E/2010/43 E/C.19/2010/15 146. The Permanent Forum endorses the report and recommendations of the international expert group meeting on the theme “Indigenous peoples: development with culture and identity: articles 3 and 32 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2010/14) and the reflection paper of the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues, entitled “Indigenous peoples: development with culture and identity in the light of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (E/C.19/2010/17), prepared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the special theme of the ninth session. 147. The Permanent Forum thanks the permanent participants of the Arctic Council for the Moscow Declaration, signed at the Arctic Indigenous Leaders Summit held in April 2010. The Forum urges member States of the Arctic Council and relevant United Nations agencies to implement the provisions contained in the Moscow Declaration. Indigenous peoples and corporations 148. The Permanent Forum calls upon States to implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on business and human rights regarding extractive industries, resolving issues on the basis of dialogue, engagement and in particular the fundamental principles of human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. 149. The Permanent Forum urges States to review their policies on biofuel industries, which, in the name of remedying the impacts of climate change, are resulting in the deforestation of large forest areas and the displacement of indigenous peoples. That increases the vulnerability of indigenous communities and in particular of those living in voluntary isolation. 150. The Permanent Forum invites extractive industry corporations to engage in a constructive dialogue with the Forum with a view to the elaboration of concrete plans to strengthen corporate social responsibility and respect for the rights of indigenous peoples, in particular the principle of the free, prior and informed consent of those affected by the activities of such corporations. 151. The Permanent Forum decides to reappoint Elisa Canqui Mollo, Carlos Mamani Condori and Pavel Sulyandziga as Special Rapporteurs, to complete their report on corporations and indigenous peoples by 31 December 2010 and to submit it to the Forum at its tenth session. 152. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on business and human rights and the United Nations Global Compact unite their efforts in cooperation with the Forum, engaging with the private sector on issues related to indigenous peoples, including the promotion of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its implementation. Half-day discussion on indigenous peoples and forests 153. The issue of indigenous peoples and forests was the focus of a half-day discussion during the ninth session of the Permanent Forum. Many indigenous peoples live in forests that are their traditional territories. Their way of life and 10-36959 23

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