E/2017/43 E/C.19/2017/11 71. The Permanent Forum requests the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues and, specifically, those agencies working on land tenure and changes in land use, to step up cooperation in order to operationalize indicators on land tenure and changes in land use pertaining to the traditional territories (lands and waters) of indigenous peoples, as a global multipurpose indicator in order to report on status and trends, in line with the Convention on Biological Dive rsity, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. All relevant funds, programmes and specialized agencies should update the Forum every year on the results of this work. 72. The Permanent Forum welcomes the first indigenous media zone, established at the sixteenth session of the Forum, and encourages the continuation of this initiative at future sessions, in cooperation with indigenous community media, and, where possible, encourages United Nations entities to continue collaboration with indigenous community media at the regional and national levels. Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples with regard to indigenous human rights defenders 73. Many indigenous peoples described situations where their human rights were being impacted by large-scale infrastructure projects, natural resource extraction and industrial agriculture activities in their territories without their free, prior and informed consent. The Permanent Forum received information to that effect from the Shuar, Sapara, Maasai and Ogaden peoples, among others. The Forum is concerned, in particular, by cases where it appears that the interests of investors are better protected than the rights of indigenous peoples. It reiterates that States and the private sector must respect the human rights of indigenous peoples by ensuring the effective implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 74. Many States have established mechanisms to protect human rights. However, the Permanent Forum is concerned that such mechanisms might prioritize individual rights over collective rights. It calls upon States, in cooperation with national human rights institutions, to comply with their commitments made in the outcome document of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, with the aim of achieving the full enforcement of the collective rights of indigenou s peoples. 75. The Permanent Forum is concerned, in particular, about information received on the situation of indigenous human rights defenders. Globally, there is an alarming rise in the killings of human rights defenders. In 2016, 281 defenders were reported killed, compared to 185 in 2015 and 130 in 2014. 2 Most of the cases were related to land, indigenous and environmental rights, and a majority occurred in only six countries of Latin America and Asia. It is estimated that 40 per cent to 50 per cent of those killed are indigenous persons. Many other indigenous human rights defenders are subjected to violent attacks and threats, enforced disappearances, illegal surveillance, travel bans, blackmail, sexual harassment and other forms of violence and discrimination. It is also of concern to the Forum that human rights defenders are frequently subjected to false claims of criminal activities or terrorism. 76. The Permanent Forum recalls paragraph 41 in its report on its twelfth session (E/2013/43-E/C.19/2013/25) and reaffirms that States should establish a monitoring mechanism to address violence against indigenous peoples, including assassinations, assassination attempts, rapes and other intimidation and persecut ion against indigenous human rights defenders. Furthermore, with regard to article 22 of __________________ 2 17-08011 See A/71/281, para. 27, and Front Line Defenders, Annual Report 2016: Stop the Killing of Human Rights Defenders, p. 6. 15/25