THE WATERTREK ASSOCIATION

Raising awareness, educating and acting to protect aquatic environments

“I am deeply convinced that the current ecological state of our planet is the result of a profound androcentric alteration and manipulation of our relationship to nature, typical of the Anthropocene. This was the impetus for my desire to explore new ways of considering this connection to nature - reliance - by combining storytelling, the imagination, physical experience, and adventure. This is the heart of Watertrek.”

Séverine Vasselin, Actress & Environmentalist – Founder of Watertrek

Watertrek is an awareness-raising association dedicated to the protection of aquatic ecosystems threatened by plastic pollution, global warming, and toxic chemicals.

An actress with degrees in Foreign Languages and Cinema, Séverine hopes to increase global awareness and make this particular body of knowledge accessible by developing motivating stories and creative audiovisual content and by proposing citizen sport initiatives designed to promote our connection to nature.

Creativity and movement are the driving forces within Watertrek, inspiring people to shift their perspective and take action.

“Watertrek invites us to ‘go with the flow,’ to let ourselves fall in love with water again while actively engaging with it –riverbanks, beaches, the high seas… A heart-body-mind involvement in the fluidity of the feminine energy of water imparted by its founder.”

Pascale d’Erm,
Environmental author and journalist

“Watertrek combines exploration, interaction, sharing, and communication. Just as water connects people, the idea is to promote and expand, through a physical act, an awareness of the fragility of our planet and its most precious asset: water."

Nicolas Hulot,
Journalist and environmental activist

THE WATERCHAT

Water is the element most present in the world around us. It connects us all, yet each of us has a very personal relationship with it. To explore the richness of these perspectives, we're launching Waterchat – a podcast hosted by Watertrek’s founder, actress Séverine Vasselin. This interview series will present the many ways we relate to aquatic environments, to nature in general, to our bodies, and to our surroundings. It also aims to give voice to a wide range of initiatives and actions related to the environment, and to hear from those who work to protect it.

Waterchat invites you to discover the experiences and perceptions of inspiring people, and to re-imagine, with them, our relationship to the elements.

SUP & SCIENCE PARTICIPATIVE

Watertrek paddlers use their trips and expeditions to collect environmental data and contribute to participatory science platforms in collaboration with partner structures: Paddle & Protect.

Watertrek joins Surfrider Plastic Origins expedition on the Rhine

Delighted to have been able to join the Plastics Origins expedition launched by Surfrider Foundation on the Rhine, an opportunity […]

Study of microplastics at Mediterranean Sea

Séverine and Emmanuelle boarded the Italian scientific sailing ship “le Bonita” in the third week of August 2020. The aim: […]

Watertrek team-building & sup trip along the Orne

Five volunteers from Watertrek paddled down the Orne River (French Normandy) between Thury-Harcourt and the Pont de Brie as part […]

A paddle down the Orne river for Mathieu and Anthony

After a first expedition down the Loire river in June 2018, our two eco-SUPers Mathieu Bachon & Anthony Nicolle have […]

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3 THREATS AND FIELDS OF ACTION

To protect aquatic ecosystems, it’s important to reduce

OUR PLASTIC FOOTPRINT

OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

OUR CHEMICAL FOOTPRINT

VALEINE WALKS ON WATER

Valéine walks on water is a musical tale and children’s book project (inspired by Pierre & le Loup from Prokoviev) currently being developed within the association. The aim of this story is to inspire young audiences to connect with an instinctive knowledge of nature valuing respect, connection and listening skills - qualities whose importance our character Valéine will grasp throughout her adventures. Watertrek is pleased to partner with author Adèle Tariel and Danish composer Flemming Nordkrog for this project (writing phase spring-summer 2020, composition phase autumn 2020).

To contribute financially and support Valéine, you can use the link to the HelloAsso donation platform on this website and type Valéine in the comment box. Thank you for your interest.

If you want to support us, you can donate on our HelloAsso page