The World Health Organization claims that in the mid-1990s, over 60 tobacco producing countries experienced an annual average of 2124 ha of deforestation, which represented about 5% of global deforestation (WHO, 2017)
In short, committing to implementing Article 18 would ensure governments are seriously considering the environmental consequences of tobacco production and usenot just the health impactsand creating complementary health and environmental legislation accordingly
Nobody wants to have to shove their face right into an air quality monitor just to read it, especially if it's across the room
Ed Rook A, Wilkinson DS, Ebling FJB, Champion RH, Burton JL
Nationally, 81% of teens (ages 12-17) who ever used a tobacco product, used a flavored product first
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2012) (Part 2) by John O