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 a proposal for a project to examine a system of exploration and exploitation by W. Broeren, an issue of "Sea Grant Newsletter" (vol. 9, no. 1), copies of figures from the Commodities Yearbook, "Le manganese", and a research project outline regarding Africa and sea-bed mining. Also includes some correspondence.
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 faxed draft copy of content for a series of brochures on the need for reforming the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Regional Sea Programme. The author of the report is uncertain, but this version contains handwritten annotations/corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains two drafts of a concept paper authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The paper is a proposal for a study to be undertaken by Mann Borgese, includes some budgetary figures. Attached is correspondence with Rob Riemen and Barbara Finberg.
File contains a study produced by the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Canada on the following documents: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS); Agenda 21; the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity; the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; the Agreement on the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities; and the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.
File contains a copy of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's keynote address that she delivered at "Academic and Cooperative Strategies in Ocean Affairs," an international workshop jointly convened by the University of Malta and Dalhousie University, held in Halifax. The speech argues for reforms in university education, and provides a discussion of the International Ocean Institute (IOI) relationships with universities.
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 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 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 a piece of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to United States Senator Alan Cranston, asking him to support the International Ocean Institute (IOI)’s nomination for the prize. The letter gives a summary of IOI activities, and a list of individuals supporting the nomination.
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 a memo is from the Federal Republic of Germany, Singapore, Nepal, and Zambia to Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, the Chairman of the Second Committee of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III) on the concept of an economic zone. The file also contains handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a memorandum to the Independent Commission on International Development Issues, encouraging discussion of marine resources, ocean management, and the new Law of the Sea on their agenda.
File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, detailing the history of the "marine revolution" which lead to the Law of the Sea Convention. This version contains handwritten annotations by Mann Borgese.
File contains two copies of an op-ed article written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for the Christian Science Monitor (one is an edited (abbreviated) version).The articles deal with the forthcoming Seventh Session of the Law of the Sea Conference.
File contains documents pertaining to Part XI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Includes the Boat Paper, which was a controversial paper, to which the nonpaper (which the International Ocean Institute (IOI) was involved in writing) was a response. File also includes a report from the Secretary-General's informal consultations on the topic.
File includes copies of an interview with Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the Law of the Sea in "Development Forum" (volume 5, number 7). Includes both an English and a French copy.
File contains a paper, which identifies recommendations for harmonizing and strengthening the convention on the law of the sea and the treaty, with respect to the prohibition of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed and the ocean floor. Paper was originally filed under the heading "Disarmament," and is by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a draft paper of the "nonpaper" written with the International Ocean Institute (IOI) for the Group of 77 entitled: "Agreement on the Establishment of an Interim Regime From the Coming into Force of the Convention to the Time When Commercial Seabed Mining Becomes Economically and Ecologically Feasible."
File includes an edited copy of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on using the "common heritage" principle as a test case for the building of a new international order.
File contains some considerations the Holy See submitted in advance of the seventh session (March 28 - May 19, 1978) of the Second Committee of the Conference on the Law of the Sea. The paper opens with a discussion of why the Holy See is present at the conference.
File contains a copy of an introduction by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Arvid Pardo's book, which was published by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), discussing his role in the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Contains only pages 2-16.
Includes correspondence and "Keeping our share of the ocean's riches," "International fisheries management withour global agreement: United States policies and their impact on the Soviet Union," "Alternatives to a loaw of the sea treaty," "World order and the law of the sea" (EMB), "United States ocean policy :perspectives 1974," "The third United Nations law of the sea conference: Caracas," "The law to govern deepsea mining until superseded by international agreement" by J.G. Laylin, "The deep seabed hard mineral resources act - a negative view."
File contains several articles and background documents. Specific titles include: "UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) III, eighth session," "Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea: Geneva Assembly Resolutions Relating to the Law of the Sea," "The Sea Lawyers," "Memorandum on Marine Resources, Ocean Management, the Law of the Sea, and the New International Economic Order," "Sharing the Ocean Resources : Unresolved Issues in the Law of the Sea" by Shegeru Oda, and "Law of the Sea: New Perspectives."
File includes several miscellaneous documents, including: 1) "Resolution II: Co-ordination of Marine Activities," 2) a declaration involving the peaceful uses of the seabed, 3) an article about mineral exploration in Gabon, 4) an article about mining in Africa, 5) "Financial Terms of Contracts," 6) an address to an unidentified chairman; 7) handwritten financial arrangements; 8) "Economic Impact of Deep Sea Mining"; 9) a partial copy of the 28th Session of the General Assembly; 10) "An Ocean Resources Agency," 11) a partial statute, and 12) Section 4 - Comments on the new model. The part 1 of this file is in MS-2-744, Box 136, Folder 10.
File contains notes written in advance of the 1979-1980 sessions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Also contains a document entitled "Marine Resources, Ocean Management, and the International Development Strategy for the 80s and Beyond."
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