A/HRC/42/55 and protection of indigenous rights defenders. The Expert Mechanism took note of the proposals. 75. The Expert Mechanism decided that its next annual study on the status of the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide in the achievement of the ends of the Declaration, mandated by resolution 33/25, paragraph 2 (a), would focus on the theme of the rights of indigenous peoples to lands, territories and resources. 76. The Expert Mechanism also decided to prepare a report for the Human Rights Council on good practices and lessons learned regarding efforts to achieve the ends of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as authorized in resolution 33/25, paragraph 2 (b). The report will be presented to the Council at its forty-eighth session in September 2021 and will focus on the right to self-determination. 15