It is interesting how many Japanese young people around 25 ~ 35 are very concerened about environmental issues. Maybe because of education. The way they think seem to be different from younger generations, who think of nature conservation as common sense, whereas over 25s have a stronger motivation to move the world. Possibly because we (i am 28 too) were old enough to understand the Rio Summit, Kyoto Protocol, and the Internet, but at the same time still young enough to take it for granted. It is interesting that our generation has a thick layer of social entrepreneurs and environmentalists.
People around 35 ~ 50 seem to be less interested in environment, apparantly because they experienced the bubble inflation and rapid growth in the 80s. People around 50 ~ 70 are concerned about nature because they feel both proud and guilty that they played a big roll in pushing up Japanese economy throughout the 60s to recent. They are the generation that fought the industrial pollutions. They are also the last generation that actually lived the "old" Japanese lifestyle. People even older have the wisdom of living with nature, only don't have much chance of decending their knowledge.
This is my private opinion, but it will be interesting to actually conduct a survey. If you are interested, have other opinions, or if you can tell us about your country, please leave a comment! let's discuss about this topic.
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