proposed IoT-driven key stands as a witness to stanch hunt of data and innovation, issuing a resounding call for partnership and further autopsy. With this, it empowers global conservation actions to paragon and sustain our green heritage for cohorts to come.

Received: 4 August 2023 | Revised: 8 September 2023 | Accepted: 21 September 2023

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement

Data available on request from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Author Contribution Statement

Sriranga Narasimha Gandhi Aryavalli: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Project administration; G. Hemantha Kumar: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration.