A long-awaited milestone for the global Ocean, the BBNJ Treaty was formally adopted on 17 January, the International Ocean Institute welcomes its entry into force as the culmination of decades of collective effort to strengthen the governance of the Ocean beyond national jurisdiction.

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 IOI Delegation attended the UN Ocean Decade Conference, and participated in several satellite and side events in the week 8 - 12 April.