Birthrates are plummeting worldwide. Can governments turn the tide?
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Nations are deploying baby bonuses, subsidised childcare and parental leave to try to reverse a rapidly declining fertility rate – largely to no avail.
By Tory Shepherd
Sophia and her partner have been thinking about having children for about five years. They are concerned about humanity’s impact on biodiversity loss and climate change and worried about what the future holds.
‘Our conversation has two parts,’ says Sophia, a communications specialist who preferred not to use her full name. ‘On...
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