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.
File contains correspondence with German Minister for the Environment Dr. Klaus Topfer (on financing the Independent World Commission on the Oceans). File also contains some correspondence with Topfer's assistant Annette Schmidt-Rantssch.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and employees at International Ocean Institute Halifax (Nicole Hegedus and Michelle Wood). Topics discuss include appointees to the Indepdent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Salvano Briceno, the Coordinator of Intergovernmental and Institutional Support for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Includes an application and discussion of his joining the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Prof. Rajagopalan, a member of International Ocean Institute (IOI) India. File also includes a survey created by the IOI (India) on behalf of the Independent World Commission Oceans (IWCO) and sent to institutions concerned with ocean affairs.
File contains correspondence with Sidney Holt, a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence includes a discussion with Elisabeth Mann Borgese over concerns she attempted to block his participation in the Commission, and a copy of his letter of resignation. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence to Hou Wenfeng, who was the Director of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) China Operational Centre. Correspondence includes an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and Professor Hou's seminar on deep ocean management.
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.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Klaus Jüergen Hedrich, the Parliamentary State Secretary with the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. Correspondence includes Hedrich's CV, and discussion of the upcoming Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) meeting in Toyko.
File contains correspondence to Dr. Tono Eitel, a German ambassador and expert in international law. Correspondence discusses background material for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and an upcoming meeting of the IWCO's Vice Chairmen and President Soares in Lisbon.
File contains a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Dr. Carl-Dieter Spranger, then German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development. Correspondence discusses the Turbot War, among other topics.
File contains two letters from Elisabeth Mann Borgese. One is a letter to all Commission members announcing her resignation from the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO); the other is a reply to Mario Soares's on her resignation.
File contains documents used by members of the Independent World Commissio on the Ocenas (IWCO) during the fourth plenary session held June 6-9, 1997, in Newport, Rhode Island. Includes agenda, list of participants, schedule of events, and a brochure for the opening ceremony. The brochure contains handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on financial matters.
File contains a draft report on the sixth (6th) meeting Executive Committee, that was held on June 5, 1997, in Newport, Rhode Island. The report discusses arrangements and plans for upcoming sessions and meetings ofh te Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File also includes a cover letter from Layashi Yaker, and a corrigendum to the report of the fifth executive committee.
File contains outgoing correspondence only with Dr. Arnold Ruupel (Estonia), Anatolijs Gorbunovs (Latvia), and Vytautas Landsbergis (Lithuania). Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote to these leaders to urge them to ratify UNCLoS III (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).
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.
File includes documents from the Study Group on the Economics of the Oceans. Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member of this group that met 15-18 January 1997 in Malta. Includes draft agenda, annotated agenda, tentative timetable, and a draft report.
File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, on the importance of a "technology transfer" to poor (mainly southern) nations to allow them to achieve sustainable development with respect to their ocean resources. It was originally filed with papers from the Geneva meetings in October, 1996, and may have been presented to members of IWCO (Independent World Commission on the Oceans) during those meetings. The file folder also contains a shorter version of a paper on the same topic, which was sent to Bill Faries. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains documents used by members of the Executive Committee during their second meeting held May 3-4, 1996, in Lisbon. Includes a list of participants and comments on the paper "The Legal Framework for the Use and Protection of the Ocean (The Convention of the Law of the Sea and Related Instruments).
File includes a draft report from the meeting that was held May 3-4, 1996, in Lisbon. The meeting discussed administrative and financial matters, the Commission's communication strategy, interactions with other agencies (both within the United Nations, and Non-Governmental Organizations, or NGOs), issues to be considered by the Commission, and planning for the Second Session of the Commission (held in Rio de Janerio) and the Third Plenary Session (held in Rotterdam).
File contains Draft Minutes and Summary, which resulted from the group's meeting held May 28-31, 1997, in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting discussed raising awareness, and increasing participation in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). They also reviewed a draft report.
File includes a draft report from the plenary session that was held November 10-14, 1997, in Cape Town, South Africa, providing updates on administrative matters (funding, and upcoming meetings), and the status of the final report. The report also contains a list of participants at the meeting .The file also includes a covering letter from Layashi Yaker to Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a copy of a summary report of the regional hearing that was held at International Ocean Institute (IOI) China Operational Center in Tianjin, May 9-11, 1995. Also includes two additional summary reports: "Phase II: Workshop on the implementation of UNCLOS [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea] in China as a Follow-Up up to The Hearing," held November 2-5, 1995 in Tianjin, China, and a brief summary report on "Phase III: Group of Experts Proposal Preparation Meeting," held December 13-14, 1995, in Tianjin, China.
File contains an information note, which was an agenda item for the United Nations General Assembly Fifty-Second Session ("Ocean and the Law of the Sea"). The note provides an update on the activities of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) Likely authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a draft report of the seventh (7th) meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Cape Town, South Africa on November 10, 1997. Topics discussed include arrangements for the final two sessions of the Commission, and a submission of recommendations to the United Nations General Assembly. The file also contains a list of participants at the meeting.
File contains a draft report from the second (2nd) plenary session of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), which was held July 2-5, 1996, in Rio de Janeiro. The report provides an update on interssional activities (e.g., establishing a secretariat, the program of work, and financial matters), and on the Working Groups. Other issues raised at the meeting include: the public awareness campaign, ocean governance, and indigenous peoples and the oceans. Also includes a list of participants.
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.
File includes a cover letter from Layashi Yaker, along with two draft reports. The draft report for the Third Session of the Commission contains a background information note. Topics discussed at the Third Plenary Session include the North Sea dispute, and administrative matters (including reports from the study groups and the writing of the final report). The Executive Committee dicussed administrative and financial matters, and a summary of the findings of the Third Plenary Session.
File contains a report by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, containing a discussion of the Regional Seas Programme (initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme), and relating it to the work of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
FIle contains a report authored by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), relating the work of the IOI on the themes and issues being explored by the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) developed in Rio de Janeiro, 1996. Report may have been part of the documents distributed to participants of the second plenary session.
File contains a brochure from the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). It contains a brief history of the Commission, its purpose and terms of reference, its composition and organization, and a list of members.
File contains a draft report, which resulted from the group's meeting held October 9-11, 1996, in Geneva. The report provides a summary of the findings of the study group (which deal with implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLoS III). The report also contains a list of participants and a draft agenda. Also included in the file is a cover letter from Layashi Yaker.
File contains a summary of a seminar relating to the work of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), held on June 21, 1996 in New Delhi.
File contains a survey that was sponsored by Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). In it scientists, academics, policy-makers, and others were asked their opinions on the following topics: Coastal zone management, marine pollution, marine living resources, research and development, and education and training.
File contains material sent by Layashi Yaker to Independent World Commission on the Ocean (IWCO) members. Includes a list of meetings of or relevant to the IWCO, address lists (two), and a report from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) on protecting the oceans. Also includes cover letters from Yaker.
File contains a report authored by Don Mills, discussing the creation of material highlighting oceans, and the role NGOs (non-governmental organizations) can play in its production.
File contains documents used by members of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during the fourth executive meeting held Nov. 25, 1996, in Rotterdam. Includes agenda, budget, list of participants, list of documents, and draft report.
File contains two pages of handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, on a variety of topics (coastal management, world fisheries, the Seabed Authority, and a global framework).
FIle contains a list of steps that are to be taken in accordance with the Law of the Sea Convention, Agenda 21, and the Agenda for Peace. Possibly written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a discussion of papers need for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans' final report (organized by topic). This document was likely written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence from Chris Pinto, who was the Secretary-General of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal at the Hague. Correspondence suggests individuals for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains a piece of correspondence from B.A. Hamzah, who was the Director General of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia. Letter concerns Elisabeth Mann Borgese's resignation from the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
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.
File contains correspondence with Anatoli Kolodkin, who was the President of the International Maritime Law Association. Discussed is membership in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File includes a letter sent to Prime Minsiter Chrétien from Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes a copy of an editorial by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, "Open letter to the G7," that she sent to the Globe and Mail. The editorial discusses the importance of adding sustainable ocean development to the G7 agenda.
File contains a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Ted Turner, inviting him to participate in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). See correspondence with Robert Muller, MS-2-744, Box 245, Folder 28, for a copy of Turner's reply (Muller also contacted Turner about the IWCO).
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.
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