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Correspondence between Maurice Strong of the International Development Research Centre and Elisab...

Correspondence between Maurice Strong of the International Development Research Centre and Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains correspondence with Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Chairman and Director of Petro-Canada. File also contains a postcard announcing Strong's candidacy for a seat in the Canadian Parliament in the 1979 election.
Appendix III : Soviet answer to the question : what must be done to ensure that the achievements ...

Appendix III : Soviet answer to the question : what must be done to ensure that the achievements of science are put to work in the economy without delay and on a broad scale?

File contains an appendix to an unknown document. The appendix is titled "Soviet answer to the question: What must be done to ensure that the achievements of science are put to work in the economy without delay and on a broad scale?"
Cooperative programme of research on aquaculture : reports by the General Fisheries Council for t...

Cooperative programme of research on aquaculture : reports by the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean

File contains two reports prepared by the FAO (Food and Argricultural Organization of the United Nations)'s General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean: "Cooperative Program of Research on Aquaculture: Report I," and "Report of the Third Session of the Cooperative Programme of Research on Aquaculture."
Fish and its place in culture by R. Kreuzer

Fish and its place in culture by R. Kreuzer

File contains a report from the FAO (Food and Argicultural Organization)'s technical conference on fishery products. It contains an inscription to Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which states she may find the work of interest with reference to her book "The Drama of the Oceans."
General Assembly Notes

General Assembly Notes

File contains photocopied notes from the Twenty-fourth (24th) and the Twenty-first (21st) Session of the United Nations' General Assembly, and photocopied notes from resolutions adopted on the reports of the First (1st) and Second (2nd) Committee.
Group I : the new ocean regime and its implications for co-operation in marine science and techno...

Group I : the new ocean regime and its implications for co-operation in marine science and technology, and group III : implementation of requirements for international co-operation

File contains quotations relating to disarmament on the ocean sea-bed. The Groups are: Group I: The new ocean regime and its implications for co-operation in marine science and technology, and Group 3: Implementation of requirements for international co-operation. See MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 17 for more information on these Groups.
Peace for the high seas by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

Peace for the high seas by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains two copies of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s "The Courier," one in German, the other in English, which contain the article "Peace for the High Seas" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese as part of the edition "20, 000 Worlds Under the Sea: The Sea and its Treasures, Threats and Conflicts, Laws for the Ocean."
Canadian ocean assessment - financial report

Canadian ocean assessment - financial report

File contains correspondence between Madeline Coffen-Smout of the IOI (International Ocean Institute), and Mr. Lennox Hinds of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and associated financial documents for 1997.
Planning documents : [recommendations, proposal, and budget]

Planning documents : [recommendations, proposal, and budget]

File contains documents used in the initial planning stages of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), before the first plenary session. Includes several lists of members and potential members; budget for the first plenary session; recommendations to the Chairman from the informal consultations held at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris on April 10-11, 1995; Independent Commission on the Oceans - Proposal; summary report of major conclusion of the preparatory committee of IWCO; and a discussion paper on the preparation of a report on "The Oceans in the 21st Century" by IWCO. File also contains a paper entitled "Independent World Commission for the Seas and the Oceans," by Krishan Saigal of the International Ocean Institute (IOI). This paper outlines an action calendar, draft communication letter, and other documents about establishing the IWCO. The latter document was originally housed in a seperate file also entitled MS-2-744, Box 248, Folder 8. File also contains duplicate copies that have not been scanned.
Proposed budget for 1995-1998 for three alternative scenarios and consideration of system of serv...

Proposed budget for 1995-1998 for three alternative scenarios and consideration of system of servicing the [Indepedent World] Commission [on the Oceans]'s activities.

File contains budget information for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) prepared by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), discussing expenses, and sources of funding. The file also contains a letter from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Study group on the legal and institutional framework for the use and protection of the ocean

Study group on the legal and institutional framework for the use and protection of the ocean

File includes documents from the Study Group on the Legal and Institutional Framework for the Use and Protection of the Ocean, which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member of this group that met 9-11 October 1996 in Geneva. Includes draft agenda, annotated agenda, tentative timetable, list of participants, and an interim draft report. Also includes doodles of horses by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the draft agenda.
Working group #4 - promises and challenges of science and technology

Working group #4 - promises and challenges of science and technology

File contains documents referred to and created by working group #4 during the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro. Includes notes; a list of content for the "Science and Technology Report," by D. Ben Sari; a copy of the report by the working group; a copy of the paper "Bridging the Gaps Between North and South: The Future Uses of the Oceans and their Resources," based on input from Dr. Jan H. Stel and Dr. Stjepan Keckes; and notes on Stel and Keckes' paper by Don Mills, written April 1996.
Correspondence with Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui

Correspondence with Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui

File contains correspondence with Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui, who served as a judge on the International Court of Justice and was a member of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics include an invitation to join the IWCO, discussion of writing a paper, and several letters expressing dismay at the handling of Ambassador Yaker's departure from the IWCO. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
Correspondence with Salvino Busuttil

Correspondence with Salvino Busuttil

File contains correspondence with Dr. Salvino Busuttil, who was the Director-General of the Foundation for International Studies at the University of Malta and Treasurer of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics discussed include Elisabeth Mann Borgese's and the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s early funding of the IWCO, Pacem in Maribus XXIII (23), and organizing a workshop on ocean economics.
Correspondence regarding Canadian ocean assessment hearings : ['F' - 'J' miscellaneous]

Correspondence regarding Canadian ocean assessment hearings : ['F' - 'J' miscellaneous]

File contains correspondence with Robert Fournier (outgoing only); Lennox Hinds (Canadian International Development Agency), and Ron Jones (outgoing only). Topics of discussion include funding and administrative matters relating to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans, and hearings to be organized on its behalf in Canada.
Correspondence with Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Correspondence with Fernando Henrique Cardoso

File contains correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who was the President of Brazil. Borgese expresses her concern over Brazil's Executive Order 1710, and its potential environmental impacts.
Correspondence with Funding institutions

Correspondence with Funding institutions

File contains correspondence surrounding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's attempt to securing funding for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) from the following institutions: The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Saskawa Foundation, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Institute of International Education, The MacArthur Foundation, and The Ford Foundation.
Correspondence with Greenpeace

Correspondence with Greenpeace

File contains correspondence from Greenpeace International. The letter reviews the 2nd (second) draft (dated December 19, 1997) of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s final report.
Correspondence with Dr. Heitor Gurgulino de Souza

Correspondence with Dr. Heitor Gurgulino de Souza

File contains correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Dr. Gurgulino de Souza, the rector of the United Nations University (UNU). The correspondence includes an invitation to the UNU to co-sponsor the first plenary session of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
Correspondence with Alejandro Gutierrez

Correspondence with Alejandro Gutierrez

File contains correspondence with Alejandro Gutierrez, who was the Director of International Ocean Institute Costa Rica. Included is an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and information about funding the IWCO.
Correspondence with Dr. Jean-Pierre Lévy

Correspondence with Dr. Jean-Pierre Lévy

File includes correspondence with Jean-Pierre Lévy, who was the Executive Secretary of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Includes a note on the presentation of IWCO's report to the United Nations in New York and the debate on the Law of the Sea in the General Assembly. File also includes a draft agenda for a Study Group on the Economics of the Ocean in the Context of Sustainability (held in Lisbon in 1997).
Correspondence with Dolliver Nelson

Correspondence with Dolliver Nelson

File contains a piece of correspondence to Dolliver Nelson, who was from DOALOS (Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea), Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat. Letter discusses plans for Nelson to write a paper on the International Sea-bed Authority.
Correspondence with Mario Ruivo

Correspondence with Mario Ruivo

File contains correspondence with Mario Ruivo, who was involved with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and a member of IWCO (Independent World Commission on the Oceans). Topics of discussion include setting up the IWCO, including revisions to the IWCO project outline, discussions of potential members of the IWCO, and other administrative matters. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
Correspondence with Krishan Saigal

Correspondence with Krishan Saigal

File includes correspondence with Krishan Saigal, who was the Executive Director of International Ocean Institute. File Includes preliminary lists of suggested Commission members, minutes of the fifth meeting of the representative of the operational centre of the International Ocean Institute (1995), a copy of the paper "Some Notes on Regional Organisation and Development" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, a copy of the trust deed for the Trust for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans, a copy of "Four Oceans: Project Outline for a Two-hour Feature Film" by Borgese, among other documents.
Correspondence with Ambassador Bhagwat Singh

Correspondence with Ambassador Bhagwat Singh

FIle contains correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Ambassador Bhagwat Singh, discussing the set of up of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans. Discussed are membership, funding, scheduling, and other administrative matters.
Correspondence with M.S. Swaminathan

Correspondence with M.S. Swaminathan

File contains correspondence with M.S. Swaminathan, who was the Chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. Includes an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans.
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