#treevolution

Maa Lakshmi: हिन्दू धर्म में धन की देवी, स्त्री का स्वरूप मां लक्ष्मी को धन-वैभव की देवी माना जाता है। ऐसा कहा जाता है कि जहां लक्ष्मी का वास होता है, वहां कभी आर्थिक तंगी नहीं आती और सुख-समृद्धि हमेशा बनी रहती है। इसलिए, लोग मां लक्ष्मी की पूजा घरों में ही नहीं, बल्कि अपने कामकाज के स्थानों पर भी करते हैं, ताकि उनके व्यवसाय और नौकरी में तरक्की हो।

उत्तर प्रदेश: गोंडा-लखनऊ हाईवे पर शुक्रवार (१६ अगस्त) को एक भयानक हादसा हुआ है जिसमें एम्स इंटरनेशनल स्कूल की बस नकहा बसंत गांव के पास डिवाइडर पर चढ़ गई। हादसे में बस में सवार सात छात्र घायल हो गए हैं। घायलों को बालपुर बाजार स्थित चिकित्सालय में भर्ती कराया गया है। पुलिस ने बस को अपने कब्जे में ले लिया है।

प्राप्त जानकारी के अनुसार एम्स इंटरनेशनल स्कूल की बस सुबह छात्रों को स्कूल ले जा रही थी। नकहा बसंत गांव के पास दूसरी बस को ओवरटेक करने के दौरान बस अनियंत्रित हो गई और डिवाइडर पर चढ़ गई। हादसे में बस में सवार सात छात्र घायल हो गए हैं। हालांकि घायलों की स्थिति स्थिर बताई जा रही हैं।

महिलाओं में स्तन दर्द एक आम समस्या है, खासकर मासिक धर्म के दौरान जब समस्या और भी गंभीर हो जाती है। स्तन दर्द को मास्टाल्जिया के नाम से भी जाना जाता है। कुछ महिलाओं को स्तन दर्द का अनुभव होता है, जो लगभग 40 से 50% महिलाओं को प्रभावित करता है। स्तनों में सूजन, दर्द, कठोरता और भारीपन महसूस होना जैसे लक्षण आम समस्याएं हैं जिनका महिलाओं को अक्सर सामना करना पड़ता है।

अमेरिका ने कहा है कि उसे उम्मीद है कि गुरुवार को दोहा में निर्धारित अनुसार वार्ता आगे बढ़ेगी और युद्धविराम समझौता अभी भी संभव है। साथ ही, उन्होंने चेतावनी दी है कि व्यापक युद्ध को रोकने के लिए तुरंत प्रगति की आवश्यकता है। इस बीच, अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री एंटनी ब्लिंकन ने पश्चिम एशिया की अपनी यात्रा को स्थगित कर दिया है, जो मंगलवार से शुरू होने वाली थी।

"Your body is not a temple. Temples can be destroyed and desecrated. Your body is a forest - thick canopies of maple trees and sweet-scented wildflowers sprouting in the underwood. You will grow back, no matter how badly you are devastated."  ~ Beau Taplin

The Greenpop Reforest Fest is fast approaching so get your tickets today.

Only 4 days until Reforest Fest - Family Weekend 10-12 March and 11 days until Reforest Fest - Friends Weekend 17-19 March. There is limited space in the forest ad take it from me, you’ll want to be there.

From live performances to yoga and eco-talks, there will be activities and entertainment for all ages at Family Fest. Check out the full list of amazing artists & activities here.  Musical acts include Crosscurrent, Bam Bam Brown and DJ Pure. There will be a talent show and theatre shows hosted by MAfrika, TEDxCape Town talks, and arts & crafts stations. On top of that, you can participate in laughter and family yoga sessions, eco-workshops, forest walks and more!

But lets not lose focus, the weekend allows you to help plant 8000 trees in the ancient Platbos forest and join Greenpop in one of the largest citizen-led reforestation projects in South Africa. Heartwarming and land greening.

Reforestation

Platbos Forest, situated between Gansbaai and Hermanus in the Overberg, is a very unique combination of old growth Afromontain Forest and Coastal Thicket Species forming a stunning and magical pocket of rare and endangered vegetation. 

About a century ago, 20 acres of land located in the heart of the old-growth forest was felled and ploughed for potatoes. After the land was found to be unsuitable for agriculture in the 1940s, cultivation efforts in the area were abandoned and the area was overrun by invasive species.

In 2012, Greenpop began a collaboration with the Platbos Conservation Trust to begin the long term process of reforestation. Their efforts are focused in the pockets of alien vegetation that have penetrated the original forests borders. By combining alien vegetation clearing with a proactive planting regime, the project aims to bolster the original forest and stimulate and accelerate the regrowth of the original forest. 

Greenpop plants a combination of pioneer and apex species in dense clusters to allow them the opportunity to shade out and out compete the invasive seed bank in the planting sites. The monitoring surveys show that while some of the trees have suffered during last year’s very hot and dry summer, the vast majority of the trees are surviving and becoming established.