Stemming nature loss...

"Ministers bid to stem nature loss" - Richard Black, BBC

"The government has published proposals aimed at curbing loss of nature across England and strengthening links between people and the wild."

Nip it in the bud

"Charity pays addict $320 to have a vasectomy"

"A drug addict has become the first person in Britain to be sterilised in exchange for cash under a new project...

Project Prevention, the charity running the scheme, has made similar payments to thousands of men and women in the US in a campaign to prevent them having children who may inherit their addictions... "

are they for real? ... hey, i know, how about the homeless, unemployed, or mentally ill!

"Forced sterilization has been recognized as [a] crime against humanity if the action is part of a widespread or systematic practice by the Rome Statute Explanatory memorandum, which defines the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court."

- Wikipedia

Yeah I know, this isn't 'forced' sterilisation... but you wave $320US under a junkie's nose who's got a 15-year habit and see if he declines...

Got men?

"Latvian man shortage leaves women lost for love" - BBC News 13/10/10

I just gotta survive through my 30s and I'll be set!

..but seriously, it seems to be a reality here unfortunately.