Sustainable Development or Tobacco
Tobacco is an obstacle to sustainable development. Read here about how tobacco harms people and the environment and its impact on sustainability.
We provide information on tobacco in overview and detail. About health and the environment, about working conditions and the tobacco industry, and about how we can encounter the social, ecological, and economic impact of tobacco.
Background Articles
Health harms
Smoking causes lung cancer and cadriovascular diseases. Tobacco farming causes nicotine poisoning. Read how tobacco harms the health.
Resources
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Study Tobacco: Antisocial, Unfair, Harmful to the Environment
This study uses tobacco consumption and tobacco cultivation as an example to show the interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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SDG-Factsheet Tobacco | Poverty | Hunger
This SDG-Factsheet shows how tobacco is linked to poverty and hunger.
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SDG-Factsheet Tobacco and Global Partnership
This factsheet shows how tobacco control and Development Goal 17 fit together.
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