In this work we use a series of open clusters and associations observed by the Gaia-ESO Survey (GES) to study the use of lithium abundances (Li I spectral line at 6708 Å) as an age indicator for pre- and main-sequence FGKM late-type stars. Previous studies of open clusters have shown that lithium depletion is not only strongly age dependent, but also shows a complex pattern with several other parameters, such as rotation, chromospheric activity and metallicity. Using the available data from both GES iDR6 and Gaia EDR3, we performed a thorough membership analysis and obtained lists of candidate members for 41 open clusters, ranging in age from 1-3 Myr to 5 Gyr. We then conducted a comparative study that allowed us to quantify the observable lithium dispersion in each cluster and study influence of rotation, activity and metallicity in the lithium dispersion of the selected candidates. All this allows us to calibrate a Li-age relation and create empirical lithium envelopes for several clusters in our sample.

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