A/67/301 B. Areas of work 6. The Special Rapporteur would like to bring to the attention of the General Assembly the activities he has carried out in fulfilment of his mandate in four areas of work: promoting good practices; responding to cases of alleged human rights violations; country reports; and thematic studies. 1. Promotion of good practices 7. The Special Rapporteur has continued to promote good practices for implementing, as well as strengthening, protection for the rights of indigenous peoples at both the international and national levels. A significant aspect of his thematic work on the issue of the extractive industries is aimed at promoting good practices by States and business enterprises and he has held numerous meetings in this context. 8. In January 2012, the Special Rapporteur, together with members of the Expert Mechanism and the Permanent Forum, participated in a two-day meeting to discuss the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, which will be held in 2014. In his remarks at the opening of the meeting, the Special Rapporteur noted that the World Conference provided an opportunity, first, for contributing to the development of measures for the direct participation of indigenous peoples in United Nations meetings; second, for advancing greater and more concerted efforts within the United Nations system to promote the rights of indigenous peoples; third, for promoting action at the national and local levels to secure the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples; and fourth, for celebrating indigenous peoples and their contributions worldwide. 9. In addition, the Special Rapporteur visited Peru and Brazil in March and April 2012, respectively. He participated in discussions with indigenous leaders and Government officials on the development of mechanisms for consultation with indigenous peoples and the attempt to clarify the practical dimensions of the principle of free, prior and informed consent. In Peru, he took part in discussions on a new regulation to supplement an existing law on consultation with indigenous peoples. In Brazil, he participated in a conference convened by the Government to launch discussions with indigenous leaders on the development of a new consultation law or regulation. 10. The Special Rapporteur has also been collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to produce a resource guide on the rights of indigenous peoples for UNDP staff and other development practitioners working on indigenous issues. 2. Cases of allegations of human rights violations 11. The Special Rapporteur receives many allegations of violations of the rights of indigenous peoples in specific situations and often responds by communicating his concerns about the allegations to the relevant Governments. In some cases, he has conducted on-site visits to examine the situation and issued reports with observations and recommendations. In March 2012, he travelled to Costa Rica and met indigenous leaders and Government officials to follow up on his visit in 2011 4 12-46087