The International Ocean Institute (IOI)

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Who We Are

The International Ocean Institute (IOI) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the sustainable development of the oceans. Having contributed to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and as a consultative body to the UN itself, IOI shares in the belief that the ocean is humankind's common heritage and a source of life. To this end, IOI embraces Pacem in Maribus (Peace in the Oceans) in order to promote and advocate the peaceful and sustainable uses of ocean space and coasts. The organization posits its strengths on its training and capacity-building programs, as well as on its educational, sustainable management and ocean conservation outreach.

Programs & Activities

• IOI has held 32 Pacem in Maribus conferences since the first to be held in Malta 1970.
• IOI Operational Center can be found in the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Malta, Nigeria, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, and United States of America.
• IOI benefits from arrangements with 26 host institutions in the above countries. The latter enjoy the benefits of working together through the global IOI Network on ocean affairs.
• IOI produces research and policy-related publications dealing with ocean governance and ocean science.
• Through the organization of a series of Leadership Seminars, IOI identifies the implications of sustainable development with a focus on regional seas.
• IOI is developing a system-wide program for the coordination, delivery, quality assurance and development of education programs in the field of ocean research.
• Global partnerships in education, training and capacity building programming is conducted through IOI Ocean Learn, ORDA

IOI website:
www.ioinst.org

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