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 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 the original set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "Angels in America," directed by Linda Moore and designed by Brian Perchaluk. The play was presented in the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium.
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 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 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 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.
File contains an informational and promotional brochure for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Includes reproductions of children's drawings of the ocean. Brochure also contains background information (in French) on the Commission and it's membership, and on the second plenary session to be held in Rio de Janerio (July 1996).
File includes a printout of the Canadian Ocean Assessment section of the International Ocean Institute-Halifax website (includes both English and French versions). Also contains a printout of the IOI-Halifax homepage.
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 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 a note by the Secretariat on issues to be considered by the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). The file is labelled "IWCO/WP8." File also includes "Comments on IWCO/WP8 (Working Paper 8)" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains original set designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "The Glace Bay Miner's Museum," directed by Mary Vingoe and designed by Stephen Osler. Scott Miller was the technical director. The file includes designs for Neptune Theatre as well as the Centaur Theatre (Montreal, Quebec) and the Manitoba Theatre Centre.
File contains original and annotated copies of set and light plot designs for Neptune Theatre's studio production of "Seduced," directed by B. MacDonald and designed by Brock Lumsden (set and lights).
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 preface, written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, on the Canadian Ocean Assessment, discussing its relation to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). This document was possibly the one she presented at the public hearings for the Canadian Ocean Assessment. File also includes handwritten notes by Borgese, on the back of an agenda for the Ottawa Public Hearings held by the Canadian Ocean Assessment. File also contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.
File includes news releases relating top the public hearings hosted by the Canadian Ocean Assessment in Halifax, Ottawa, and Vancouver (Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a speaker at each). The file also includes newspaper clippings (from the Dalhousie News, and the Chronicle Herald), and agendas for the meetings. File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.
File contains a copy of a communication strategy for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), delivered at the IWCO's second (2nd) plenary session in Rio de Janeiro. Also Includes a paper on the use of the Internet by IWCO, requested by Secretary General of IWCO, Chitra Radhakishun, in cooperation with Andren Sundberg. Report includes a background news article on the uses of the Internet in the 1996 United States presidential election, and printed copies of two websites (the Ocean Voice International, and the International Marine Biodiversity Development Corporation).
File contains an information note on the second plenary session of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), which was held July 2-5, 1996 in Rio de Janeiro. Paper outlines the results of the four working groups (legal, security, economics, and science/technology).
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 two copies of a report submitted to the United Nations’ Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). The reports outline the accomplishments of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) to date.
File contains original set and light designs for Neptune Theatre's production of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," directed by Miles Potter and designed by Warren Carrie, assisted by Ian Rye. The file includes drawings for Neptune Theatre and for The Belfry Theatre (Victoria, British Columbia).
File contains correspondence and agreements between International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), relating to CIDA's funding of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence from Krishan Saigal to Malcolm Booker of Deloitte and Touche Ltd, concerning the trust for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Also included is a copy of the meeting minutes of the First Meeting of the Executive Committee of the IWCO. Discussed at the meeting were membership issues, the IWCO's procedures, an action calendar, a budget for 1994-1998, discussion of regional IWCO centres, and staff issues.
File contains two agendas for the Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Independent World Commission for the Oceans (IWCO), held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 1995. Discussed at the meeting were the terms of reference for the IWCO, the IWCO procedures, an action calendar, discussion of the final report, membership, IWCO administrative structures, budget matters, a proposed agenda for the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the IWCO, and the proposed agenda for the first Plenary Session of the IWCO. Also included are several background papers prepared by the International Ocean Institute.
File contains correspondence from Al-Nauimi, who was the Minister of Justice for the State of Qatar and a member of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence includes Al-Nauimi's selection as a member of the 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 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.
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 correspondence to and from Judge Fleischhauer, who served on the International Court of Justice. Included is an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
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