A/HRC/31/53 59. Finally, implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals is highly important to the promotion of human rights and environmental protection. Accordingly, integrating the Goals into national priorities provides an opportunity for States to advance human rights related to the environment. 2. National human rights institutions and ombudspersons 60. In his report on good practices, the Special Rapporteur underlined the importance of using national human rights institutions to address environmental issues. Many of these bodies have jurisdiction to examine alleged violations of rights related to the environment and are increasingly focusing on environmental concerns. To highlight one of many possible examples, Hungary established an ombudsperson for future generations in 2007, which has the authority to initiate or participate in investigations upon receiving complaints, to submit petitions to the constitutional court and to initiate intervention in public administrative court cases regarding environmental protection. National human rights commissions that have not already done so should strongly consider addressing environmental concerns within their mandates, and their efforts in this respect should be supported by national governments. D. Civil society organizations 61. Civil society organizations have engaged in many exemplary practices to facilitate the implementation of human rights related to the environment, including facilitating public participation, providing technical assistance to government institutions, training relevant actors and adopting measures to protect human rights defenders. In addition, civil society organizations have been very active participants in international meetings and have contributed to the development of instruments such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Examples of their good practices are listed in the report of the Special Rapporteur on good practices and at www.environmentalrightsdatabase.org. The report and database also include examples of good practices by other non-State actors, including corporations, which have responsibilities under the Guiding Principles to respect human rights, including those relating to environmental protection. 62. Although there are too many examples to list them all here, this section highlights three methods of implementation that are particularly useful models. 63. First, civil society organizations have taken the lead in pioneering efforts to protect environmental human rights defenders from harassment and violence. Groups such as the Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’homme, the Organisation mondiale contre la torture, FORUM-ASIA, Protection International, the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, Front Line Defenders and the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition provide a wide range of services to environmental defenders, including relocation support, legal assistance, training, and publicity (see A/HRC/28/61, para. 54). Particularly noteworthy as an effort to raise awareness of the problem are the efforts of the organization Global Witness, which has called attention to the situation of environmental human rights defenders in a series of well-researched reports and campaigns. 12 12 See Deadly Environment: The Dramatic Rise in Killings of Environmental and Land Defenders 1.1.2002-31.12.2013 (April 2014), available from www.globalwitness.org/en-gb/campaigns/ environmental-activists/deadly-environment/; and How Many More? 2014’s Deadly Environment: the Killing and Intimidation of Environmental and Land Activists, with a Spotlight on Honduras (April 13