As reported in the British Medical Journal, at the tenth world conference on tobacco and health, it was estimated that there were three million tobacco - related deaths in 1990. That toll is expected to rise to ten million between the years 2025 and 2030.
WWF आग्रह करता है कि वर्ष २००० तक दुनिया भर में सभी किस्म के कम - से - कम १० प्रतिशत जंगलों को सुरक्षित रखा जाना चाहिए, लंदन का गार्डीअन अखबार रिपोर्ट करता है ।