As the number of hungry people grows, this gruesome task will become more difficult. If a government is overthrown and the game wardens temporarily removed, many major species could be hunted to extinction in a short time. Chernobyl is dead for 24,000 years, while organic pollution will flush out of a river in a few years. So-called developing countries are gaining on industrialized nations in their consumption of fossil fuels and production of toxic wastes. Much of this industry is being imported from industrialized areas to take advantage of cheaper labor.
Cheaper labor is another result of high birth rates.
Whether we're living abundant lives or are starving, our lives and the planet's health will be most improved by refraining from reproduction. Compelling evidence supports this contention. A small percent of the world's population is using most of the energy and resources. Equal distribution would likely end hunger for a while. Setting aside for a moment the fact that people who aren't created won't starve, the single greatest cause of hunger today is economic exploitation.