More or Less: Behind the Stats - Does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?

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A British company has claimed that the production and use of toilet paper is responsible for 15% of deforestation globally. We investigate the claim and ask what the true environmental cost of toilet paper is. Charlotte McDonald talks to climate change scientist Professor Mary Gagen, chief adviser on forests to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the WWF.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Louise Hidalgo and Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
Studio Engineer: Rod Farquhar

Published on Saturday, 21st January 2023.

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