Impact Tracking Page
Welcome to the IPBES Impact Tracking Database (TRACK).
The purpose of TRACK is to record, document and share examples of the use of IPBES outputs, such as the IPBES assessment reports, in decision-making or in science.
TRACK is not designed to be comprehensive, analytically rigorous or serve a wider monitoring function – it makes no claim to be an exhaustive list of IPBES impacts. It is, instead, an indicative list for the primary purpose of IPBES communications, outreach and public relations. Apart from a basic eligibility screening, the IPBES secretariat does not independently verify the examples listed in TRACK, which are primarily gleaned from third party stakeholders, media reports and similar sources.
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TRACK
| Title | Type(s) of impacts generated | Impact date | Scale of impact | Region of Impact | Country/ies of impact | Website | Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) | Private/Public sector impact? | edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extinction Rebellion Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Event Description of Funeral March Protest | New/changed action/initiative | 28 Sep 2019 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | private | |
| Union Groups in Badajoz, Spain Draw on Global Assessment While Encouraging Citizes to Join Climate Strikes | New/changed action/initiative | 27 Sep 2019 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| City Council of Colmenar Viejo Highlights Global Assessment in Declaration of Climate Emergency | New/changed law/regulation | 27 Sep 2019 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | public | |
| Environmental Researchers Draw on IPBES Conceptual Framework in Recommendation on How Brazilian Academy Can Better Incorporate ILK | New/changed idea | 25 Sep 2019 | National | Americas | Brazil | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | private | |
| In Light of Biodiversity Crisis Highlighted by Evidence, Scientists Call on US Congress to Fully Fund Wildlife Conservation Programs | New/changed action/initiative | 20 Sep 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | private | |
| Guardian Kicks off Year-Long Age of Extinction Initiative With Article Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 18 Sep 2019 | Global | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | private | |||
| Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Report Looks at How the Creative Sector Can Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis | New/changed research project | 14 Sep 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | private | |
| Global Assessment Serves as Primary Background for Scottish Parliamentary Briefing on Mainstreaming Nature | New/changed research project | 12 Sep 2019 | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | public | ||
| Vietnam Environment Administration Cites Global Assessment While Announcing Project with World Bank | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Sep 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | Viet Nam | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | public | |
| Global Assessment Noted in the UNCCD New Delhi Declaration | New/changed commitment | 10 Sep 2019 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | public | ||
| Article in Nature Cites Global Assessment Findings, Arguing That Scientists Should Join Civil Disobedience | New article | 02 Sep 2019 | Global | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | private | |||
| World Biological Corridor Initiative Refers to IPBES Research in Presenting its Manifesto and Petititon | New/changed action/initiative | 02 Sep 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| UN Convention to Combat Desertification cites the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration report findings as partial rationale in key objective of their SPI work programm | New/changed research project | 01 Sep 2019 | Organizational | Cross-regional | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment | |||
| UN Convention to Combat Desertification reviews IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration and Global Assessments and develops extensive recommendations | New/changed research project | 01 Sep 2019 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| International Resources Panel cites and analyzes IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment in a think piece | New article | 01 Sep 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Environmental Law and Policy Center to host bi-national symposium on Global Assessment and the Great Lakes | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Sep 2019 | Subregional | Cross-regional | Canada | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Scottish Government 'Carefully Considering' IPBES Global Assessment and Commits to Inform Parliament of Recommended Changes in Biodiversity-Related Policies | New/changed policy | 01 Sep 2019 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| IPBES Global Assessment Spurs Developer SmithsonHill to Include Biodiversity Enhancement Project Alongside Planned Office Park Construction | New/changed investment | 01 Sep 2019 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| To Contribute to IPBES' Work, Expert Authors Publish Paper on Building Capacities for Transformative Change Towards Sustainability: Imagination in Intergovernmental Science-Policy Scenario Processes | New/changed research project | 01 Sep 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment | |||
| More than 1600 Scientists Sign Letter Calling for Funding to Address the Biodiversity Crisis | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Sep 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Global Wood, a Timber Industry News and Market Research Company, Uses Brazilian IPBES Platform in Business Forecasting for Furniture Industry | New/changed technique | 01 Sep 2019 | Organizational | Cross-regional | Brazil | website | Catalogue of assessments, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| Research Article Explores Application of Imagination in IPBES Scenario Processes | New article | 18 Aug 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment | private | |||
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development Publishes Brief for Business on the IPBES Global Assessment Report | New article | 15 Aug 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | ||
| Inspired by the Global Assessment, South Hams District Council in England commits to launching an assessment that will look at biodiversity-related concerns | New/changed commitment | 01 Aug 2019 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| National Resources Defense Council cites IPBES Global Assessment in opposition to anti-biodiversity bill in California | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | Regional | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| US Congressional Candidate launches 2020 campaign inspired in part by IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | Individual | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Law Professor, inspired by IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment, proposes legally binding international instrument for soils and land management | New/changed idea | 01 Aug 2019 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| US States cite IPBES in decision to sue Federal Government over changes to the Endangered Species Act | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Humane Society International and Humane Society of the US cite IPBES while urging world leaders to take action ahead of CITES CoP 18 | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Following the Global Assessment, the Bristol Museum shrouded its endangered wildlife exhibits in a mourning veil to raise awareness of species at risk of extinction | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) |