Highlights
- IOI Representation at COP28, Dubai, 8 - 12 December: REPORT
- IOI Special Seminar/IOI Alumni CPD: Breaking the Stalemate: The Role of Ocean Literacy in Catalysing Progress on SDG 14 and Beyond; Hybrid 7th December, Europe House, Valletta: REPORT
- IOI Representation at the International Symposium of the United Nations Regular Process on strengthening the Ocean science-policy interface; 12-13 December, IOC-UNESCO Headquarters, Paris: 12-13 December: REPORT
- Successful delivery of the 18th In-person IOI Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance for the Mediterranean, Black, Baltic and Caspian Seas; 6 November - 7 December: REPORT
- IOI Courtesy Visits in 2023
Ocean Training and Capacity Development Opportunities
- Ocean Literacy and IOI Alumni Lecture Series, offered by IOI Nigeria; Hybrid, 1st December Nigeria: REPORT
- IOI Germany Monsoon School: Generating impact in complex coastal and marine contexts; Online 1 - 10 November: REPORT
- Ocean Governance Workshop for Indigenous Peoples, offered by IOI Canada; 23 - 27 October, Canada: REPORT
- IOI Ocean Academy Programme in 2023
Highlights
- IOI participates in the 5th International Conference on Sustainability, 19-20 September, New Delhi, India: REPORT
- Continuing Professional Development Webinar Series: VENTURING INTO THE ABYSS: DEEP SEABED MINING; 28 September: REPORT
- IOI participation at the Special Panel Discussion under the Thirty-Second Session of the Committee of Participants of the GSTP, 19 September, Geneva: REPORT
Ocean Training and Capacity Development Opportunities
- Successful completion of the 9th IOI training Programme on the Sustainable Development and Governance of the Caspian Sea; Hybrid, 11 – 22 September, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: REPORT
- Training Course on Ocean Governance: Legal Framework, Policies, Technologies and Practices, 11 - 22 September; Hybrid, 11-22 September, Tianjin, China: REPORT
- IOI South Africa's 11th Ocean Governance Training Programme, Cape Town, 4 - 29 September: REPORT
- IOI Ocean Academy: REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Maldives Sri Lanka; SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Maldives
- Award of the IOI Elisabeth Mann Borgese Bursary, 29 September: REPORT
- 17th Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture, 28 September, Halifax, Canada: REPORT
Highlights
- World Oceans Day 2023: “PLANET OCEAN: TIDES ARE CHANGING” IOI Network events held globally
- Continuing Professional Development Webinar Series: Beyond boundaries: how is the new 'high seas' treaty a game changer?: REPORT
Announcement: Venturing into the Abyss: Deep Seabed Mining – Online – 28 September 2023, 15:00 - 16:30hrs CEST
News
- IOI Focal Point in Chile organised the 2nd International Seminar “Oceans, Sustainability and Environment” in partnership with Universidad Autonoma de Chile and the Instituto de Investigacion en Derecho of the Law School: REPORT
- Obituary: Alexandra Behnam-Hannawi (13/09/38 – 07/08/23)
Ocean Training and Education Opportunities
- IOI Ocean Academy: REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Singapore, Costa Rica, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore ((हिंदी) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Nigeria, Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa; LAUNCH of the first Ocean Academy programme by Singapore in Hindi (हिंदी)
Highlights
- 19 June 2023, governments adopted the new International legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
- Preserving Our Ocean Legacy: IOI Honorary President Awni Behnam on the adoption of the new 'high seas' treaty
- IOI Representative at the Further resumed 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on BBNJ: REPORT
News
- IOI is represented at the UN ICP: New Maritime Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities, 5-9 June 2023; REPORT
- Representatives of the IOI participate in the UN Trade Forum 2023 - Toward the SDG Summit 2023: High-impact trade initiatives for accelerating the SDGs, 8th - 9th May 2023, Geneva: REPORT
- IOI Canada OCEAN GOVERNANCE Training: SDG 14 AND THE UN SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE, 11th April - 1st June 2023: REPORT
- IOI representative attends the PRE-INC 2 ASIA ONLINE FORUM, May 2023 and the PEMSEA Blue Carbon Forum in June 2023: REPORTS
Ocean Training and Education Opportunities
- IOI OCEAN ACADEMY: REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Pakistan, Maldives; SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Ukraine, Costa Rica, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Black & Mediterranean Seas
Highlights
- IOI Alumni Continuous Professional Development Webinar Series: Sailing into the Blue Economy; REPORT
- Launch of the IOI Canada Online Course on Ocean Governance: SDG14 and the UN Summit of the Future, 11 April - 1 June 2023; REPORT
- IOI South Africa Ocean Governance Training Programme for 2023, 4-29 September: REGISTRATIONS OPEN
News
- Obituary Judge Vladimir Vladimirovich Golitsyn (27/02/47 – 26/03/23)
Ocean Training and Education Opportunities
- IOI OCEAN ACADEMY: REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Costa Rica, Thailand; SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED: Singapore, India, Portugal, Pakistan
Highlights
- Survival at stake: Negotiations resume on an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS at the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, 20 February – 30 March 2023
- UNEP and IOI sign a 4-year Memorandum of Understanding; 13 February 2023
News
- WORLD OCEAN REVIEW 1: LIVING WITH THE OCEANS - now also available in Japanese
Ocean Training and Education Opportunities
- IOI Canada’s first WORKSHOP ON OCEAN GOVERNANCE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Canada, 5 - 9th December 2022: REPORT
- IOI Ocean Academy SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED Courses: South Africa, Pakistan, Singapore, India, Maldives, Turkey, Egypt: REPORTS