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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) roundtable on straddling and highly migratory fish stocks : ...

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) roundtable on straddling and highly migratory fish stocks : [conference materials]

File contains correspondence, agenda, list of participants, and a report relating to the NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) Roundtable on Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, organized by the United Nations Association in Canada. The International Ocean Institute (IOI) attended the conference.
The new international economic order and the law of the sea : [transcripts]

The new international economic order and the law of the sea : [transcripts]

File contains transcripts (along with a page of notes and a list of participants) from the two-day seminar sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI). This conference was attended by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Silviu Brucan, Sidney Holt, and Arvid Pardo, among others.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - regional leadership seminar on marine/ocean affai...

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - regional leadership seminar on marine/ocean affairs in Africa

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.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Fourth Global meeting of regional seas conventions ...

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Fourth Global meeting of regional seas conventions and action plans

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.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the Protection...

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities : [meeting documents]

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.
Mediterranean Multaqa (UNESCO conference) : [correspondence, meeting documents, and reports]

Mediterranean Multaqa (UNESCO conference) : [correspondence, meeting documents, and reports]

File contains material, including correspondence, reports, agenda, and registrations forms for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s 1998 conference called "Mediterranean Multaqa," which was chaired by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The conference aimed to explore the idea of establishing the Mediterranean as a maritime "zone of peace." Also included in this file is a concept paper, "Integrating Sustainable Development and Regional Security," and a statement by the chair of the closing session, both by Mann Borgese.
Correspondence with Richard Bells

Correspondence with Richard Bells

File contains correspondence with Professor Richard Bells regarding the planning of a conference for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, as well as an untitled project proposal.
'K' miscellaneous correspondence

'K' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and the following individuals: D.C. Krause (UNESCO), A.G. Koroma (Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the UN), A.N. Kholodilin (UNESCO), the International Institute for Integrative Technology (IIT), and V. Kopal (Academy of Science, Prague).
Correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski

Correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski

File contains correspondence with Victor M. Lessiovski, Special Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Topics of discussion include the Arctic Basin Project, Planning Council meetings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and sea shells.
Correspondence with Jan Pronk

Correspondence with Jan Pronk

File includes correspondence with Jan Pronk, who was a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands. Topics of discussion include the Willy Brandt Commission, and UNCLoS III (the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea), including a request by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to be part of the delegation from the Netherlands.
'S' - 'Z' miscellaneous correspondence

'S' - 'Z' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Bhagwat Singh; Krista Singleton-Cambage; Neroni Slade; Gillian Sorensen; Fergus Watt; and Michael Zammit Cutajar. File also includes brochure for the "International Year of the Ocean Asia-Pacific Conference," held in Brisbane Australia on September 26, 1998, and an NGO/DPI ballot.
'S' miscellaneous correspondence

'S' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains outgoing correspondence to Dieter Thomas (San Marino), on the role of small or mini-States in the United Nations, and a letter to West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
Correspondence with Inga Thorssen

Correspondence with Inga Thorssen

File contains correspondence with Inga Thorssen was a Swedish MP, and worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Correspondence includes discussion of the Law of the Sea Conference (UNCLoS III), and the report of the Brandt Commission.
Correspondence with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Correspondence with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

File contains material on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Included is material printed off UNITAR website (e.g., a work programme from 2001). Also included is an invitation and an agenda to a conference on "The Sea and Security" to be held in March 2002, at which Mann Borgese was supposed to give the keynote address.
Correspondence with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...

Correspondence with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission)

File contains correspondence, a conference meeting schedule, a seminar prospectus, final reports and an agenda from the Planning Group session for the seminar on "Oceans, Mankind and Ethics." The file also includes Pacem in Maribus invitations, and correspondence about the "Ocean Yearbook."
Statement on fisheries by Donald L. McKernan

Statement on fisheries by Donald L. McKernan

File includes a press release containing McKernan's statment to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction. Also includes a background paper on fisheries prepared by the United States' delegation.
United Nations informal consultative process on the oceans and the law of the sea (UNICPOLOS) : [...

United Nations informal consultative process on the oceans and the law of the sea (UNICPOLOS) : [reports]

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.
United Nations Seabed Committee report

United Nations Seabed Committee report

File includes a report arising from the July, 1972 meeting of the Mediterranean States Members of the United Nations Seabed Committee, newsclippings ("UN Seabed Committee Report," "Seabed 'belongs to the world,'" "Dividing the Spoils of the Sea into National Parcels"), a memorandum presented to United Kingdom Foreign Office officials ("Ocean Space Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction"), and a report ("Sea-Bed and Ocean Floor Developments," from October 1970). File also includes a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the notion of an ocean development tax. Duplicate copies in the file have not been digitized.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) prize

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) prize

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.
Reduced single negotiating text : [with comments]

Reduced single negotiating text : [with comments]

File contains a copy of the "Reduced Single Negotiating Text" based on a doucment used in the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea III (UNCLoS III), dealing with the sea-bed. Included is a list of comments on the draft of unknown authorship.
Contents of report : [first draft]

Contents of report : [first draft]

File contains two versions of "Contents of Report" (First Draft), which outline topics to be covered in the first draft of the Independent World Commision on the Oceans (IWCO)'s report.
Elisabeth Mann Borgese's C. V.

Elisabeth Mann Borgese's C. V.

File includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's c.v., which was sent to Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) administrators citing corrections to be made to the copy which was distributed at the Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro.
IWCO's sixth executive committee meeting : [meeting documents]

IWCO's sixth executive committee meeting : [meeting documents]

File contains documents used by members of the Executive Committee of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during their sixth (6th) meeting held 5 June 1997, in Newport, Rhode Island. Included is a draft report of the fifth (5th) meeting, an agenda, financial documents, drafts minutes from a study group on north/south issues, and a list of documents and participants.
Correspondence regarding Canadian ocean assessment hearings : ['L' - 'P' miscellaneous]

Correspondence regarding Canadian ocean assessment hearings : ['L' - 'P' miscellaneous]

File contains correspondence with Canadian government officials, including Huguette Labelle (president of the Canadian International Development Fund, or CIDA); and L.S. Parsons of the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans (outgoing only), and Professor Dale Poel (outgoing only). Correspondence mainly about the funding of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans and its public hearings in Canada. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
Correspondence with Danielle de St. Jorre

Correspondence with Danielle de St. Jorre

File contains correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Danielle de St. Jorre, who was the Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs, Planning and Environment. Included is an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and information about the 1995 meeting in Tokyo.
Correspondence with Harry de Vries

Correspondence with Harry de Vries

File contains correspondence to and from Harry deVries, of the Netherlands Organization for International Development Cooperation. Discussed was the issue of northern overfishing in the south.
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