The endangered species act, passed by congress nearly four decades ago, has spawned a continuous series of debates between those who feel the ethical necessity to protect species at the brink of extinction and others who feel that if we have to protect every habitat of every species at risk, then there will be a loss of jobs and a blow to an already shaky economy. this boils down to a conflict between

anthropocentrists and ecocentrists

Explanation:

Ecocentrism exposes a love towards nature as a total abstract being; It is related to the Gaia hypotheses. Unlike anthropocentrism, that sensocentrism and that biocentrism, ecocentrism is concerned with preserving ecosystems and species, not preserving the lives of specific individuals.

Ecocentrist environmentalism differs from anthropocentric environmentalism in that the former gives priority to the conservation of species and ecosystems over the conservation of individuals - including human beings - with the latter giving priority to the human being over the conservation of species and ecosystems, defending conservation only for the benefit of humans.

answer(d) encourage cooperation by improving the chances of mutually agreeable transactions;