Participación de los jóvenes

El grupo temático sobre participación de los jóvenes se encarga de crear vínculos con los jóvenes sobre la cultura y los humedales.

Los principales objetivos del grupo temático son:

  • Recopilar información sobre la participación de los jóvenes (p. ej., estudios de caso) en relación con la cultura y los humedales.
  • Extraer las lecciones correspondientes sobre la participación de los jóvenes y los humedales y realizar propuestas sobre cómo integrarlas en la política y las prácticas de la Convención.
  • Estudiar nuevas formas de motivar a los jóvenes sobre la cultura y los humedales.


Youth Engagement lead – Ms Elise Allély-Fermé 

Elise Allély-Fermé was the Assistant to the Advisor for Europe at the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention from 2014 to 2016. During her time at the Secretariat, she was involved in the delivery of a series of educational outreach events, exploring ways to engage with young people on the subject of wetlands. While reviewing Ramsar Information Sheets across Europe and visiting Ramsar Sites, she came across a variety of cultural practices linked to the wise-use of wetlands, which sparked her interest in joining the Ramsar Culture Network and learning more about the cultural services provided by wetlands. She completed a short course on ecosystem services before heading off to her current position in the Natural Regional Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes (Normandy, France) working on the educational and outreach activities of the Parc, also partly a Ramsar Site. 

Elise graduated in 2014 with a Bachelors degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of East Anglia where she delved into aspects related to water and sustainable development. During her last year at UEA, she created and led a new student society to support the work of WaterAid advocating for the human right to water by organizing a range of awareness raising campaigns and fundraising events across campus and in the city of Norwich (UK). She has also volunteered in a range of local community initiatives including a student-based wetland restoration program and a variety of outdoor environmental education programs for schoolchildren in the UK and with the WWF in Switzerland. 

Having attended and participated in various international conferences on the issues of water, governance and wetlands as a junior professional, Elise values these opportunities for early-career individuals to engage in global discussions.