File contains a lists of individuals invited to contribute to a publication, and a questionnaire from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) released after the Caracas session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains correspondence to Jean L. Ripert, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, which was sent along with a covering letter to Ranaswamy Mani. The correspondence provides a description of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and its projects.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese, or the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and Rodrigues. Topics of discussion include jobs and references, a Spanish translation of Mann Borgese's "Chairworm and Supershark" (includes a draft), Pacem in Maribus (PIM) convocation, discussion of translations of "Ocean Yearbook" and other documents, IOI training courses. Includes Rodrigues' CV, and "Some Preliminary Thoughts About IOI-Columbia."
File contains correspondence which concerns the Training Programmes (Dr. Rona was a lecturer) and the “Ocean Yearbook” (Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Rona co-authored an article for it). Includes correspondence from other International Ocean Institute employees.
File contains correspondence with Kurt Schmidt (Federal Republic of Germany), P.D. Snelson (Commonwealth Secretariat), Alex Sceberras Trigona of the Maltese Government, Arthur Alexiou, and R. Van Grieken.
File contains correspondence to/from Saigal. Much of which discusses various International Ocean Institute (IOI) activities, including training programmes, courses, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conventions, and funding.
File contains correspondence with Schaff, of the Polish Association of the Club of Rome, much of which concerns Tatiana Parkhalina, who accepted for a research assistant position at International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Malta. Also discussed is a Polish translation of one of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's books.
File contains correspondence with Siddon, who was the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), the National Marine Council, and ocean policy. Much of the correspondence was received by Mann Borgese in her role as Chair of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD). File also includes an invitation and a news release.
File contains correspondence with Slade, the Samoan Ambassador to the United Nations. Some correspondence concerns the United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS), SIDS (Small Island Developing States), the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s training programme, and Elisabeth Mann Borgese's criticism of Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) . File also includes a copy of a statement by Slade on oceans and the Law of the Sea during the 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a copy of his CV, and a press release from the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) on a joint venture with the government of Japan to engage in deep ocean mineral exploration in various South Pacific Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).
File contains correspondence with (among others): Dr. El-Hafid Tabet-Aoul; Professor Ines Wesley Tanaskovic; Dr. Hubert Tierry; Olaf Tandberg, Professor James Tobin (outgoing only) ;Edith Thauer; Amado S. Tolentino; Dr. Klaus Topfer (outgoing only); Tom Traves (outgoing only); and Alfredas Tytmonas. Topics of discussion include the Tobin tax, the rewriting of the Barcelona Convention, a project on sustainable sea-bed development, International Ocean Institute (IOI) financial matters, and the International Sea-bed Authority.
File contains correspondence with DOALOS, the majority of which concerns the establishment of the Train-Sea-Coast-Program by DOALOS and International Ocean Institute (IOI). Other topics of discussion include proposed training programmes, and the DOALOS library, a working paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese ("Analysis of Debate on Coordination") on the idea of the United Nations forming a "Committee of the Whole," to deal with ocean developments and ocean space in an inter-related and systematic manner. The file also includes a letter from Michael MccGwire.
File contains correspondence, largely concerning International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects, such as the “Ocean Yearbook,” and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). Also includes “UNITAR Activities Relating to Ocean Problems.”
File contains correspondence to/from: Jon van Dyke, Žiga Vodušek, Daniel Vignes, Michel Vigneaux (concerns a thesis Elisabeth Mann Borgese was writing), Julio del val Caturla, [von Salis], Richard C. Vetter, Mr. Verploegh (World Meteorological Organization),, Bart van Steenbergen, Gustavo J. Vollmer, and C.M. Vadrot. Some correspondence touches on the “Ocean Yearbook” and the Training Programme.
File contains correspondence, some of which concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM), a paper Borgese contributed to a collection for Judge Shigeru Oda (includes a draft table of contents), and UNCLoS. Includes a copy of a programme for Pacem in Maribus XXVII.
File contains correspondence with Thomas "Tom" Harris, Gunter Görner, Renate Platzöder, and Tim Shaw, on the occasion of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's 75th birthday. Also includes a series of faxed invitations to a party hosted by Mann Borgese.
File contains a piece of correspondence from Mario Ruvio of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) on the death of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's mother.
File contains correspondence with Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning the Franciscan Center of Environmental Studies. Topics of discussion include the Center's "Earth Charter" (included is a copy), and Elisabeth Mann Borgese's receipt of the International Saint Francis of Prize for the Environment in 1993. The file also includes a copy of a manuscript prepared by Mann Borgese ("Canticle of all Creatures"), and a copy of Mann Borgese's CV.
File contains a letter with the United States Consul in Halifax regarding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's adoption of Canadian citizenship, and a letter with the Department of State, sent with a CV, and articles by Mann Borgese.
File contains typed drafts of short stories by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes "Birdpeople," "The Time Bomb," and "How Gottlieb Hauptman Abolished the Death Penalty: A Fable," with a German translation: "Die Parabel von der Zeitbombe."
File contains a speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing the Oaxtepec Declaration, which followed on the Caracas session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) talks.
File contains a layout for the January 1982 issue of "Across the Oceans: The International Ocean Institute Newsletter," and the Winter/Spring 1989-1990 (number 5) edition of "IOI News,"
File contains copies (mainly drafts) relating to the IOI's newsletter. Includes copies of the April 1999, October 1999, May 2000, June 2000, July 2000. Articles include discussion of IOI projects, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, the October 1999 issue contains "Tribute to Arvid Pardo" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The file also includes correspondence with editor Anita Coady.
File contains documents relating the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Global Programme of Action (GPA). Includes "Normative and Institutional Mechanisms to Implement the GPA at the Regional Level" (UNEP/GPA/IGR.1/INF.2), and two documents outlining the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Canada's contributions to the implementation of the GPA. See also MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 10, MS-2-744, Box 257, Folder 12, and MS-2-744, Box 259, Folder 2 for related documents.
File contains a report by Pardo and Mann Borgese, produced by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in cooperation with the International Foundation for Development Alternatives (IFDA).
File contains various documents relating to the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and its programs. Includes a statement about the IOI by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which was published in "Environmental Conservation," an International Ocean Institute pamphlet (with an insert for Pacem in Maribus (PIM) IX), a statement by Theodore Herman, on research he undertook at the IOI (with handwritten notes by Mann Borgese), a newspaper clipping on the history of the IOI, and correspondence to [Bhagwat] with a proposal for a Leadership Seminar about the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
File contains three speeches/lectures by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. One labelled "Lousie Recreation Center" (located in Santa Barbara), which discusses her typing dogs, oil spills, and management of international ocean space. Another is labelled "Bordeaux Lecutre," and discusses the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences. Another version of the "Bordeaux Lecture" paper is also included.
File contains two copies of a report by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, providing a discussion on the implementation of the Rio Agreements, the activities of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in this context, the continued need for a new economic approach to the oceans ("Economics of the Common Heritage"), and a discussion of the institutional requirements of sustainable developments.
File contains a report by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, updating the Regional Seas Programme in the Mediterrean. File includes correspondence; and documents Mann Borgese used for research (including the original Barcelona Convention, signed 1976). Also includes a report by a Maltese delegation on the Barcelona Convention adn the Mediterranean Action Plan (including proposed amendments).
File contains a working paper prepared by the International Ocean Institute and written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes an executive summary to the paper as well.
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.
File contains two versions of the paper (one of which is marked "Old"). The papers deal with proposals made by Nigeria and Austria relating to exploration and mining of the seabed.
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 a partial letter by Elisabeth Mann Borgese detailing her concerns with the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and its final report.
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 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 documents originally housed in a large binder with other United Nations (UN) materials and the contents of MS-2-744, Box 117, File 4, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 5, MS-2-744, Box 117, File 6, and MS-2-744, Box 117, File 8. Includes handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (summarizing meetings), First Committee workshop notes, and a memo to Austrian Ambassador Karl Wolf on negotiations with coastal states.
File contains a transcription from an unknown conference or seminar at which the law of the sea is discussed, which was found loose and disorderly. Transcript includes delegates [Richardson], [Yankov], [Brucan], Elisabeth Mann Borgese, [Sohn], [Hambro], [La Que], [Abi-Saab], Arvid Pardo, [Peresic], Lord Ritchie-Calder, Sidney Holt, J. van Ettinger, Ambassador Boudjakdji, [Castaneda], [Boud], and [Vargas].
A copy of a bill, possibly used in a student parliament or another forum, on the need for Canada to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. A version of this resolution was drafter by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and sent to Halifax Member of Parliament Mary Clancy, see MS-2-744, Box 288, Folder 8 for a copy.
File contains a flyer and questionnaire regarding the computer software "Database of Marine Education in Canada," produced by the International Centre for Ocean Development. Includes a brief brief description of the software, requirements for its use, and a questionnaire about the database.
File contains introduction (delievered as a speech) to the International Centre for Ocean Development, discussing the need for such an institution. Document written before 1987.
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