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 correspondence with Erich Blissenhach, who worked with the German mining company Preussag. Most discussions are about sea-bed mining, and the push towards an international regime to monitor it (and touches on topics like the boat paper, the attempt to rewrite Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other related topics). Some correspondence concerns Club of Rome, Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences and International Ocean Institute. Also includes a copy of a "Proposal for an Initiative the German Delegation Could Take at the Next Session of the Assembly and Council of the International Sea-bed Authority" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, a copy of "Alternative Models for Pioneer Cooperation in Exploration, Technology Development, and Training" by Mann Borgese; a copy of an article by Blissenbach ("Technology Assessment of Deep Sea Nodule Mining").
File contains correspondence with Koshland, who was an employee of Alfred A. Knopf. Correspondence concerns Elisabeth Mann Borgese's book "Chairworm and Supershark," and royalties from a newly published collection of Thomas Mann letters.
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 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 correspondence with Robert Fournier (outgoing only); Lennox Hinds (Canadian International Development Agency), and Ron Jones (outgoing only). Topics of discussion include funding and administrative matters relating to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans, and hearings to be organized on its behalf in Canada.
File contains correspondence surrounding Elisabeth Mann Borgese's attempt to securing funding for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) from the following institutions: The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Saskawa Foundation, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Institute of International Education, The MacArthur Foundation, and The Ford Foundation.
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 documents relating to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Included is a news release on the publication of the fourth annual "Human Development Report," "Terms of Reference for a Review of a Possible UNDP Strategic Initiative in Ocean and Coastal Management," "Summary of Recommendations of Working Group on Technology Cooperation," memorandums, a draft report ("Ocean and Coastal Resources Management for Sustainable Human Development"), the "Action Plan for Human Resources Development and Capacity Building for the Planning and Management of Coastal and Marine Areas, 1993-1997," a note from Philip Reynolds on a meeting discussing a possible UNDP initiative on ocean and coastal management.
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 correspondence with contributors to, and readers of, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's book, based on the Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXI (21) conference. Also includes an advertisment for the book from Dalhousie's Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, and correspondence surrounding the Chinese translation of the book. File Includes copies of the preface and introduction to the book, the table of contents, and copies of two chapters from the book (Chapter 9: "Ocean Governance and the Secretary-General's Agenda for Peace," and the economics chapter).
File contains correspondence with Professor Kwiatkowska, the Associate Director of the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea. Topics of discussion include confusion over whether Professor Kwiatkowska had joined the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File contains a duplicate copy of a letter, which has not been digitized.
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 correspondence with Dr. Robin South, the Director of International Ocean Institute (IOI)-South Pacific. Topics of discussion include how to integrate the IOI-South Pacific with the Independent World Commission on the Oceans' activities (IWCO). Also includes a press release, and a report from the IOI-South Pacific on the 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 correspondence with different individuals, including John Hobbins, John P. Humphrey, F.R. Scott, Tamra Alexander, and others. File includes handwritten notes, and other materials related to the subject.
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 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.
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