Experts opined at workshop on Article 5.3 by Aminul Islam Sujon As tobacco is directly involved in mass demise and …
Ban on Tobacco Company’s sneaky CSR campaign demanded
Background articles
“I think it is more important to have policies or laws to reduce tobacco cultivation”
Aminul Islam Sujon is Project Coordinator of Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust and Executive Editor of Swamaswar (Peoples …
“There is general support for tobacco control activities”
Barbara McGaw is a project manager for the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control. The Coalition, founded in 2002, is comprised of …
Brazil: Government-supported pullout
In Brazil, pulling out of tobacco is a state affair. The National Programme for Diversification in Tobacco Growing Areas particularly supports small-scale farming families.
Bangladesh: Nayakrishi Andolon
In Bangladesh, the grassroots movement Nayakrishi Andolon promotes biodiversity-based farming. Priority is given to the growing of food crops.
Victory for tobacco control at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development
by Mary Okioma On April 27, 2012 during its 45th Session, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (UNCPD) …
Mainstreaming tobacco control in human rights work
Mary Okioma is the vice president of the International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) which has been working to …
Much smoke for nothing
The “lungs of the earth” also get ill from tobacco. Every year 200,000 hectare of tropical forest are cleared for the production of cigarettes, leading to soil degradation as well as loss of habitat and biodiversity.
Kenya: Tobacco to Bamboo
South Eastern University College Leads in Rural Poverty Alleviation through Action Research.
All seems too far away? Here´s what you can do!
The tobacco industry´s products primarily seek to appeal to young consumers. You could show that the exploitation of people and the destruction of natural resources does not leave you indifferent, no matter where this is taking place in the world.