IOInforma news bulletin 2025
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 participates in the Ocean Decade Fifth Foundations Dialogue "The Ocean is the Mother of Life", 3 - 5 September, Tokyo, Japan: REPORT
- Award of the 15th IOI Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary 2025 and successful completion of the 2024-25 EMB Bursary, 2 October, Malta: REPORT
News
- IOI Honorary President contributes as an expert speaker in the International Roundtable Consultation “MARITIME ORDER IN THE GLOBAL ERA, National Interest vs. Common Good of Humanity”25 September, Valletta, Malta And Courtesy visit to IOI HQ 26 September, IOI HQ, Malta: REPORT
- 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16); 20-23 October, Geneva: REPORT
- Maritime Spatial Planning Cooperation Workshop; 28-29 September, Beijing, PR China: REPORT
- IOI’s Representative attends the United Nations: Second Session of the BBNJ Preparatory Commission, 18-29 August; New York: REPORT
IOI Capacity Development Portfolio
- Governance for Resilience: Showcasing Nature-Based Solutions in Ocean and Climate Policy (IOI Alumni CPD Series), 30 October, Online: REPORT
- IOI alumni graduate from IOI South Africa Training Centre’s 13th Ocean Governance Training Programme focussing on the African Seas, 1 - 26 September, Cape Town, S Africa: REPORT
- Successful completion of the IOI China Training Programme on Ocean Governance and Sustainable Development, 16-25 September, Tianjin, China: REPORT
- IOI Egypt offered two Training Workshops on Ocean Governance, 15 - 18 September, Suez, and 12-15 October, Hurghada: REPORT
IOI Ocean Academy
- News from the IOI Ocean Academy Directors’ Network: Reports
- REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan
- SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan
Highlights from the IOI Capacity Development Portfolio
- 10th IOI Training Programme on the Sustainable Development and Governance of the Caspian Sea; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 14–25 July: REPORT
- 6th IOI Thailand Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance Framework, Implementation of UNCLOS and its Related Instruments in the Southeast Asian Seas and Indian Ocean; Phuket, Thailand, 1 - 29 July: REPORT
- IOI Germany Summer Course: Generating Impact Through Transdisciplinary Research: Co-Designing Solutions for Complex Marine and Coastal Challenges, Hybrid Programme: Online and in Indonesia, 28 July - 8 August: REPORT
- IOI Canada module on Ocean Governance: Legal, Environmental And Security Challenges for the 2024-2025 NF-POGO Scholars; Dalhousie, Canada, 9-10 July: REPORT
News
- World Oceans Day 8 June 2025: “WONDER: Sustaining what Sustains Us”; IOI Network events held globally: REPORT
- Celebrating Creative Advocacy: Highlights from the “Navigating the BBNJ Agreement” Hackathon Prize Ceremony, Beyond Borders Pavilion, Green Zone – UNOC3; Nice, France, 13 June: REPORT
- New member joins the IOI Governing Board
IOI Ocean Academy
- REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Togo
- SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Costa Rica, Egypt, Maldives, South Africa
Highlights
- IOI Delegation at the United Nations Ocean Conference; Nice: REPORT
- IOI Panellists at the ICP-25; UN NY: REPORT
- 2nd Webinar of the IOI Alumni CPD Programme (2025): REPORT
News
- IOI extends training partnership with IOI China Centre: REPORT
- New IOI Ocean Academy programme in Togo for Ewe-speaking communities
- IOI Canada Online Training Course successfully completed: REPORT
- IOI represented at the EUROFISH Market Seminar; Vilnius, Lithuania: REPORT
- IOI at the first UM Maritime Platform Conference, University of Malta, Malta: REPORT
Capacity Development Opportunities
- IOI Ocean Academy
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- REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Costa Rica (Spanish), Morocco (French/Moroccan Dialect);
- SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Pakistan: (Urdu & English); Kenya (Swahili); Thailand (Thai); Maldives(Dhivehi); Singapore (Hindi); Mexico (Spanish); Georgia (Georgian); Ukraine (Ukrainian); Suriname (Dutch)
Highlights
- IOI Delegation at the 5th United Nations Ocean Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Development Goal 14; Geneva; 3-5 March: REPORT
- IOI represented at the United Nations: First Session of the Preparatory Commission for entry into force of the BBNJ: REPORT
- IOI welcomed HE Judge Prof Frida Maria Armas Pfirter on a courtesy visit to IOI HQ in Malta: REPORT
- IOI CPD Webinar: Aligning Trade Policies with Sustainable Ocean Use: Insights from the 5th UN Ocean Forum, 27 March: REPORT
Capacity Development Opportunities
- IOI Ocean Governance Training Courses currently accepting Applications: TRAINING APPLICATIONS OPEN
- IOI Germany Hybrid Summer School: “Generating Impact Through Transdisciplinary Research: Co-Designing Solutions for Complex Marine and Coastal Challenges” In-Person: Bogor, Indonesia, 28 July - 8 August, and Streamed Online Internationally: OPEN FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
IOI Ocean Academy
- The IOI Ocean Academy - Ocean Literacy Knowledge for All
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- REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Singapore, Maldives, Thailand, Pakistan, Morocco;
- SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: India, Portugal, South Africa;
- NEWS from the IOI Ocean Academy Network.
Highlights
- IOI Chile successfully delivered its first Training Programme in Spanish, “Ocean Governance in South America: Challenges and Opportunities/Gobernanza de los Oceanos en Sudamérica: desarrollo y oportunidades”, 6 - 31 January, Santiago, Chile: REPORT
News
- New IOI Focal Point in the United Kingdom: ANNOUNCEMENT
- IOI is represented at UN meetings at the Palais des Nations in Geneva in January and February: REPORT
Capacity Development Opportunities
- Creating Ocean Leaders: the IOI shall be offering its annual in-person Training Programmes on Ocean Governance portfolio in 2025 - follow and share our Media outreach for application opportunities over the year
- IOI Alumni Continuous Professional Development Programme in 2025; REGISTER NOW
IOI Ocean Academy
- The IOI Ocean Academy Programme receives a funding extension for three years and is expected to deliver over 60 modules in in 2025 globally; registration opportunities are now open: NEWS
New IOI Ocean Academy Node, Suriname: Registrations are now open for the first module being offered March – April in Dutch