What is the theme of World No Tobacco Day 2022?

The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2022 is "Tobacco: a threat to the environment".

May 31, 2022 is the 35th World No Tobacco Day. On December 13, 2021, the World Health Organization announced that the theme of World No Tobacco Day in 2022 is "Tobacco: Threat to our environment" (Tobacco: Threat to our environment) and launched a series of publicity activities. By raising public awareness of the relationship between the tobacco industry and the environment, including cultivation, production, distribution and waste disposal, smokers will have better reasons to quit.

The China Green Development Council’s Tobacco Control Working Group has been taking active actions and filed two environmental public interest litigations in 2019 and 2021 respectively on smoking control in public places. attracted widespread attention from society. The CBCGDF Tobacco Control Working Group will continue to pay attention to the threat of tobacco to the environment and call for tobacco control actions.

Based on botanical traits, what types of tobacco are there?

1. Safflower tobacco

Safflower tobacco is also called ordinary tobacco. Its stems are lignified, with sticky glandular hairs on the entire plant. The stems are round and upright. The general height is about 1200-2300 mm, and the multi-leaf variety is as high as about 3000 mm. Nicotiana tabacum has a thick main root surrounded by lateral roots. The leaves are large, lanceolate to oval in shape, and grow on the stem from bottom to top in a spiral shape.

Generally, low-leaf varieties have 18 to 25 leaves per plant, medium-leaf varieties have 26 to 35 leaves per plant, and multi-leaf varieties have more than 35 leaves per plant. Nicotiana tabacum has a long growing season and is not very cold-tolerant, so it should be planted in warmer areas. Most of the tobacco cultivated in our country belongs to safflower species.

2. Nicotiana tabacum

Nicotiana tabacum, also known as Nicotiana tabacum. The tobacco stem is prismatic, with sticky glandular hairs on the whole plant. The plant height is generally 400 to 600 mm. The root system is shallow in the soil, the leaves are smaller, the leaf surface has thicker hairs, is oval, darker in color, and has petioles. The plant has about 10 to 15 leaves. Nicotiana tabacum has a short growth period, is cold-resistant, and is suitable for cultivation in low-temperature areas, but its yield is low. Tobacco leaves contain high nicotine content, usually as high as 4 to 9. Heilongjiang, Gansu, Shanxi, Xinjiang and other provinces in China have the habit of growing yellow flower tobacco.