Elisabeth Mann Borgese
/Overview
Elisabeth Mann Borgese born Münich, Germany April 24, 1918 (d. 2002). American-Canadian maritime law expert. Promoted Pacem in Maribus ("Peace in the Sea") conferences, 1970, leading to UN Law of the Sea Convention, 1982.
Quotations
"A thousand years is a short time when one thinks of the oceans. Humankind may still be on the path of slow but inexorable decline. If you asked about ten thousand years or a hundred thousand years from now I would envisage pacem in maribus, oceans of peace—without humans. Oceans would adjust to new climates and new species." (letter, Ideas for a Better World, Robert Muller, idea 3127; 1938 photo stanford.edu)