Environmental Infographics

With 150 different butterfly species that can be found only in the canopy layer and numerous scary animals, the rainforest is the hub of life. In this infographic, Giraffe Childcare highlights 50 facts about this place that we bet you don’t know.

We continue wasting all the non-renewable resources that Earth offers us, all without thinking about massive alternatives. But now it’s time to think and make the math. Quid Corner looks at the cost of going green globally.

George Wald said, “The only use for an atomic bomb is to keep someone else from using one.” It’s common knowledge that even with the end of the cold war, there are still enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world many times over. The folks at Grad School Hub put together the following infographic that takes a cold hard look at the grim facts surrounding the global nuclear stockpiles.

Loss of biodiversity is a result of multiple environmental issues, such as: habitat destruction, poaching, overfishing, illegal hunting and the business of capturing threatened and endangered species for export. Currently 1 out of 8 bird species are threatened with extinction and 1 out of 4 mammal species are threatened with extinction. Additionally 1 out of 4 conifer species are threatened with extinction and 1 out of 3 amphibian species are threatened with extinction.

Steel is the world’s most recycled material. Its properties remain unchanged no matter how many times the steel is recycled. This infographic has been produced to show the amazing life cycle of steel.

There are several steps you should take to protect your home if you live in a hurricane zone. From securing your windows to checking your landscape, this infographic by US Door & More has a simple checklist to follow. They also have suggestions for a hurricane survival kit.

Many people are not aware of what goes into disposing hazardous waste. In this infographic, learn what materials are considered hazardous, special requirements for labeling and transporting the waste as well as the many methods used for proper disposal.

In July 2012, Carnegie Hall’s Archives embarked on an exciting new chapter with the start of its Digital Archives Project, a multi-year initiative that will preserve and digitize most of the Hall’s historic collections. To mark the first year of this immense project, they have created an infographic that shows some of the historic materials they’ve preserved and digitized since last July.

TheJunkGuys presents the following infographic that aims at bringing out the big picture of trash in North America and why it becomes imperative to dispose it off properly. This picture is painted by using statistics on garbage and trash production in North America and brings to light some interesting facts about garbage such as harmful chemical components and cost of disposing off the trash.

Have you ever heard of “zero waste” packaging? Learn what it means to be “zero waste” & discover its many benefits to the environment in this infographic created by the folks at Be Green Packaging Store.