Wetlands & Traditional Knowledge: Youth Action for Food Systems, Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

World Wetlands Day provides a strategic opportunity to elevate youth voices in reclaiming traditional knowledge, promoting sustainable food systems, and advancing climate action through wetland protection. As youth-led organizations working across food systems, biodiversity, climate action, and agripreneurship, the organizing partners are convening this webinar to move beyond awareness toward concrete youth-led action. The webinar is designed as an action-oriented platform that connects wetlands, traditional knowledge, food systems, biodiversity, and climate action, with a strong focus on a) Youth leadership and stewardship. Increased youth awareness of the role of wetlands in food security, climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and livelihoods b) Amplification of traditional and indigenous knowledge in sustainable wetland management c) Youth-led commitments and advocacy actions for wetland protection in Nigeria Strengthened collaboration between youth networks and institutional stakeholders.