A/HRC/35/28 (h) Implement thorough and consistent policies that emphasize the importance of substantive engagement with civil society organizations at the domestic and international levels and facilitate such engagement in a comprehensive manner; (i) Take positive measures to ensure that all individuals belonging to marginalized and other groups most at risk have the ability to effectively exercise their rights and participate in decisions that concern them; (j) Encourage and facilitate innovation within civil society, including by ensuring unimpeded access to, and use of, information and communication; (k) Recognize and respect the significance of civil society as a stakeholder in fostering sustainable development, particularly in the context of natural resource exploitation and the conservation and management of environmental resources; (l) Ensure the ability of civil society to seek, receive and use funding and other resources from natural and legal persons, whether domestic, foreign or international, without undue impediments; (m) Recognize and facilitate civil society’s role in assisting those facing humanitarian crises, without abdicating the State’s responsibilities under international law, including those relating to migrants, refugees, conflict prevention and disaster mitigation. 92. The Special Rapporteur encourages civil society to: (a) Maintain and strengthen its role in advancing the ideals set out in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (b) Consider increasing research into, and documentation of, civil society’s achievements and successes, in order to promote incentives to protect civic space. 93. The Special Rapporteur recommends that businesses: (a) Recognize the significant value that civil society adds to building democratic, fair and just societies that benefit business interests and thus take a more proactive role in supporting and influencing measures that enhance civic space; (b) Work collaboratively with civil society where interests align to shape solutions that benefit society. 21