Indigenous nations representatives and representatives of indigenous organizations met for two days in Oaxaca, México October 10-12, 2011 participating in the Second technical workshop of Indigenous Peoples and States - UNFCCC preparatory to the 17th meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties in Durban, South Africa in December 2011. The statement outlines the political advances in the negotiation process for indigenous peoples since the UNFCCC session in Cancun, México (Dec. 2010), and it describes the commitments by several states\' governments participating in the workshop.
The statement also lists \"Concerns and Challenges at the Durban session and beyond.\"
Finally, the statement includes Indigenous Peoples\' Recommendations to the States.
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October 20, 2011
OAXACA ACTION PLAN - UNFCCC in Durban
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September 02, 2011
Report Indigenous Rights Rapporteur - James Anaya
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides a summary of the activities carried out during his third year in the mandate, including cooperation with other international and regional mechanisms and bodies in the field of indigenous rights, and the activities carried out in his four main areas of work: promoting good practices; country reports; specific cases of alleged human rights violations; and thematic studies.
The Special Rapporteur devotes the second half of the report to an analysis of the impact of extractive industries operating within or near indigenous territories following the distribution of a questionnaire on the issue to Governments, indigenous peoples,
corporations and civil society. The growing awareness of the impact of extractive industries on the rights of indigenous peoples is further raised by the concerns expressed by many of
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August 28, 2011
CWIS Chair Designated Fulbright-Robles Scholar
Rudolph C. Ryser, a member of the Capella University faculty in the School of Public Service Leadership (Minneapolis, MN) and Chairman of the Center for World Indigenous Studies (Olympia, WA) has been awarded a Fulbright - Garcia Robles Scholarship to conduct research in western México and deliver four lectures on globalization and non-profit organizations at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA) in Puerto Vallarta, México during the 2011-2012 academic year, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholars are selected by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (US) and the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS)
Fulbright Scholars are selected on the basis of their high academic and professional merit, their research proposal, the potential benefits to both countries, and the applicant's ambassadorial skills promoting mutual understanding. ... -
July 01, 2011
CWIS Food Security, FAO and the UNNWP
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization authorized the establishment of the Committee on World Food Security which in turn asked it High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to undertake a year-long study on climate change and food security. The Panel will seek to identify effective food security strategies to reduce the adverse affects of climate change on the availability of food and nutrition among the most vulnerable regions and populations. The Center for World Indigenous Studies makes several recommendations for the focus of this High Level Panel of Experts study on food security...
"The only way to protect and preserve wild plants and animals is to leave them in the care of indigenous communities that have cultures directly connected to the continuity of those things," (quoting Rudolph Ryser) This approach ensures biodiversity while maximizing effective strategies for responding to the adverse effects of climate change. Implementing this approach ... -
June 12, 2011
Quinault Nation on UNDRIP - US Senate Hearing
Quinault President Fawn Sharp spoke
before the US Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs on 9 June calling for the
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enact legislation as necessary to
effectuate the principles enunciated in
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April 19, 2011
Anke Weisheit Forms New Institute
Associate Scholar Anke Weisheit has successfully gained acceptance of her plan for the establishment the Institute of Indigenous Knowledge (IIK) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Mbarara, Uganda. First organizing the Institute in 2006, Ms. Weisheit's Institute was approved in April 2011 by the University Council. She originally submitted her plans to the Vice Chancellor in a concept paper in 2006, began to establish the Institute and now it is a formal part of the University.
Ms. Weisheit is a noted leader in the study and use of medicinal plants in East Africa and has served as a project consultant for the Herbalist Association and the National Agricultural research Organization of Uganda. If you are registered with our website you may view more details about Anke Weisheit at http://cwis.org/profile/?member=50 -
April 06, 2011
Texto de Salvaguardias de Cancún del AWG-LCA
The International Indian Treaty Council issued its 28 February 2011 Analysis of language regarding indigenous peoples under consideration by the UN climate change talks in Bangkok, Thailand (3 April - 8 April 2011). This is a reply to those recommendations.
Thank you Alberto,
Your points are well taken throughout your analysis. While we agree with virtually all that you have written, we remain skeptical that state's governments will embrace what is essentially a challenge to their sovereignty. We need a strategy for implementing the recommendations along with the recommendations. We at the Center for World Indigenous Studies believe that the only leverage we currently have expressed in these and other talks in Bonn, Cancun, Copenhagen and so on is "moral leverage." While moral leverage get's us a room to meet in caucus, it doesn't win the place at any negotiating table. We must have political leverage and that can come only when we recognize that we have ...
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