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Elisabeth Mann Borgese : [memorial booklet]

Elisabeth Mann Borgese : [memorial booklet]

A book produced by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), the Nippon Foundation and the Ship and Ocean Foundation, commemerating the life of Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Contains pictures, and a section of the Japanese translation of "The Oceanic Circle." Also contains a list of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, and Mann Borgese's curriculum vitae in English.
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.
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.
Correspondence between the International Ocean Institute, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Zhiguo Gao and ...

Correspondence between the International Ocean Institute, Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Zhiguo Gao and Ping Han

File contains correspondence with Dr. Gao Zhiguo and his wife, Ping Han. Some of which concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) and the Ocean Yearbook. Other topics of discussion include Ping Han’s studying at Dalhousie. Also includes a copy of the article "China and the Law of the Sea (LoS) Convention" by Gao Zhiguo.
Integrating the insurance industry into integrated coastal management

Integrating the insurance industry into integrated coastal management

File contains “Oceans and the Service Economy: Integrating the Insurance Industry into Integrated Coastal Management” by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), which discusses applies the issue of the common heritage to the issue of ocean economics. Includes two versions of a concept paper prepared by the IOI for the Insurance Industry and World Summit on Sustainable Development (held in Johannesburg, 2002).
Train-Sea-Coast Programme

Train-Sea-Coast Programme

File contains information on the Train-Sea-Coast Program, which was a United Nations initiative run by DOALOS (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Some documents discuss the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s running a training programme on behalf of the Train-Sea-Coast Program. Includes reports, drafts, proposals, newsletters, conference and meeting material, website print-outs, program rules; and project documents. Correspondence is attached to some publications. File also contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.
Correspondence with journalists regarding articles about Elisabeth Mann Borgese's life and work

Correspondence with journalists regarding articles about Elisabeth Mann Borgese's life and work

File contains correspondence with journalists - namely CBC, CTV, and Vatican Radio - reporting on Elisabeth Mann Borgese life and work. File includes correspondence concerning Mann Borgese's proposed film project, "Four Oceans" and a film adaptation of Mann Borgese's "Drama on the Oceans;" a proposal for a documentary film about Mann Borgese; copies of articles about Mann Borgese; and various pieces Mann Borgese submitted to the press. Also contains several copies of Mann Borgese's CVs. See also correspondence with Eberhard Goerner (MS-2-744, Box 361, Folder 18) for related correspondence.
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.
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.
Correspondence with Judge Abdul Koroma

Correspondence with Judge Abdul Koroma

File contains correspondence with Judge Abdul Koroma, of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations. Correspondence concerns International Ocean Institute and Pacem in Maribus conferences, the need for ratification of UNCLoS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), a nomination for Judge Koroma to sit on the International Court of Justice, a series of letters sent out in advance of the Preparatory Committee meeting of 1986 (PrepCom), and the continued need for a new international economic order in the 1990s.
Correspondence with Alyn Ware

Correspondence with Alyn Ware

File contains correspondence with Alyn Ware, Consultant at Large for the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy. Includes a copies of two papers by Ware ('Returning to the World Court: Notes on Possible Avenues for Follow-up Action in the International Court of Justice on Nuclear Disarmament," and "Nuclear Denizens of the Deep: Can we Prohibit Them?"), discussion surrounding bill introduced in the New Zealand parliament ("Nuclear Free Zone Expansion"), along with a copy of the bill, a speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the bill, and a paper by Mann Borgese titled "Ocean Governance."
The parable of the north wind and the sun

The parable of the north wind and the sun

File contains an adaptation of the parable of the north wind and the sun, connecting it to the War on Terror. The parable is likely by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (see letter of September 25, 2001 in MS-2-744, Box 238, Folder 2).
The common heritage of mankind : from non-living to living resources and beyond by Elisabeth Mann...

The common heritage of mankind : from non-living to living resources and beyond by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File includes copies of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, written for a publication in honour of Shigeru Oda ("Liber Amicorum Judge Shigeru Oda"), on the expansion of the concept of "the common heritage of mankind" from the mineral resources of the international seabed to the ocean's living resources. The file contains a preprint version, as well as an earlier draft. The file also includes a copy of a different article by Mann Borgese, "The Common Heritage," which was published in 1974 in "Ceres" magazine (see MS-2-744, Box 174, Folder 18). File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
Correspondence with Alan Beesley

Correspondence with Alan Beesley

File contains correspondence with Ambassador John Alan Beesley, Canada's ambassador to the Law of the Sea Conference, and the head of the drafting committee. Topics of discussion include Beesley's honourary degree from Dalhousie, ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXVI, Law of the Sea training at the International Ocean Institute (IOI). File also contains a newspaper article on PIM XXVI, several articles and speeches by Ambassador Beesley ("The Missing Environmental Perspective," "The Negotiating Strategy of UNCLOS III: Developing and Developed Countries as Partners: A Pattern for Future Multilateral International Conferences?," "Purposes and Principles or Platitudes and Pronouncements," and "The International Constitution for the Oceans: Canada and the Rule of the Law"). Also includes "The Plot to Save the World" by Wade Rowland, which mentions Beesley and the UNCLoS conference, and copies of "Canada and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: The Need for Ratification," written/edited in part by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and sent to various government officials.
'C' - 'D' miscellaneous correspondence

'C' - 'D' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence with Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific and Freshwater Fisheries Canada, Supply and Services Canada, and Dalhousie University. Correspondents include Roy Cheeseman; Aldo Chircop; Garry Comber (Secretary-Treasurer of ICOD); David Copp; Jeanne-Mance Cote (administrative assistant to the President of ICOD); Heather Creech; Luc Cuyvers; Mary Jo Duncan. File includes a copy of International Ocean Institute (IOI) statutes and lists IOI Board of Trustees. File contains one piece of personal correspondence.
Correspondence with Ronald St. John Macdonald

Correspondence with Ronald St. John Macdonald

File contains correspondence with Legal Scholar and Judge, Ronald St. John Macdonald. Topics of discussion include attendance at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's contribution to a book honouring Professor Wang Tieya (includes a brief biography blurb of Mann Borgese), Mann Borgese's support for a nomination of Macdonald for promotion within the Order of Canada, and correspondence with Macdonald about joining the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File Includes a copy of "UNCLoS, UNCED, and the Restructuring of the United Nations System" by Mann Borgese; a copy of "The United Nations Decade of International Law" by Macdonald; and a copy of an article by René Jean Dupuy ("Humanity and the Environment").
UN informal consultative process on the oceans and the law of the sea (UNICPOLOS) : [charts and c...

UN informal consultative process on the oceans and the law of the sea (UNICPOLOS) : [charts and correspondence]

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.
Background materials on the virtual university for the ocean

Background materials on the virtual university for the ocean

File contains background materials used at mettings of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University, and with the UN (United Nations) University for Peace on the development of a Virtual University for the Ocean. The package includes a "Proposal for the Establishment of the IOI Virtual University" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, along with letters of support for the venture, syllabi, and other reports and summaries.
'B - I' miscellaneous correspondence

'B - I' miscellaneous correspondence

File includes correspondence and agreements with publishers and magazines. Correspondents include Basic Books; Duke University Press; Future; GEO magazine; Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (regarding Borgese's "Mediterranean Project").
Miscellaneous speeches and papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (Part 1 of 2)

Miscellaneous speeches and papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (Part 1 of 2)

File includes copies of speeches and papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes: "Music and Oceans," "Bioprospecting and Access to the Genetic Resources in the Area" (likely an excerpt from a larger work), "Working Paper: Analysis of Debate on Coordination," a copy of "Neuschottlände Bote," which contains a copy of Mann Borgese's convocation address given at Dalhousie in 1998 ("Meeting at a Crossroads"), and an article on her, "The Oceanic Circle" (a speech given by Mann Borgese upon receiving an honorary degree from Yokohama City University), "Report on the 'Pallas' Accident," "Oil and Gas and the Oceans," (a lecture given by Mann Borgese to the Coady International Institute), "Global Civic Culture," an unidentified speech given in celebration of the International Year of the Ocean (1998), and "The Future of the Oceans."
'C - F' miscellaneous correspondence

'C - F' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Paolo Fulci, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, on Elisabeth Mann Borgese's proposal to establish a United Nations Ocean Assembly. File also contains correspondence with Canadian Member of Parliament Charles Caccia, on the "Halifax Declaration" reached at Pacem in Marbius (PIM) XXVI.
Arvid Pardo : retrospect and prospect by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

Arvid Pardo : retrospect and prospect by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, written after Pardo's death (in 1999), discussing his achievements (mainly with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), and concluding with a discussion of new issues affecting the international sea-bed area (e.g. under-sea fiber optic cables).
Correspondence with the Honourable Charles Caccia

Correspondence with the Honourable Charles Caccia

FIle contains correspondence with Canadian Member of Parliament Charles Caccia. Correspondence concerns Bill C-27, the Law of the Sea, the United States-Canada fisheries dispute, the International Ocean Institute, and animal rights. Includes a commentary by Caccia that was published in the journal Environment, documents about Caccia's Parliamentary Centre for Environmentally Sustainable Development and copies of House of Commons Debates. Also includes a speech by Caccia ("Political Leadership and the Brundtland Report: What are the Implications for Public Policy?")
'L - M' miscellaneous correspondence

'L - M' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Ruud Lubbers (on the United Nations Oceans Assembly proposal), Senator Allan J. MacEachen, Francois Napoleon Bailet and Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin (on the notion of a Tobin Tax).
GPA news forum : [newsletter and website printouts]

GPA news forum : [newsletter and website printouts]

File contains a newsletter and a print-out of material from a website. The material is a co-publication between International Ocean Institute (IOI) and UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). The issue features the article "The Regional Seas Programme - A New Direction" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
'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.
Correspondence with Don Campbell

Correspondence with Don Campbell

File contains correspondence with Deputy Minister Donald W. Campbell of the Ministry of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Topics discussed include the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), the proposal for a "Committee of the Whole" or a United Nations forum to discuss ocean matters, and Canada's ratification of UNCLoS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). File also includes "Proposal for the Establishment of a Committee of the Whole to Deal Effectively with Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Duplicate copies of documents have not been digitized.
Reports and papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

Reports and papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains several reports, a paper, and a proposal written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes the following documents: 1) five annexes: "The Eco-Village Project: Introduction and Summary," "The Job Creating Potential of Integrated Coastal Management: Introduction and Summary," "The Revitalization of the Regional Sea Programme," "Institutional Development at the Global Level Introduction and Summary," "The IOI Training Programme;" 2) "Technology Cooperation," a paper written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) (this version contains some handwritten annotations/corrections by the author); 3) the first draft of the "Proposal for the Establishment of the International Ocean Institute Virtual University"; and 4) a description of International Ocean Institute (for a promotional brochure).
The international sea-bed authority : new tasks

The international sea-bed authority : new tasks

File contains a report by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which outlines new roles for the International Sea-Bed Authority (ISBA). In particular is a discussion about the potential uses of methane hydrates as a new energy source. File also includes correspondence with Michael Zammit Cutajar of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Miscellaneous papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

Miscellaneous papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File includes the following papers by Elisabeth Mann Borgese: "Proposal for the Establishment of a Committee of the Whole to Deal Effectively with Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea," "The Convention: A birds-eye view," "UNICPOLOS [United Nations Informal Consultative Process on the Oceans and the Law of the Sea]:The first session," "On the Agenda", "Law of the Sea for the Twenty-[first] Century", "The Future of the Oceans: Challenges and Policies for UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization] at Horizon 2020", "Enhancing Sustainable Development and Human Security in the Ocean", a draft of "Integrating Sustainable Development and Regional Security", "Ocean Governance and the Secretary-General's Agenda for Peace", "The Ocean Assembly", "Agrigento", "New Ways to Govern the Seas", "UNCLoS +5", "Fiji, USP", and a policy paper.
Correspondence with Mario Baptista Coelho

Correspondence with Mario Baptista Coelho

File contains correspondence to Mario Baptista Coelho, who was the personal assistant to Portugese president Mario Soares. Included is discussion of administrative matters relating to organization of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), especially the the First Plenary session of the IWCO held at the United Nations University in Tokyo in September 1995 (including provisional agendas). Also included is a tentative programme of work for the IWCO. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
Correspondence with Venancio De Moura

Correspondence with Venancio De Moura

File contains a piece of correspondence from De Moura, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola. Letter concerns Elisabeth Mann Borgese's resignation from the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
Correspondence with Stjepan Keckes

Correspondence with Stjepan Keckes

File contains correspondence with Stejan Keckes, who was a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence discusses the draft text of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s activities for the IWCO.
Correspondence with Dr. S.K. Singh

Correspondence with Dr. S.K. Singh

File includes correspondence with Dr. Singh, it Includes a copy of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's "Suggestions for Minor Changes for Final Draft," for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s final report, and a letter on Elisabeth Mann Borgese's resignation from the IWCO.
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