File contains an application form from the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) section of the United Nations (UN) regarding International Ocean Institute (IOI) being granted consultative status with the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and information regarding UN NGO criteria.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various Egyptian organizations, government agencies, and individuals, including Professor Abdel-Latif, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology; Dr. Sayed H. Sharaf El-Din, Alexandria University; Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Minister of Foreign Affairs). Topics of discussion include the Perestroika project, seabed mining, and the work of the International Ocean Institute (IOI).
File contains a letter from Denise E. Edgar of Frederic R. Harris, Incorporated, requesting a copy of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s study, “Mediterranean Marine Environment and Development of the Region. Also includes a reply from Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains correspondence with Albert Friggieri concerning the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s move at the University of Malta, and Dr. Mälkki (of Finland's Marine Research Institute), concerning various IOI programmes.
File contains correspondence with Ambassador Franco, the Colombian ambassador to Finland. Some correspondence concerns the Training Programme, and the need to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and the United States opposition to UNCLoS. The file also includes a draft syllabus for a training course, with correspondence, and a budget.
File contains correspondence with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, mainly concerning various International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects, including the “Ocean Yearbook,” training programmes, and Pacem in Maribus (PIM). File also contains scholarship invoices.
File contains correspondence with Fleischhauer, a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), much of the correspondence is regarding the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), including the rewriting of Part XI. Includes "Preparation of the final Report of the Commission," for the IWCO, with handwritten comments by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Also includes an article, “Der Dichter im Strandkorb: Thomas Mann und das Meer” by Eckart Goebel.
File contains correspondence and a questionnaire, sent to members of the Group of 77, prepared by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) after the Caracas session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). See also MS-2-744, Box 136, Folder 4 and MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 10.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Roland Fuchs, the Vice-Rector of the United Nations University (UNU). Much of the correspondence concerns the planning for Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XIX, and a published version of the proceedings. Includes a list of potential speakers, budgets, and chapter outlines. Also includes a letter from Fuchs announcing his departure from the post of Vice-Rector at the UNU.
File contains correspondence with Horacio Gutierrez, Angela Garner (Programme of Policy Research in Engineering, Science, & Technology), Ralph Glasser, Kate Gormley, and Get Oil Out, Incorporated.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Gao Zhiguo and his wife, Ping Han. Some of which concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) and the Ocean Yearbook. Other topics of discussion include Ping Han’s studying at Dalhousie. Also includes a copy of the article "China and the Law of the Sea (LoS) Convention" by Gao Zhiguo.
File contains correspondence with the German Foundation for International Development (Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung), concerning RIO (Reshaping the International Order). Some correspondence is with the Director General, Gerhard Fritz.
File contains correspondence with various individuals from GEOMAR. The file also includes a website print-out and other documents that provide information about the organization.
File contains Glowka was a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Includes copies of the articles "Genetic Resources, Marine Scientific Research and the International Seabed Area," and "Bioprospecting, Alien Invasive Species, and Hydrothermal Vents: Three Emerging Legal Issues in the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity" by Glowka.
File contains correspondence, mainly concerning funding for the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Topics of discussion also include the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) the IOI's Training Programme, and its publications. Also includes copies of contracts and conference invoices.
Primarily form letters to various UN delegates concerning the proposed composition of an International Ocean Institute Occasional Paper on UNCLoS III. Please refer also to MS-2-744, Box 136, Folder 5 and MS-2-744, Box 121, Folder 10. Also includes "Preguntas y respuestas al cuestionario del Instituto Oceanico Internacional (Pacem in Maribus)" and a provisional agenda of the third session of UNCLoS III.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Gunter Görner. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM), Mann Borgese's receiving the 1988 Sasakawa Environment Prize, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains correspondence with Ivan Goodbody of the University of the West Indies (UWI), and concerns planning for an International Ocean Institute (IOI) training course in Jamaica. File also includes a pamphlet on courses at the UWI.
File contains a piece of correspondence with Gordienko of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the USSR, regarding a study of the Arctic Basin.
File contains outgoing correspondence only. Some correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XVII, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and Elisabeth Mann Borgese’s perestroika project. File also includes newspaper clippings on Gorbachev.
File contains correspondence with/concerning and reports by John King Gordon. Includes copies of letters to/and from Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, mainly concerning “Canadian Foreign Policy in the 1980s,” a proposal for Canada’s Foreign Policy, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a signatory. Also includes: "Priorities and Problems in Education for Development" by J. King Gordon, "Canada, the Middle East, and the United Nations" by J. King Gordon, "The University and the Global Community" by J.King Gordon, correspondence and resume to/from Xing Guo An, a description of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), "How Relevant is Coady?" by J. King Gordon and "The Enterprise" by J. King Gordon.
File contains correspondence with John King Gordon, of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Includes a discussion of Pacem in Maribus (PIM) X, and also includes a brief biography of Gordon.
File contains correspondence concerning oceans, environmental issues, and the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) with various MPs, ministers, senators, and other government officials, including Jean Chrétien (outgoing only); Romeo LeBlanc (concerning Pacem in Maribus); Lucien Bouchard; Jim Fulton; Bill Graham; Charles Caccia (attached is a speech on the Earth Summit in Rio); Rideau Hall; Monique Vezina; Gilles Loiselle; Diane Marleau; Don Campbell; Customs Border Services; Sergio Marchi; Pierre Pettigrew; and Douglas Roche (includes a speech). Includes material regarding the Canadian Exhibit Program, a Team Canada trade mission in 1999, the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Oceans Day (includes a poster), the Tobin Tax, a discussion paper and presentation material relating to "A Canadian Perspective on the Precautionary Approach/Principle," a copy of Bill C-10 "An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada," a report by the Centre for Collaborative Government, and other topics. File also includes newsletters, invitations, government reports, and a CD ROM. Note that various other files contain correspondence with Canadian or Nova Scotian government officials.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and with various government departments and Nova Scotia politicians (both federal and provincial), including Alexa McDonough, Robert Chisholm, George Moody, and Peter Stoffer. Topics of discussion include the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), Bill C-27 on highly migratory fish stocks, and invitations to various events. File also includes a discussion paper prepared by Stoffer on fisheries.
File contains correspondence to/from: Nobel Harbinson, Wolfgang Hauser, James Hannaham, Earl H. Herron, Junior, Uwe Holtz, Hilton International (Curt Strand), Norton Ginsburg, M.R. Healy, R.D. Hodgson, Bille Hougart, Paul Henry (with resume), Richard M. Huber, Walter Haas, James D. Hart, Joe A. Hanson, and Arne Haselbach.
File contains a piece of correspondence with James Grant, who was the president of the Overseas Development Council (ODC). Contains a discussion of International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects (e.g., “Ocean Yearbook,” “Project on Marine Resources, Ocean Management, and International Development Strategy for the 80s and Beyond,” “Pacem in Maribus (PIM) IX,” and others).
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese with Magdalene Hanke-Basfeld; Barry Hargrave; and Rolf Huppi. Topics of discussion include donations to the International Ocean Institute (IOI), a leadership seminar in Jamaica for delegates to the International Sea-Bed Authority (ISBA), Agenda 21, and the Club of Rome.
File contains correspondence with German politician Horst Grunenberg. Includes a letter from the United States State Department on the US position on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains correspondence with and documents from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) headquarters in Malta. Topics of discussion include the Danielle de St. Jorre scholarship, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's death, the insurance industry project, the UN agreement on the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, new IOI operational centres, the IOI-Virtual University (IOI-VU), the appointment of a new Executive Director of the IOI, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) convocation, and new IOI Board members. Includes proposals ("Integrating Risk Reduction in Integrated Coastal Management); reports ("Highlights of Developments and Actions since December 2000"); meeting agendas and minutes (of the IOI's Executive Committee); and a memorandum of understanding (regarding the establishment of an IOI operational centre in Germany).
File contains correspondence documents received from the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s headquarters in Malta. Includes meeting minutes and agendas (from meetings of the Executive Committee and the Governing Board); financial documents (including audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1999); work plan; reports ("Possible Structure of IOI Annual (or Biannual) Report," "Strategy for IOI System-Wide Projects: A Proposal for Discussion," and "Financing of PIM [Pacem in Maribus]"); documents relating to the organization of Pacem in Maribus convocations; activities and project reports; and a card from Pacem in Maribus XXVIII advertising the Second Arvid Pardo Memorial Lecture.
File contains correspondence with and documents from the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in Malta, includes discussion of projects (including the Women and the Sea Programme), Pacem in Maribs (PIM) convocations, proposed operational centres, funding, the search for a new Executive Director for the IOI, and other topics. Includes reports (the 1999-2000 report of the Executive Director, which includes attachments from PIM XXVII, including "The Fiji Declaration on Islands in the New Millennium," and a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese at the first session of UNICPOLOS; a Report to CIDA; and "The Mediterranean Initiative: A Pilot Project on Integration of Sustainable Development and Regional Security"); proposals (includes one relating to the IOI-Virtual University); meeting agendas and minutes (includes an annotated agenda for the Leadership Seminar on Mediterranean Basin-wide Co-development and Security, and agendas for meetings of the Planning Council, the Governing Board); and a memorandum of agreement relating to the establishment of an IOI operating centre in Australia.
File contains copies of cover letters and a progress report sent from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Hoffman, who was the Honorary President of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s Board of Trustees. The file also contains a letter and a note from Paul Hoffman in his role as an Administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on securing funding for the IOI.
File contains a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Holt, providing an update on International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects. Also includes a copy of a piece correspondence from Peter (Pietro) Dohrn, of the Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanology (MAMBO) to Frank La Que.
File contains correspondence with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its president, Ivan Head, mainly concerning funding for Pacem in Maribus (PIM) IX. The file also contains a piece of correspondence with Ziga Vodusek of the International Center for Public Enterprise in Developing Countries.
File contains correspondence with: Dr. Enrique Iglesias (regarding International Ocean Institute (IOI) Virtual University); Nahid Islam (Dalhousie law student); Atte Edet Inyang; Cadet Edeh Innocent N; Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii). Some correspondence may be personal.
File contains correspondence with Judge Ibekwe, President of the Nigerian Federal Court of Appeal, which discusses a joint-venture for deep sea-bed mining.
File contains correspondence with Brian Flemming, the first chair of the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD), includes a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese, updating her Curriculum Vitae (CV) for 1983, a report she authored (“Proposal on Training for ICOD”), concerning potential areas of co-operation between the ICOD and the International Ocean Institute (IOI), with correspondence regarding this proposal. For more documents on the ICOD, please see the “International Centre for Ocean Development” series in the Elisabeth Mann Borgese fonds.
File contains correspondence with the International Labour Office (ILO) concerning International Ocean Institute (IOI) projects such as Pacem in Maribus (PIM), the “Ocean Yearbook” and the Training Programme.
File contains correspondence with Joe A. Grima of Impact (Public Relations) Limited. Contains suggestions on the political climate, and the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. Also includes “The Declaration of Oaxtepec” prepared by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and three newspaper clipping, likely press releases from the IOI (“Law of the Sea,” “IOIPC meeting in Mexico,” and one Maltese language one).
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and various Indian individuals, organizations, government officials, and universities, including (among others): Indian Institute of Management (R.S. Ganapathy); Government of India (including Rajiv Gandhi, Department of Ocean Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of External Affairs, Fish Survey of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, National Institute of Oceanography); Centre for Science and Technology; Society for Indian Ocean Studies; Metallurgical & Engineering Consultants (India) Limited; Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee; South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission; the Indian Society of International Law; Confederation of Indian Industry; Dr. K.T. Damodaran; V.V.R. Varadachari; S.P. Jagota; Asim Kumar Mazumdar; Dr. V.S. Raju; Dr. V.K. Gaur; T.P. Sreenivasan; P.K. Jha; Prime Minister Narasima Rao; C.S. George; Azhar Shamim Zaidi; R.K. Sharma; Prasada Rao; Ambassador Wynn Lwin; Dr. Nehchal Sandhu; Professor Stish Chandra; and Krishan Saigal. Also includes correspondence and a speech from future Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Some correspondence concerns Training Programme, India's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), conferences, publications, and other matters. File also Includes a copy of a paper Mann Borgese wrote for a seminar on Indian Rim countries; Mann Borgese's comments on the paper "Law of the Sea" by Hedda Moeller; brochures; conference materials; an abstract ("Ocean Energy"); newsletters; announcements; a syllabus for an IOI course; and promotional material.
File contains correspondence with officials on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Includes a letter by Ines Wesley-Tanaskovic on his family. Additional correspondence discusses of Pacem in Maribus (PIM). The file also includes a copy of "Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons."
File contains correspondence from and documents related to the International Ocean Institute (IOI). Includes a copy of "Marine Industrial Technology: Developments and Trends" (possibly by Elisabeth Mann Borgese); memos (some of which concern meetings between Dalhousie, the IOI, the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD), and others); proposals; reports; meeting minutes and agendas; an agreement relating to the lease of a building; blueprints; course outline; Borgese's speaking notes for a Pacem in Maribus (PIM) convocation; and a proposal (“Mediterranean Centre for Research and Development in Marine Industrial Technology”).
File contains correspondence with and about International Ocean Institute (IOI)-South Pacific, some of which concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), funding proposals (for "Management Issues in Environmental and Resource Economics," and "Management and Development of Coastal Fisheries"), and the Pacem in Maribus convocations. File includes a discussion paper prepared by the IOI-South Pacific ("Towards 2000: The Future Governance of the International Ocean Institute"), course outlines and participant forms for two IOI-South Pacific Training Programmes, a copy of "Pasifika," the IOI-South Pacific newsletter (April 1995-March 1996), action reports and a press release
File contains correspondence about the establishment of an International Ocean Institute (IOI) operating centre in Qatar. File includes a memo titled "Question of the Establishment of an International Ocean Institute Operational Centre in Qatar." Some of the material refers to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).