An alternative argument is that the way to "save the environment" and prevent famine is by using pesticides and intensive high yield farming, a view exemplified by a quote heading the Center for Global Food Issues website: 'Growing more per acre leaves more land for nature'.
ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɪz ðætðə wˈeɪ tuː "sˈeɪv ðɪ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt" ænd pɹɪvˈɛnt fˈæmɪn ɪz baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ pˈɛstɪsˌaɪdz ænd ɪntˈɛnsɪv hˈaɪ jˈiːld fˈɑːɹmɪŋ, ɐ vjˈuː ɛɡzˈɛmplᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ɐ kwˈoʊt hˈɛdɪŋ ðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ɡlˈoʊbəl fˈuːd ˈɪʃuːz wˈɛbsaɪt: ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ mˈoːɹ pɜːɹ ˈeɪkɚ lˈiːvz mˈoːɹ lˈænd fɔːɹ nˈeɪtʃɚ.