The year-long celebrations of the IOI’s 50th Anniversary came to a fitting close with a significant event hosted by HE George Vella, President of the Republic of Malta, at the Presidential Palace of San Anton in Malta.
IOI Egypt, supported by host institute the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries of Egypt, NIOF, organised a special event to commemorate the IOI’s 50 years since its founding by Elisabeth Mann Borgese in 1972 and to recognise the input and dedication of key local persons over the years.
This seminar aimed to address global concerns regarding the current impasse in the sustainable management of the Ocean and how the future of Ocean governance depends on the effectiveness of holistic, cooperative management, and most importantly, urgent and sustained action to address complex marine issues.
More than 70 people attended the hybrid event, including IOI alumni, participants of the 2022 Ocean Governance Training Course and special guests.
Read the report on the event by the Director of IOI South Africa, Judy Beaumont.
During a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Malta, the IOI Honorary President Dr Awni Behnam – via video message – conveyed to HE George Vella, President of Malta, the IOI’s recognition and appreciation for hosting the IOI HQ over the first fifty years of its existence.
After a two-year COVID hiatus, IOI Canada was excited to hold its first in-person event again with the 2022 Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture, organised in celebration of IOI’s 50th anniversary.
Reflections on the Bridgetown Covenant and UNCTAD 15 outcomes: The role of knowledge-based institutions in achieving common aims through capacity development, 6th April 2022; Palais Des Nations, Geneva and Online
Organised as an event of the IOI’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations
A session organised by the IOI as a special event of the 50th anniversary of the institute during the [VIRTUAL] INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE SCIENCE and AQUACULTURE (vICOMSA);
8th March 2022, Online