The 4th IOI Alumni CPD Seminar, held on 2 December in Valletta and online, brought together experts, alumni, and early-career professionals to explore the growing links between maritime security, sovereignty, and sustainable ocean governance in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.

The 20th IOI Malta Training Programme, accredited by the University of Malta, brought together 23 participants from 17 countries for five weeks of intensive learning, combining academic excellence, practical simulations, and field visits to strengthen leadership and cooperation in regional ocean governance.

This customised training on Coastal and Ocean Governance for Indigenous Peoples was planned with and for Indigenous Peoples from Mi’kma’ki, Wolastokuk and Peskotomuhkatik (Maritime Provinces).

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.

This July marked a major milestone for the International Ocean Institute and its partners in the Caspian region. The 10th edition of the Training Programme was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, bringing together 16 participants from countries surrounding the Caspian Sea.

Offered by IOI Thailand in partnership with the Marine Resources Conservation Division, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) of the Government of Thailand, the Programme provided a deep insight into global ocean governance, its history and its instruments, with a focus on regional frameworks, more particularly the Southeast Asian seas and the Indian Ocean.

89 participants - 24 in-person and 65 online - from diverse academic, policy, and community backgrounds attended this course which combined lectures, tutorials, and interactive exercises on sustainability science, impact pathways, theories of change, and stakeholder engagement.

IOI Canada was honoured to be invited to provide ocean governance training for the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence, which is currently hosted by the Ocean Frontier Institute.

IOI Canada's recent online course concluded successfully in May, reaching an international audience from 44 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and the South Pacific.