Green seniors refers to elderly or retired people who have an active interest in
environmentalEnvironmentalism is a broad philosophy and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the state of the environment...
issues.
The term is believed to have first been publicly used by the
European Green PartyThe European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:...
in the 2005
Declaration Of Brussels, and has been subsequently discussed by various Green Parties in
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
without wider uptake as a generic term.
The
demographicsDemographics or demographic data are selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research...
of the modern
environmental movementThe environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green movements, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
tend to be skewed towards younger people (sometimes referred to as "
Generation YGeneration Y, also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Next or Net Generation, is a term used to describe the demographic cohort following Generation X. Its members are often referred to as Millennials or Echo Boomers...
"; with the exception of a smaller number of "elder statespersons" who were involved in the birth of the modern
environmental movementThe environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green movements, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
.
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Green seniors refers to elderly or retired people who have an active interest in
environmentalEnvironmentalism is a broad philosophy and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the state of the environment...
issues.
The term is believed to have first been publicly used by the
European Green PartyThe European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:...
in the 2005
Declaration Of Brussels, and has been subsequently discussed by various Green Parties in
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
without wider uptake as a generic term.
The
demographicsDemographics or demographic data are selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research...
of the modern
environmental movementThe environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green movements, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
tend to be skewed towards younger people (sometimes referred to as "
Generation YGeneration Y, also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Next or Net Generation, is a term used to describe the demographic cohort following Generation X. Its members are often referred to as Millennials or Echo Boomers...
"; with the exception of a smaller number of "elder statespersons" who were involved in the birth of the modern
environmental movementThe environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green movements, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
. This is demonstrated clearly in the membership profiles of organisations such as
GreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment. Greenpeace uses direct action, lobbying and research to achieve its goals. Greenpeace has a worldwide presence with national and regional offices in 46 countries, which are affiliated to the...
,
Rainforest Action NetworkRainforest Action Network is an environmental organization based in San Francisco, California, USA. The organization was founded by Randy "Hurricane" Hayes and Mike Roselle in 1985.-Activities and structure:...
and
People and Planet, who all classify themselves as
Direct ActionDirect action is politically motivated activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political goals outside of normal social/political channels. Direct action can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the...
groups.
A website called
Green Seniors was launched in 2006 to attempt to give the term wider currency and provide a portal specifically for older people to access information and find environmental organisation and campaigns.
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