A/68/317 42. In developing his report on extractive industries and indigenous peoples, the Special Rapporteur distributed a questionnaire to States, indigenous peoples and business enterprises to gather their views on the positive and negative aspects of extractive industries in indigenous territories. He also participated in numerous meetings to gather perspectives on the issue from indigenous peoples, Governments, and companies, including meetings in Australia, Norway, Sweden, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America. In addition, the Special Rapporteur launched an online forum to gather examples of specific extractive projects that are being carried out in or near indigenous peoples territories, and collected and analysed numerous cases studies, including those that have contained elements of good practices. 43. In his reports to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur has addressed thematic issues, including: the United Nations Declaration, its general character and content and the operationalization of the rights (A/64/338); the right of indigenous peoples to development with culture and identity and the right of indigenous peoples to participation (A/65/264); the duty of States to consult with and obtain the consent of indigenous peoples before adopting measures that affect them and the responsibility of corporations to respect the rights of indigenous peoples (A/66/288); and the need to harmonize the myriad activities within the United Nations system which affect indigenous peoples (A/67/301). B. 1. Coordination with other human rights bodies Coordination with other United Nations mechanisms with mandates regarding indigenous peoples 44. The Special Rapporteur’s mandate from the Human Rights Council, as set out in resolution 15/14, paragraph 1, requires him to work in close cooperation and coordination with other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Council, in particular with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, relevant United Nations bodies, the treaty bodies and regional human rights organizations. Since the beginning of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur has consistently worked in coordination with the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples. The three mechanisms have met regularly at least once a year to identify and coordinate their responses to the challenges and opportunities related to the protection and promotion of indigenous rights. 45. A key component of coordination has been the participation of the Special Rapporteur in the regular sessions of the Permanent Forum and Expert Mechanism. During the annual sessions, the Special Rapporteur has contributed to discussions of substantive issues under consideration. Recently, the Special Rapporteur has participated in interactive dialogues with meeting participants, during which States, indigenous peoples, non-governmental organizations, and others can pose questions regarding various issues. 46. In addition, the Special Rapporteur has developed the practice of holding parallel meetings with indigenous peoples and organizations during the annual sessions. These meetings have provided indigenous peoples and organizations with the opportunity to voice their specific concerns regarding alleged human rights violations in their countries directly to the Special Rapporteur. The practice was 12/22 13-42710