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What is the impact on forests for producing tobacco?

April 26, 2017forests impact producing tobacco

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What is the impact on forests for producing tobacco?

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The tobacco industry burns as much as one acre of forest for every acre of tobacco cured, using 12% of all the timber felled in the world. And on average, one tree is cut down for every 300 cigarettes (about a two-week supply for a pack-a-day smoker).