🚭 Myth vs Fact starts now.
Tobacco growing & production poses no significant risks to the environment.
REALITY:
Tobacco isn’t just bad for health: it’s bad for our planet too.🌍🔥
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet
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On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we join @unccd.bsky.social in raising awareness & calling for urgent action to restore our land & biodiversity
🚭Tobacco cultivation harms the land
🌿Art 17&18 support stronger regulation of tobacco farming
Let’s protect our planet🌱
#United4Land
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4.5 trillion 🚬 butts are littered every year..
These toxic butts pollute our oceans, soil & harm wildlife.
It’s time to🛑hold the tobacco industry accountable for polluting our planet.
🌍Our environment matters. So does our health.
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet 🌱
#BeatPlasticPollution ♻️
#FCTCSavesLives ❤️
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay🌍
Tobacco harms our planet—from seed to smoke to waste.
We recommend Parties to fully implement Art 18 of the WHO FCTC, addressing the environmental impact of tobacco cultivation, production, use & disposal—including e-cigarettes.
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#FCTCSavesLives🌱
🌍 Tomorrow is #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌱
⚠️ It’s time to hold the tobacco industry accountable for the plastic waste and environmental destruction they cause.
💚Our health and the Earth depend on it.
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#FCTCSavesLives
#BeatPlasticPollution
#WNTD2025 :🚭 Cigarette filters are not a health measure.
❗️Tobacco filters pollute. They harm health. They mislead consumers☠️
✅The WHO FCTC supports Parties to take action that protects public health & the environment.
#FCTCSavesLives #FCTCProtectsOurPlanet 🌎
🌍Tobacco is destroying our planet
Over 200,000 hectares of forest are cleared each year to grow & cure tobacco🏞️🔥
From deforestation to soil degradation,pesticide pollution to massive carbon emissions—the environmental cost of tobacco is staggering fctc.who.int/newsroom/spo...
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🌱 The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control offers a comprehensive approach to tackle the environmental harm caused by tobacco — from cultivation to post-consumption waste.🌎🌍🌏 #FCTCSavesLives #FCTCProtectsOurPlanet Explore policy options under Articles 17 & 18: sustainable alternatives to tobacco growing. 🔗https://fctc.who.int/resources/publications/m/item/policy-options-and-recommendations-on-economically-sustainable-alternatives-to-tobacco-growing
🌱The WHO FCTC offers a comprehensive approach to tackle the environmental harm caused by tobacco—from cultivation to post-consumption waste🌎🌍🌏
#FCTCSavesLives
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet
Policy options under Articles 17 & 18: sustainable alternatives to tobacco growing ⬇️
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🌍💔 4.5TRILLION 🚬butts are littered every year ending up in our lakes, oceans & soil.
Each🚬 is packed with toxic chemicals & microplastics from filters, posing a deadly threat to marine life and polluting our planet. 🐢🐠
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