E/2008/43 E/C.19/2008/13 approaches to facilitate the implementation of the goals of the United Nations Millennium Declaration 5 and the United Nations development agenda at the local level among indigenous peoples in all regions. 74. The Permanent Forum requests that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples identify the actions of transnational corporations that may breach the inherent rights detailed in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and further invites them to present a report to the Forum at its eighth session, in 2009. 75. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Pacific Islands Forum create a mechanism for contributions by and participation of indigenous peoples’ representatives in its meetings and related structures and activities. Environment 76. The Permanent Forum invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and relevant States of the Congo Basin to provide at the eighth session of the Forum, in 2009, specific information on the biosphere reserves project and how they will incorporate the indigenous peoples of the Congo Basin and their respective associations into the implementation of the project. 77. The Permanent Forum urges relevant States of the Congo Basin region and the World Bank to enforce, expand and respect the moratorium on the new forest concessions in order to allow time to strengthen the capacities of indigenous peoples and civil society in the Congo Basin region, as well as local administration on new forest concessions, and to allow a participative zoning process in order to define and respect the areas that belong to the indigenous peoples for the preservation and sustainable management of the forests. 78. The Permanent Forum recommends the coordination, without financial obligations, of an expert group meeting on water to initiate a close review and assessment of water allocation, regulation and access policies that affect the rights and health of indigenous peoples and of future generations. That expert group meeting on water can explore and establish indicators of water well-being for indigenous nations and the world community, particularly in the light of increasing negative water impacts owed to climate change. 79. The Permanent Forum decides to extend the appointment as Special Rapporteur of Michael Dodson, a member of the Forum, to prepare a paper on the relevant principles contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, taking into account the provisions of ILO Conventions No. 169 and No. 107 that relate to indigenous land tenure and management arrangements, to assist indigenous peoples, States and United Nations agencies in negotiating indigenous land tenure and management arrangements and to present the paper at the eighth session of the Forum, in 2009. 80. The Permanent Forum applauds the effective participation mechanisms for indigenous peoples in such mechanisms as the Convention on Biological Diversity Working Group on article 8 (j) and related provisions, and recommends that, in __________________ 5 08-33882 General Assembly resolution 55/2. 13

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