The IOI makes available Ocean and IOI training-related information and opportunities, reporting of IOI’s activities and plans, via the IOInforma. The latest IOInforma bulletins are available to view below and back issues can be found in the News Blogs or the IOInforma Archives.  Readers are welcome to email IOI HQ for any feedback or information.

Highlights 

• IOI is represented at BBNJ PrepCom 3 + download IOI Statement: 2 April, UN, New York: NEWS
• IOI Alumni CPD Webinar: From Commitment to Action: Marine Biodiversity and the BBNJ Agreement in Practice; 8 April, Online: REPORT
• International Workshop On Ocean Literacy Outreach: organised by the IOI and TERRE Policy Centre, in collaboration with the ECOP Programme; Goa, India; 10–12 February 2027: ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR INTEREST 

News

• News from the IOI Ocean Academy Network: REPORT
• • The IOI Ocean Academy network expands to reach more global audiences with a suite of eleven, 20hr, free online modules completed in March and April
  • Official Launch of the IOI Ocean Academy for the Upper Adriatic; Trieste, Italy, 23 March
  • IOI Ocean Academy partnership in India offers outreach in Marathi Language; Pune, India, 27 February - 13 March 
• IOI at the UNCTAD Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, 12th Session; 15 - 16 April, Palais des Nations, Geneva: REPORT
• The Ocean Yearbook request for manuscripts for Ocean Yearbook Volume 41: OPEN CALL until 3rd July

IOI Capacity Development for ECOPs - Calls for Applications OPEN

• IOI South Africa Ocean Governance Training programme; 31 August - 25 September 2026; Cape Town, South Africa: APPLICATIONS OPEN till 15 May 2026 
• IOI Thailand Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance Framework, Implementation of UNCLOS and its Related Instruments in the Southeast Asian Seas and the Indian Ocean; 1 - 25 July 2026; Phuket, Thailand: APPLICATIONS OPEN till: 15 May 2026
• IOI Malta Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance for the Mediterranean, Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas; 4 November - 4 December 2026; Malta: APPLICATIONS OPEN till: 31 May 2026

IOI Ocean Academy

• IOI Ocean Academy Modules OPEN FOR APPLICATION
• • Kenya (Swahili), Maldives (Dhivehi), Thailand (Thai), The Gambia (Wolof)
• IOI Ocean Academy Modules successfully competed: 
• • Togo (Ewe), Colombia (Spanish), South Africa (English), Singapore (English), Mozambique (Portuguese), India (English), Pakistan (Urdu), The Gambia (Wolof), Georgia (Georgian), India (Marathi), Black & Mediterranean Seas (English) 

Highlights 

• Launch of the English edition of the 9th World Ocean Review in the Series: “Marine Biodiversity - Vital Essence of Our Ocean”; NEWS
• The IOI Ocean Academy’s global outreach in Ocean Literacy grows even more in 2026: NEWS

News

• News from the IOI Ocean Academy Network: REPORT

         IOI Ocean Academy (India) Director Vinitaa Apte visits IOI HQ Malta, 16 January 

         A Focus on the Swahili‑language IOI Ocean Academy Kenya Online Ocean Literacy Course on Gender and Social Inclusion           in Ocean Conservation and Coastal Resource Management 9 February – 20 February 2026, Online (Kenya) 

• The Ocean Yearbook request for manuscripts for Ocean Yearbook Volume 41: OPEN CALL
• Exploring the interpretation and application of Ocean Accounting in Marine Spatial Planning: Participatory roundtable and role-play workshop; 21 January 2026, Cape Town: REPORT
• The IOI Chile Training Centre wraps up the year 2025 with a Workshop and a special guest lecture: REPORT
• From Vision to Responsibility: Advancing Ocean Governance Beyond National Jurisdiction. Reflections on the entry into force of the BBNJ Treaty: ARTICLE

IOI Capacity Development Portfolio

• 2026 Portfolio: IOI annual in-person Training Programmes on Ocean Governance; Planning Calendar and Save-the-Date: NEWS

IOI Ocean Academy

•  Modules open for applications