The Ocean Incubator Network (OIN) Project and the Toolkit

Abstract

This chapter serves as the foundational entry point into understanding the Ocean Incubator Network (OIN) Project and this Toolkit as its milestone. Section 1 provides a comprehensive overview of the OIN Project, detailing its vision, objectives, key project results, and milestones. Following this, Sect. 2 explains the purpose of this Toolkit, which stands as a principal milestone of the project. It outlines the structure of the Toolkit and offers a preliminary summary of its contents, setting the stage for detailed exploration in subsequent chapters. In Sect. 3, the chapter concludes with reflections on potential future applications and developments of both the network and the Toolkit.<p>

<p>As an extensive guide endorsed by UNESCO to advance ocean literacy, the publication directly addresses Challenges 9 and 10 of the Ocean Decade.