Deforestation is defined as the removal of forest land, and put it to non-forestry use. In Zimbabwe, the problem is ...

World No Tobacco Day, observed annually on May 31st, serves as a global call to action, highlighting the detrimental effects ...

World No-Tobacco Day, observed on May 31, serves as a vital reminder of the health and environmental consequences associated ...

Dr Sushil Kumar Sharma Each year on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) marks World No Tobacco Day to raise awareness ...

Smoking harms health, drains finances, and damages well-being. Beyond personal loss, it burdens families, healthcare systems, ...

Tobacco growing accounts for an estimated 30% of the country’s deforestation, according to estimates. Image courtesy of PROGGA. The brunt of this environmental harm is felt in developing ...

France recently banned single-use vapes and nicotine pouches as part of its plan to foster a tobacco-free generation .

But to date deforestation from tobacco farming remains a huge problem. Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry is dominated by smallholder farmers, as they contribute more than 50 percent of the country’s ...

Commitment to end tobacco must translate to bold actions on the ground, said Dr Tara Singh Bam. He exhorted the new ...

Tobacco growing leads to ecosystem disruption and accounts for 5 percent of global deforestation, a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Tobacco production yields two million tons of solid ...

Last year alone, tobacco earned $1.2bn, but statistics show that tobacco farmers are responsible for ravaging 60,000 hectares of forests each year, around 20% of the country’s total forest loss of 262 ...