Educational fact sheet
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
The commission established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO.
Understanding the sea
Educational resources
Resources to help you understand key maritime issues, their governance and ocean ecosystems: fact sheets on institutions and conventions relating to the law of the sea, and posters on the marine environment.
Fact sheets and posters
12 resources
Resource type
Educational fact sheet
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
The establishment, operation and role of the IMO in maritime safety and the fight against pollution.
Educational fact sheet
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
The origins, functioning and powers of the court established by the UNCLOS.
Educational fact sheet
The MARPOL Convention
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973, 1978 Protocol).
Educational fact sheet
The World Trade Organisation (WTO)
The establishment of the WTO in 1995, its functioning and its role in regulating world trade.
Educational fact sheet
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Background, process and impact of the convention adopted in Montego Bay in 1982.
Educational poster
Ocean acidification
Causes, consequences and solutions. Designed by Maëline Garrouste.
Educational poster
Science workshop: ocean acidification
A simple experiment to observe the effects of acidification. Created by Maëline Garrouste.
Educational poster
Sharks: a key endangered species
Designed by Maëline Garrouste.
Educational poster
The Posidonia seagrass bed
Designed by Maëline Garrouste.
Educational poster
The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
Designed by Maëline Garrouste.
Educational poster
The siphonophore
Designed by Maëline Garrouste.
Reports, articles and research papers produced by the foundation and the Study Centres.
View publications