Center for World Indigenous Studies

Fourth World Eye Blog

Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D.

• Access & Benefit: Genes

  Nov 3, 2010 by Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D.

  Nagoya, Japan – The 10th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity produced a truly wilted plan for governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses and indigenous peoples to meet the challenge of the collapsing natural system of diverse plants, animals and their eco-niches throughout the world. During a week of negotiations involving 193 states’ governments... more →

  Posted in Artby - Rudolph Ryser, Environment, FW Geo-Politics

• State Department Cancels Cancun for Forestry Panel

  Oct 27, 2010 by Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D.

  The US Department of State canceled a “side-event” planned for the UN Conference of Parties 16 meeting in Cancun.  The session was to include tribal participants, but the UN would not allow tribal officials to participate unless they were US government employees or non-governmental organization representatives.  They were tribal officials.  That was not allowed... more →

  Posted in Artby - Rudolph Ryser, Environment, FW Geo-Politics, Political

• Global CBD and Climate Agreements…Impossible

  Oct 23, 2010 by Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D.

  The United Nations has been the venue for terribly important negotiations concerning biological diversity, climate change, intellectual property, and matters as disturbing as human trafficking. Despite the prodigious efforts of a great many people, negotiations in virtually every arena have failed to meet goals or expected agreements.  Perhaps 30,000 people will travel to Cancun, Mexico... more →

  Posted in Artby - Rudolph Ryser, Economy, Environment, FW Geo-Politics

• Canada Obstructing Indigenous Peoples – CBD

  Oct 22, 2010 by Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D.

  During the long years when indigenous peoples spent their very limited resources to travel to Geneva, Switzerland to help formulate language for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) the Government of Canada joined by Australia, New Zealand and the United States did everything imaginable to block language that would provide justice... more →

  Posted in Artby - Rudolph Ryser, Economy, Environment, FW Geo-Politics

• Anti-Indian Movement Again

  Sep 21, 2010 by Rudolph C. Rÿser, Ph.D.

  When ever privileged male voters in the United States believe their status and privileges are about to be challenged, they turn on the economically weakest with a vengeance. “Wealth has its privileges” and that means manipulating government to serve the wealthy and the privileged. Government becomes the bogeyman that must be paired down, that must... more →

  Posted in Artby - Rudolph Ryser, Human Rights