File consists of a paper issued in advance of the May 3-5, 1996 meeting in Lisbon, by Dr. Yoshio Suzuki, and it was prepared following discussions with Professors Iguchi, Okuhara, and Fuse of the Japan Commission on the Oceans. The paper discusses legal and economic issues surrounding the oceans, the North-South divide, and how to raise global awareness of the oceans.
File contains a list of documents distributed to members of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during the Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro, held July 2-5, 1996.
File includes speeches delivered at the Third Plenary Session. Papers include, "Statement to be made by H. E. Eduardo Faliero, Vice Chairman of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans at the third plenary of the commission to be held at Rotterdam," "Remarks for the Closing Ceremony" by Patrick J. Kennedy, "Allocution Prononcee par le President a l'occasion de la visite a la cour de la Commission Mondiale Independante pour les Oceans."
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 J. Alan Beesley about participating in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans public hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia (held on April 26, 1996). Included is a copy of Beesley's CV.
File contains correspondence to individuals with last names between E and G. Correspondence concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans' Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. Correspondents include Paul Ekins, and Orio Giarini (includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's thoughts on economics).
File contains one piece of correspondence from Paul Ekins, discussing his potential participation in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
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.
FIle contains correspondence (all of which is outgoing) to Jean-Pierre Lévy and Rudd Lubers. Topic of discussion concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member.
File contains correspondence with Anton Micallef, of the Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics. Correspondence concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. Also contains notes on a brainstorming session on ocean economic held in London on July 30, 1996.
File contains observations on Lévy's report by Lucius Caflisch. Was originally filed with papers from the Geneva meetings in October, 1996. May have been presented to members of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during those meetings.
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 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.
File contains a paper outlining a "Proposed Study of Indigenous Peoples" ny Richard Falk. The proposal was submitted during the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro.
File contains documents used by members of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during the third plenary session held November 26-29, 1996, in Rotterdam. Includes agenda, budget, memos, list of participants, background papers, draft outline of the final report, a draft report from the Study Group on Legal and Institutional Framework for the Use and Protection of the Oceans, and program of work.
File contains papers distributed to members of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during the Second Plenary Session, for use by any of the four working groups. Includes copies of the papers "Points for Discussion on Increasing Global Awareness of the Oceans" and "Liability on Environmental Damage to Oceans in International Law" by Dr. Najeeb Al-Nauimi (Qatar).
File contains documents referred to and created by working group #1 during the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s second plenary session in Rio de Janeiro. Includes a copy of the paper "The Legal Framework for the Use and Protection of the Ocean (The Convention of the Law of the Sea and Related Instruments)" by Jean-Pierre Levy; copies of the papers "People in the Oceans: New Era of Colonisation of Ocean Space," "Comments on the Legal Framework: The Use of the Oceans and their Resources," and "The Legal Status of Ice in International Law," by Mohammed Bedjaoui; a copy of the report "Preliminary Outline on Legal and Institutional Issues" by working group #1 rapporteurs Alexander Yankov and Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares.
Documents created by working group #2 during the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro (no documents were assigned to this group). Includes notes and a short report by working group rapporteur Richard Falk.
File contains correspondence with Salvino Busuttil on the Independent World Commission on the Oceans Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. Both she and Busuttil resigned as coordinators of the workshop. File also includes a copy of "Economics and Sustainable Development in the Oceans" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which highlights the notion of the "economics of the common heritage."
File contains correspondence with Bob Fournier and University President Tom Traves on the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and the Canadian Ocean Assessment. Outgoing correspondence only.
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 Hazel Henderson, and concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. File includes three papers by Henderson, "Washington Still Blundering on the UN," "Living in Mediocracies and Understanding their Attention Economies," and "Escaping the Jobless Productivity Trap" (from "New Perspectives Quarterly"). Also contains a book review and a newsclipping on Henderson.
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 contains correspondence with Anton Micallef of the University of Malta, detailing an Ocean Economics Workshop. Part 1 of file can be found in MS-2-744, Box 324, Folder 20.
File contains one piece of correspondence from the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers (Government of India) to Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Discussed is the second draft of the Purposes, Terms and References of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans.
Correspondence concerns the IWCO Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. Correspondents include Mario Ruivo, and Mario Soares.
File contains a copy of "Fresh Water, a Condition for Sustainable Development," authored by Ricardo Diez-Hochleitner. Discussed are issues surrounding Earth's carrying capacity, and the greenhouse effect. The paper is in Spanish, but the file contains an English cover letter summarizing contents. This paper was presented at the third meeting of the Executive Council in Rio de Janeiro, July 1, 1996.
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 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 the draft report produced from the third (3rd) meeting of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s executive committee in Rio de Janeiro. Discussed at the meeting were financial and administrative matters, along with plans for the second (2nd) and third (3rd) plenary sessions.
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 photocopied excerpt from "Voices for the Oceans" edited by R. Rajagopalan and published by the International Ocean Institute Operational Centre in Madras, India. The report summarizes the views of 200 individuals consulted over four public hearings. The excerpt also includes a preface to the work written by Eduardo Faleiro.
File contains a photograph of Elisabeth Mann Borgese at a dinner, on the occasion of an opening in Rotterdam, at the 3rd plenary session (likely for IWCO) in Rotterdam. Inscription on reverse “26/11-96 – Townhall – dinner at the occasion of the opening in Rotterdam. Press picture send out (3rd plen. Session in Rotterdam) IWCO [Independent World Commission on the Oceans]??”
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.
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 a memorandum to the executive committee by Sidney Holt, discussing problems affecting the fishing industries, that was distributed at the Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro.
File contains a copy of the address delivered by Dr. Mario Soares on Oct. 11, 1996, in Geneva, discussing the role fo the Independent World Commission on the Oceans.
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).
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