IOI Chile launched its first Training Programme in Spanish at Universidad Autónoma de Chile, welcoming participants from across the region. Covering UNCLOS, the Blue Economy, and ocean management, the course featured expert lectures, field trips, and negotiation simulations. This programme marks a key step for the IOI in advancing ocean governance in South America.

Through its global training programmes on Ocean Governance offered since 1983, the IOI has contributed to the capacity development of more than 4,500 young practitioners from developing countries and countries in transition, building a growing global network of trained and empowered Ocean leaders.

IOI Ocean Academy's outreach continues to grow with IOI alumnus Monique Pool scheduled to deliver ocean literacy modules in Dutch out of Suriname. She joins the global network of the IOI in delivering ocean knowledge for all to target communities world wide.

The IOI global network welcomes Conor Savage as the new IOI Focal Point operating from Scotland, United Kingdom.

Awni Behnam, Honorary President and Behzad Alipour Tehrany, IOI representative, attended meetings in Geneva.

IOI Egypt successfully delivered its first Ocean Governance Training Programme in November 2024. This milestone programme marked a significant step in advancing sustainable ocean governance in the region, also since it was the first IOI Ocean governance training programme to be offered completely in the Arabic language.

The Managing Director of IOI attended COP29 in Baku, advocating for the transformative power of Ocean and Climate Literacy to bridge the gap between knowledge, behaviour, and action, while empowering communities and policymakers to address climate change and safeguard ocean health.

By the end of 2024, 51 IOI Ocean Academy Courses will have been successfully delivered globally by 19 active Ocean Academy nodes.

This year’s IOI Special Seminar, also the fourth offering in the annual IOI Alumni CPD series, highlighted the urgent need to move beyond rhetoric and foster actionable solutions for the Ocean. The interactive format brought together experts, policymakers, and young ocean professionals, to consider and address the disconnect between global Ocean goals and effective implementation, and the potential actions and good practices that are needed for a sustainable future for our global Ocean.

As another successful edition of the IOI Malta Training Programme concludes, the IOI remains steadfast in its mission to empower the next generation of ocean leaders through education, capacity building, and innovative approaches to ocean governance.