BENGALURU: With an estimated seven lakh tons of fuelwood required for curing tobacco every year in Karnataka, more than 300 hectares of forest land are lost annually.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tobacco-curing-causing-forest-degradation-karnataka
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/meera-bhardwaj
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests