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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPBES Conceptual Framework used in medical publication to illustrate interactions between human, animals and environment in emerging infectious diseases and biological invasions | New/changed research project | 01 Mar 2019 | Global | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | ||||
| The World Banks cited the IPBES Africa Regional Assessment in an article that outlines the challenges related to biodiversity loss and efforts to address them in Africa | New article | 01 Feb 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Africa | website | Africa assessment, Regional assessments | |||
| Dialogue inspired by IPBES Pollination Assessment across indigenous, local and scientific knowledge systems | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jan 2019 | Global | Thailand | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | |||
| Swedish research cites IPBES work on values for investigation into climate change vulnerability | New/changed research project | 01 Jan 2019 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Values assessment | ||
| UN Environment Foresight brief on insect services, threats and solutions features IPBES Pollination Assessment data | New article | 01 Jan 2019 | Global | website | Pollination assessment | ||||
| Researchers Develop Criteria to Improve Biodiversity and Species Distribution Modelling to Meet Needs of IPBES and others | New/changed research project | 01 Jan 2019 | Global | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment | ||||
| European Commission funding for research and innovation action on interrelations between climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services | New/changed investment | 01 Nov 2018 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| EU calls for stronger global action on biodiversity citing IPBES assessment | Other | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Europe and Central Asia assessment | ||||
| Brazil publishes first national biodiversity and ecosystem services assessment based on IPBES methodology | New/changed research project | 01 Nov 2018 | National | Americas | Brazil | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Guide for assessments, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment | ||
| Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators grows again - EU and 3 new countries join at CBD COP14 | New/changed network | 01 Nov 2018 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Belarus | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | ||
| Ministers adopt common continental position on biodiversity protection and land degradation at African Summit - informed by IPBES Assessments | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Regional | Africa | website | Africa assessment, Land degradation and restoration assessment | |||
| Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) Launches Data Visualization Platform to promote and coordinate development and delivery of biodiversity indicators for use by IPBES and others | New/changed research project | 01 Nov 2018 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| CBD Parties urge the use of all products of IPBES in preparation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Land degradation and restoration assessment, Regional assessments | ||||
| CBD Parties note the relevance of IPBES Assessment of Scenarios and Models to discussions on the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity and the development of post-2020 biodiversity framework | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment | ||||
| Parties request the CBD Exec. Sec. informed by IPBES to consider linkages and interdependencies between biodiversity and climate change in preparing post-2020 global biodiversity framework | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment | ||||
| CBD Plan of Action 2018-2030 for the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable use of Pollinators references the IPBES Assessment of Pollination, Pollinators and Food Production | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Pollination assessment | ||||
| COP Parties request the CBD Exec. Sec. to communicate with IPBES Exec. Sec. to facilitate dissemination of the outcomes of the assessment of the sustainable use of wild species | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Sustainable use assessment | ||||
| CBD Parties invited IPBES to contribute to the development of the draft long-term strategic framework for capacity-building beyond 2020; IPBES regional assessments mentioned as sources to draw upon | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Regional assessments | ||||
| CBD Parties request the CBD Exec. Sec. to develop communication and public awareness campaigns on the current state of biodiversity, in collaboration with IPBES and others | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Communications, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||||
| CBD Parties list IPBES assessments as key sources to be used in developing documentation related to the preparatory process for the development of post 2020 global biodiversity framework | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment | ||||
| CBD Parties recognize IPBES Assessment Reports as an important evidence base for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets progress assessment and request further collaboration for GBO5 | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | website | Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Communications, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment | |||||
| CBD Parties welcome the Second Work Programme of IPBES, note its relevance for major climate and biodiversity related agreements request for additional inputs from post-2020 biodiversity framework | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Invasive alien species assessment, Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment, Sustainable use assessment, Values assessment | ||||
| CBD Parties welcome the undertaking of the assessment of invasive alien species and decide on establishment of an expert group to address matters not covered by IPBES assessment | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Invasive alien species assessment | ||||
| Colombia begins national biodiversity assessment based on IPBES methodology | New/changed research project | 01 Oct 2018 | National | Americas | Colombia | website | Guide for assessments, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| IPBES Assessments and conceptual framework cited in and used by WWF for the Living Planet Report 2018 | New/changed research project | 01 Oct 2018 | Organizational | Cross-regional | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Regional assessments | |||
| Caribbean Action Plan published articulating how to implement IPBES Pollinator Assessment at regional and national levels | New/changed commitment | 01 Oct 2018 | Subregional | Americas | Antigua and Barbuda | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | ||
| Global fund manager requests IPBES expert briefing on risks of pesticides to pollinators | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Sep 2018 | Organizational | website | Pollination assessment | ||||
| Dominican Republic includes mandatory consideration of pollinators and habitats in biodiversity and ecosystem surveys | New/changed law/regulation | 01 Sep 2018 | National | Americas | Dominican Republic | website | Pollination assessment | ||
| Brazilian research on value of ecosystem services in tropical soils to be based on IPBES approach | New/changed research project | 01 Sep 2018 | Global | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Values assessment | ||||
| French Bee-Repopulation Honey Startup Draws Upon IPBES Pollinators Assessment for Private Venture | New/changed investment | 01 Sep 2018 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Values assessment |