The Maris Project (MARitime Information Systems) promoted by the various G7 member countries and co-ordinated by the European Union and Canada, the results of which shall be made known during Expo'98.
The report drawn up by the World and Independent Commission for the Oceans (CMIO) entitled Oceans and Society at the Threshold of the 3rd Millennium shall also be presented to the United Nations during Expo'98.