In order to continue an income, they must shift to either farming or cattle raising which affects the elephants by taking away the land. Schmidtz offers a productive example of a view that incorporates both ideologies as well as society. This situation gives the people a way of life, while still providing a healthily environment for future generations. I full heartedly agree with Schmidtz that the idealistic approach to the environment issue is a compromise between a biocentric and anthropocentric view as well as including social ecology into the grand account. There is no dispute that humans need to survive.
Survival is accomplished through the economic gains from the environment.
Everything we desire and consume can be correlated to the environment. The economic gains can then be used to ensure the longevity and vitality of the environment and its wildlife. By doing so, we form a stable society, and promote the quality of the environment through conservation methods that protect the land from exploitation and utilize proper harvesting methods that positively affect wildlife. Linnea Herbertson Schmidtz argues that for the sake of wildlife, we sometimes need to put people first. He give the example of Africa.