File contains copies of the draft resoultion of the "Law of the Sea" and a resolution concerning sea-bed mining. The file also includes a non-paper entitled "Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI and Annexes III and IV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea."
File contains a paper by James E. Knott examining the United Nations' international forces, focusing specifically on the Military Staff Committee debate, proposals of General and Complete Disarmament, and peacekeeping.
File contains part of a UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research) paper of uncertain authorship, which is missing pages 1-16. Includes only "Section 3: The Symbiotic Interface Between Civilian and Military Technology."
This file contains reports by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the first two sessions of the United Nations Informal Consultative Process on the Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS), which had the aim to build a global system of ocean governance. The first session was held May 30-June 2, 2000, and the second session was held from May 7 to May 11, 2001.
File contains material from the Meeting of Experts on the Establishment of a Mediterranean Regional Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology." A conference sponsored by the United Nations INdustrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and held in Vienna, Austria. Included are administrative documents, for instance, agendas, and lists of conference participants. Also included are issue papers and reports. In addition, the file also contains material from the Workshop on Marine Industrial Technology for the Development of Marine Non-Living Resources and its Applications, held in Madras, India over January 27-30, 1993. Including an invitation, background paper, agenda, lists of participants and issues discussed, and copies of slides. Also includes papers presented at this conference, including: "Exploitation of Polymetallic Nodules: The Role of Developing Countires" by Jan Magne Markussen of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, "Environmental Impacts of Marine Resource Exploitation Within the EEZs" by Gerd Schriever and Hjalmar Thiel of the Institut für Hydrobiologie und Fischereiwissenschaft, "Non-Fuel Mineral Resource Evaluation in Louisiana's EEZ and Potential Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation" by Chacko J. John and Charles G. Groat from Louisiana State University, two papers on seabed mining by J.P. Lenoble, "Exploration of Offshore Heavy Mineral Placers on the East and West Coasts of India" by B.R.J. Rao, "Exploration Technology for Seabed Minerals: Indian Experience" by P.S. Rao and R.R. Nair, "Processing of Sea Bed Minerals" by P.K. Sen, "Indian Wave Energy Programme: The 150 KW Pilot Plant: Future Plans" by Professor V.S. Raju of the Indian Institute of Technology, and a paper of uncertain authorship entitled "Role of Education System and Research Instiutions in Marine Technology Development." Also contains a background note on the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Some documents contain handwritten annotations/noted by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See MS-2-744, Box 263, Folder 7 for final reports from these workships and meetings.
File includes reports created by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), correspondence, notes, and drafts. Included are copies of: "The UNIDO Programme on Technological Advances," a copy of "Report on the Possibility of Establishing Regional Centres for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, background information on the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, report on the Meeting of Experts on the Establishment of a Mediterranean Regional Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology," April 1989, "International Co-operation in Industrial Research and Development," a paper on marine industrial technology, "Deep Seabed Minerals: Mining and Related Technologies," a report from the 1991 meeting of the Expert Group on the Establishment of a Caribbean Centre for Marine Industrial Technology, a copy of "Feasibility Study on Mediterranean Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (a paper that was contracted by UNIDO), a copy of a speech ("The New International Technological Order Emerging from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"), and several partial reports. See file MS-2-744 Box 264, Folder 2 for related correspondence. File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.
File includes three papers, including one ("UNSSOD I: Outcome of the Session and Implementation of its Final Document" by Ronald Purver) that was presented in Toronto at conference on the UNSSOD II. File also includes "The Desirability and Feasibility of Negotiated Controls on Strategic Anti-Submarine Warfare" by Ronald Purver) as well as correspondence from John Platt (of the Club of Rome), which includes his article, "Now is the Time."
File contains brochures, newsletters, papers, project proposals, news releases, newspaper clippings, and print-outs from UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) website. Documents deal with the UNEP's Sasakawa Prize (for the years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002), a report by previous award winners (of whom Elisabeth Mann Borgese was one), reports on collaboration with the International Ocean Institute (IOI), a copy of GESAMP's (the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Environmental Protection) draft report ("Sea of Troubles: State of the World's Oceans"). The file also includes a copy of "Das Parlament" (for which Borgese wrote an article), the United Nations' "Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea," information on the Caribbean Environment Programme, and information on Agenda 21. File contains duplicate copies, and oversize material, which have not been digitized.
File contains documents used and created by participants in various Global Programme of Action (GPA) conferences and meetings held between 2000 and 2001. Includes (from the April 2000 meeting): a list of documents, agendas, background papers, correspondence about the participation of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), an "Alternative Draft High Level Declaration," conclusions from the co-chairs, a draft report from Discussion Panel B: "Economic and Social Impact of Marine Pollution and Degradation, Especially in Coastal Areas." Contains, from the August 2000 meetings: correspondence, and discussion papers. Also contains correspondence, a non-paper, press releases, agendas, membership lists, policy papers, copies of a website, a paper from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds 1971 and 1992, steering committee documents (Mann Borgese was a member), all arising from the Fourth Meeting of Regional Seas held in Montreal between November 21 and 23, 2001. Also included is a copy of "The Montreal Declaration on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities," which arose out of the conferences. The file also contains a plan for the International Ocean Institute booth at one of the conferences, and handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See file MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 10 for correspondence between GPA and International Ocean Institute during this period, and MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 11 and MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 12 for related documents. File contains duplicates which have not been digitized.
File contains documents from the meeting, which was held in Montreal from November 21-23, 2001. File includes: A list of documents; a list of participants; a report from the 1999 meeting of this group; a provisional agenda; a presentation by the International Ocean Institute (IOI); an inventory of work in chemicals undertaken by regional sea programmes; "Ecosystem-based Management of Fisheries: The Way Forward;" a report of transboundary movements of wastes; reports on a process to establish the state of the marine environment; a report on cooperation in the Mediterranean; a policy papers from the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or Their Representatives on International Environmental Government meeting of July 17, 2001; reports multilateral environmental agreements; a report on the "Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment rom Land-based Activities through Improved Coastal and Ocean Governance;" a report on issues facing regional sea conventions and plans; meeting minutes from the Caspian Sturgeon Resources: Stakeholders' Meeting (July 12-13, 2001); a memorandum of understanding between the Secretariat of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the Secretariat of the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific; and the "Report of the Third Global Meeting of Regional Seas Convention and Action Plans" from November 2000.
File includes reports, brochures, papers, background documents, and drafts of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's brochure "The Oceans, the Convention and You." Also includes "Environmental Law in the United Nations Environment Programme" by Peter H. Sand, and documents relating to the 1997 Sasakawa Environment Prize.
File includes material relating to reports, project proposals, regulations, correspondence relevant to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Includes: "Report on Informal Inter-Agency Meeting at UNESCO," conducted under the auspices of International Ocean Institute (IOI) in Paris, 1983, reports on the World Decade of Cultural Development, addresses by President Mario Soares and Federico Mayor, "Consultation on the Use of Findings of Environmental Research in Environmental Education," reports on the Trieste System, "An Ocean Assembly" by Alexander Yankov and Mario Ruivo, and "Draft Declaration," possibly written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See file MS-2-744 Box 260, Folder 4 for correspondence with UNESCO during this period.
File includes a summary report of the ninth session of the assembly, a report of the secretary to the commission, a provisional list of documents, a programme of work and finiancial requests, a summary report of the executive council of the seventh session, and a report by the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) on its activities.
File contains agendas, reports, case studies, lists of participants, brochures and handwritten notes from the seminar, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between March 28 and April 2, 1994. Elisabeth Mann Borgese was the coordinator for one of the sessions (April 1, 1994), and made several presentations. The seminar was sponsored by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and the IOI's Africa office. Several of the case studies relate to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) and landlocked Africian nations. File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.
File contains two proposals by the United Nations Development Project (UNDP) Global Environment Facility (GEF) that the International Ocean Institute was involved with. Proposals are entitled "Distance Education Project 1990. Marine Resources Management and Development: A Proposal" and "A Proposal for a Certificate and Diploma Program in Ocean Resources Management." See MS-2-744, Box 263, Folder 9 for relating correspondence.
File contains documents, the majority of which pertain to the project "Support for Regional Oceans Training Programme," reference no. GLO/91/G33, proposed to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Includes project proposal; main parameters of the project; project brief; memorandum; and evaluative comments' project performance report. File also includes two other proposals for training support.
File includes two documents: a copy of "International Waters," which is the fourth chapter of a book, and a report from a Global Environment Facility (GEF) council meeting held in Washington D.C., on February 22-24, 1995, entitled "Scope and Preliminary Operational Strategy for International Waters," providing an update on GEF activities, and program priorities for 1995.
File contains documents relating to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Included is a news release on the publication of the fourth annual "Human Development Report," "Terms of Reference for a Review of a Possible UNDP Strategic Initiative in Ocean and Coastal Management," "Summary of Recommendations of Working Group on Technology Cooperation," memorandums, a draft report ("Ocean and Coastal Resources Management for Sustainable Human Development"), the "Action Plan for Human Resources Development and Capacity Building for the Planning and Management of Coastal and Marine Areas, 1993-1997," a note from Philip Reynolds on a meeting discussing a possible UNDP initiative on ocean and coastal management.
File contains two revised versions of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project proposal "Support for Regional Oceans Training Programs." File also includes a project performance evaluation report.
File contains a PhD dissertation, subtitled "Historical and New Proposals for an International Seabed Authority as related to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea."
File includes a newspaper clipping ("Computerized Fish Processing Equipment a Hit at Boston Show"), handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (mainly on food processing and technology), and three lists of participants at the United Nations Conference on Conditions for Registration of Ships.
Documents concerning UNCLoS that EMB maintained for research purposes. Includes reports; lists of countries that ratified UNCLOS; copies of papers presented at related conferences; journal articles; one piece of correspondence.
File contains two copies of the article "UNCLoS (United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea) and the New International Economic Order" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for publication as an insert in "Neptune."
File contains papers from the Inter-Governmental Working Group on Marine Pollution, part of the UN Conference on the Human Environment. This includes conference papers submitted by the delegates from Japan, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
File contains a copy of a questionnaire from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Reveals many administrative details about International Ocean Institute (IOI).
Includes conference invitations and materials (a programme, an information note); a copy of the paper "Training and Education in Ocean Management for the 21st Century: Regional and Global Aspects" by EMB; memorandum of understanding between International Ocean Institute and IOC, contract between Pacem in Maribus and IOC, and other documents concerning the collaboration between International Ocean Institute and IOC
File contains two copies of a speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The speeches discuss the economic value of the oceans, and how a management or governance system for the oceans and these resources has started to emerge.
File contains a lecture by Elisabeth Mann Borgese delivered at the Undersea Foundation, in Santa Barbara, California. It discusses the fifth session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, providing a brief background of the Conference, and four points about the future of the conference. This version contains some handwritten notes/corrections.
File contains a copy of the German version of "The Language Barrier: Beast and Men" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. This version contains a handwritten inscription to Mann Borgese. See also MS-2-744, Box 185, Folder 1 for galley proofs.
File contains the galley proofs of the German translation of "The Language Barrier: Beasts and Men" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See also MS-2-744, Box 143, Folder 10 for another version of this work.
File contains two versions (a draft outline and a pre-print) of a paper detailing the achievements of UNCLOS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).
File contains documents from the United Nations' Second Generation Experts' Meeting, and the resulting collection of papers that Elisabeth Mann Borgese was involved in editing. File Includes correspondence, a draft copy of the proceedings manuscript, and copies of the following papers: "Protecting Future Generations: Precedents and Practicalities" by Philippe Sands, "Safeguarding Future Generations" by Christopher D. Stone, "International Court of Justice: Aspects of its Power and Composition" and "Some Thoughts on the 1982 Convention as the Basis for Confidence-Building at Sea" by M.C.W. Pinto,"Geopolitical Dimension to Restructuring the United Nations" by M. M. Puri, the introduction from "Cosmopolitan Democracy" edited by Daniele Archibugi and David Held, "From the United Nations to Cosmpolitan Democracy" by Daniele Archibugi, "Pacem in Maribus, UNCLOS, and UNCED: Integrating Institutional Mechanisms for Ocean Governance" by Peter B. Payoyo, "Some Legal Aspects of the Perceived Role of a Guardian for Future Generations in Monitoring 'Sustainability' of any Use of Marine Living Resources" by Sidney Holt, "Reform of the United Nations: A Third World Perspective" by Joseph S. Warioba, "The New Deep Seabed Mining Regime" and "Some Observations on the Agreement Implementing Part XI of the Convention on the Law of the Sea" by L.D.M. Nelson, "Agenda for Peace and the Law of the Sea Naval Arms Control: The UN Second Generation-Experts Meeting" by Rob Huebert, "The Law of the Sea Convention and the Restructuring of the United Nations System" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, a statement by Layashi Yaker, "Seapower and Reservation" by Rear-Admiral Fred W. Crickland & Geoffrey L. Wittol, a preface by Salvino Busuttil, and "Institutional Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region: Resource Development and Environmental Protection" by Professor Barbara Kwiatkowska
File contains an audio recording of a United Nation meeting held on April 8, 1976. The recording was taped over another recording created on February 18-19, 1967.
File contains a chart created by Elisabeth Mann Borgese that may have been presented or distributed as part of UNICPOLOS (United Nations Informal Consultative Process on the Oceans). Includes draft versions with corrections by Mann Borgese. Also includes correspondence on the chart, and copies of "Call to International Action" adopted at the 1996 Coastal Zone Conference.
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