Tobacco and the environment
The health impacts of tobacco are widely known. What is less well known is the negative impact tobacco use has on the environment.
The production of tobacco products causes widespread environmental degradation beginning with the preparation of land for tobacco cultivation and continues on through the life-cycle of the tobacco products as they are manufactured, marketed and consumed.
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Cigarette production and consumption have seen dramatic growth in recent decades and although the health effects of smoking are widely recognized,...
This report was authored by Roy Small and Natalia Linou of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the overall guidance of Douglas...
Article 17 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) states that Parties shall, in cooperation with each other and with competent international...
There are 1.1 billion tobacco consumers in the world, which is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by 2035. Consumption of tobacco products is increasing...
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