Environment Posters

Downloadable Environment Posters (or Reforestation Posters).

Free environmental posters, maps and charts to download and print, photocopy and share. This is hopefully just a start – page under construction with more downloadable environment posters and reforestation posters to come soon.

The backgrounds with blank space are for making your own posters, (e.g. to advertise a tree planting day) or they can be photocopied and used to write letters (e.g. job applications).

These are free for you to use… please help yourself and inspire others.

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See also the “Environment Quotes” page.

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I used to plant as many trees as I could, but then I realized it was a much better idea to teach as many people as I could, about how to plant as many trees as they could.

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“Plant Trees” free printable environment poster.

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Posters and backgrounds to make your own posters.

These are free for you to download, print, photocopy, to make your own posters, or for letters, and to share with others. Some of the backgrounds (where a large open space is left for text) would also work well for letters, for example, for a covering letter for a job application that pertains to the environment (it would stand out as different). Also, they could be used for a resume, or perhaps just the front page of a resume. See further down this page.

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Unfortunately, this poster above will only print to about half A4 size (the poster is made from a very small section of a larger photo, taken from about a kilometre or more away, with a 600 mm lens).

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Reforestation poster by David Clode.

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Free backgrounds to make your own posters.

Elephant herd backgrounds:

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“When is the best time to plant a tree?” Free downloadable environment poster.

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“When is the best time to plant a tree?” Free printable reforestation poster.

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Reforestation poster.

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration poster.

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Net Primary Productivity (NPP) compared with Human Appropriation of NPP (HANPP) maps and charts

A map giving an indication of Net Primary Productivity, with the darkest green showing the greatest productivity. Clearly the tropical/equatorial rain forests do much of the work and are productive year round, while the extensive forests of Russia and other parts of the Northern hemisphere are only productive for about half the year (for more maps and a fuller picture with different years and different times of the year, see the web site earthobservatory.nasa).

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(For Australians – note that Australia has no case to answer, and sequesters more carbon than it emits, and so there is no dire need to reduce emissions, and if anything, Pakistan, India, and China should be making compensation payments to us. On the topic of per capita emissions, where we are constantly told how bad we are, Qataris produce almost three times as much as Australians, but you never hear a hue and cry about that).

Net Primary Productivity is measured in grams of carbon produced per year, and could be viewed simply as what plants produce, while Human Appropriation of NPP, as what humans use (which of course results in a closely correlated amount of carbon dioxide emissions). Thus, yellow and especially red areas, are places where humans are using more than plants produce, which is like spending more money than you earn, and is clearly not sustainable. The results include:

abject poverty and desertification in most of the Sahel, and in parts of India and China,

disastrous environmental degradation and high carbon dioxide emissions in China and India,

and deforestation in Java and other parts of SE Asia.

Also, in some of the red and yellow areas, it is actually worse than the maps show, because the system is propped up with imports, e.g. timber, which simply exports the problem of environmental degradation to other regions.

While Western Nations have been the main emitters of carbon dioxide during times of industrialisation in the past (however this legacy will likely be matched by the developing world in about 14 years time), it can be seen that today this is largely or entirely offset by plant growth/productivity, while the present day problems of HANPP exceeding NPP are for the most part in the developing nations or regions of China, India/Pakistan, SE Asia, and the Sahel.

A few possible quick fix solutions:

a massive attempt to relieve poverty and stem desertification (with reforestation such as the present attempt to create a green belt (the Great Green Wall initiative) of Faidherbia albida  trees and other vegetation across the Sahel, led by Ethiopia – no doubt they could use additional funding and research and development; and utilising FMNR, holistic livestock management, the AID plus seeds treatment, Zai holes etc.),

more R&D into developing cost effective carbon dioxide capture/utilisation in the multiplying coal fired power stations (in China especially – 155 coal fired power plants approved in 2015),

reforestation everywhere, especially in India, SE Asia and China (in all fairness, China is leading the way in this).

In my opinion, the present emphasis on blaming Western nations and attempting a socialist redistribution/extortion of wealth to developing nations, based on a shakey premise (that past anthropogenic emissions will result in catastrophic climate change), wastes time and money that could be spent on reforestation/environmental restoration/enhancement. It would be better if Western nations increased their overseas aid budgets, with those budgets prioritising reforestation/restoration in the worst affected areas instead. Funding is also needed for research and development into cost effective reforestation techniques, such as holistic planned grazing, FMNR, the AID treatment; and agricultural development, especially in and for developing nations.

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More environment posters:

Jonathan Swift quote. Free downloadable Environment poster.

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Thomas Edison quote. Background paper: Geographics-australia.com

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Reforestation poster based on an Ancient Greek proverb.

Norman Borlaug quote.

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Gordon Sato quote science poster. Background paper – Paperart. Science quote poster.

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Educate People Posters

In the following posters, I have modified the wording of the original quote slightly, without changing the message. The background in two of the posters is a close up photo of the leaf veins of Ficus lyrata, the African fiddle-leaf fig. The web-like leaf veins are intended to symbolize the multi-directional passing on of knowledge, information, skills and wisdom, from one person to another, to the benefit of all. I hope that people in situations where they have the privilege of educating others, from parents to professors, will like them.

Kwan Tsu quote. Free printable environment poster.

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“Educate People” Free downlaodable environmental poster.

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“All it takes for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing”. Edmund Burke quote. Background paper: Geographics-australia.com

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Posters/Environment Posters to advertise tree planting days

These paintings and photos have large blank spaces where you can add details to make your own environment posters (to advertise tree planting days for example).

You can print one of these at A3 size, in black and white or colour, and then write or type on an A4 sheet of paper (you may need to type and cut to size to fit in your message) and then stick it on to the background A3 page (with glue or blue tack). These can then be photocopied at A3 size, or reduced to A4, and placed on public and school notice boards, for example, to advertise the tree planting day that you are organising.

The posters could provide details of when, where, what to bring, contact details etc.

You could perhaps add a motivational verse at the bottom, e.g. “Be the change you want to see in the world” by Mahatma Gandhi, or similar… good luck!

If you have or make some posters which you think would be appropriate for this site, please contact me.

New poster background:

In this background I have made the pastel painting light so that black or dark text can be used.

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Gnarled pine tree – there is space on the left to stick on a smaller page with typed or hand-written details advertising a tree planting day, or some other environmental message to create a reforestation poster or similar. They can then be photocopied in colour or black and white (cheaper) and placed on public notice boards. Pastel and acrylic painting by David Clode, on handmade Tibetan Lokta paper.

Pine tree in the mist. There is space on the left to add your own message on a smaller piece of paper.

Pine tree – space at the top for your message. Environment poster, Reforestation.me.

“Tree in the mist 1” – space at the top for your message. Pastel and acrylic painting by David Clode on hand-made Tibetan Lokta paper.

“Tree in the mist 2” – space on left. Environment poster. Reforestation.me.

Tree in mist, space on left. Slightly “mistier” version than the photo above this one.

“Tree in the mist 3” – space on right. Environment poster. Reforestation.me.

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Tree poster – you could place your smaller typed or written page over the top of this photo, to advertise a tree planting day for example.

Possible poster background.

Possible poster background. Free downloadable water lily painting.

Leaf veins – background for written/typed message.

Leaf veins – background for your written message such as a reforestation poster.

Leaf veins – possible background for an environment poster.

Leaf veins – possible background for a poster advertising a tree planting day.

Possible poster background.

Possible background for an environment poster.

Possible poster background.

Tree background for an environment poster, or to advertise a tree planting day.

Daintree Fan palms

Water lily – rain water collected inside a sacred lotus lily leaf. A possible background for an environmental poster with a message.

Possible poster background.

Possible poster background.

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