IOI was invited to contribute to the Oceans Decade Fifth Foundations Dialogue at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) in Japan, with a special focus on the theme “Ocean literacy and capacity building”.
The 2025/2026 EMB Bursary was awarded to Ms Antonia Scicluna to carry out an investigation on the artisanal fishery targeting Portunus segnis (Blue Swimmer Crab) and other alien crustaceans in Maltese waters.
Distinguished speakers invited for the International Roundtable Consultation “MARITIME ORDER IN THE GLOBAL ERA, National Interest vs. Common Good of Humanity” organised by the International Progress Organization (IPO) paid a courtesy visit to IOI Headquarters.
IOI was represented at the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva from 20 to 23 October. The Conference focussed on ‘Shaping the future’ and led to the “Geneva Consensus", providing direction for UNCTAD’s future work.
IOI was represented at the this Workshop by Adam Gauci, IOI Malta associate, and a long-standing expert faculty member of the IOI Ocean Governance Training Programmes offered in Malta and Turkmenistan.
For the second session of the PrepCom for the Entry into Force of the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, IOI was represented by Liliana Rodriguez Cortes (Delegate of the IOI to the United Nations).
The third IOI Alumni CPD webinar in the 2025 Series, moderated by Cosmin Chivu, Project Officer at IOI HQ, explored the growing importance of Nature-Based Solutions in supporting ocean and climate resilience.
The 13th Ocean Governance Training Programme took place at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town with local and international participants.
A total of 17 participants from 9 countries (Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam) successfully completed this training.
IOI Egypt delivered two successful workshops on Ocean Governance to more than 40 participants in Suez and Hurghada.