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.

Should you wish to contribute an example of IPBES impact, please go to the TRACK submission portal: https://ipbes.net/impact-tracking . If you wish to alert the secretariat to any inaccuracy or anything objectionable in TRACK, please do so by emailing this information. Click to email us

TRACK

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Title Type(s) of impacts generated Impact date Scale of impact Region of Impact Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) edit
Swiss Academies of Sciences (SCNAT) to Brief Swiss Parliamentarians on IPBES Assessments New/changed action/initiative 12 Apr 2022 National Europe and Central Asia Switzerland website Biodiversity and climate change, Building capacity (2nd work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Sustainable use assessment, Values assessment
Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue Background Document Based on the IPBES Assessment Findings New/changed idea 05 Apr 2022 Regional Africa Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Togo website Africa assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment
10 Finnish Companies Pilot Science Based Targets Network's (SBTN) Guidelines for Nature Targets Based on IPBES Global Assessment and Scenarios and Models Report New/changed commitment 04 Apr 2022 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Finland website Global assessment (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment
IPBES Nature Futures Framework Approach Used in Swedish Project Proposal to Integrate Nature in Urban Areas New/changed action/initiative 17 Mar 2022 Global website Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Scenarios and models assessment, Workshop on modelling nature future scenarios
IPBES Conceptual Framework Applied in Participatory Assessment on Nature, People and Sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro New/changed research project 10 Mar 2022 City/Community Africa United Republic of Tanzania website Conceptual framework, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
French Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Tables Information Report on Protection of Endangered Species to National Assembly Based Heavily on IPBES Research New/changed research project 17 Feb 2022 National France website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Stakeholder engagement, Communications
Viet Nam Launched its First National Ecosystem Assessment Report Building on IPBES Assessment Methodology New/changed research project 16 Feb 2022 National Asia-Pacific Viet Nam website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Conceptual framework, Guide for assessments, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
50 Members of US Congress and 350 State Lawmakers Cite IPBES Findings in Letter to President Biden Advocating for a National Biodiversity Strategy New/changed action/initiative 08 Feb 2022 National United States of America website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme)
Dutch Asset Management Firm Robeco Launches Positioning Paper on Biodiversity Protection Through Investment Citing IPBES Global Assessment Evidence New/changed commitment 31 Jan 2022 Organizational Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Cameroon Validates its National Ecosystem Assessment Based on the IPBES Methodological Approach New/changed action/initiative 27 Jan 2022 National Africa Cameroon website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Africa assessment, Guide for assessments
IPBES Results and Methodology Underpin Workshop on Identifying Information Gaps for ACTO Amazon Regional Assessment New/changed research project 24 Jan 2022 Regional Americas Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Americas assessment, Conceptual framework, Guide for assessments
IPBES Conceptual Framework Applied to Research on Nature's Contributions to Andean Pastoral Peoples New/changed research project 17 Dec 2021 Subregional Americas Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Peru website Conceptual framework
International Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Launches Online Course Based Partly on IPBES Global Assessment Evidence New/changed action/initiative 12 Dec 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme)
New Traffic, IUCN and USAID Report Highlights IPBES Science and the Platform's Calls for Action New/changed research project 08 Dec 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
European Business Nature Summit Calls for Joint Business Action for Nature Based on IPBES Work New/changed action/initiative 01 Dec 2021 Regional Europe and Central Asia Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden website Catalogue of assessments, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
UNEP-WCMC Guidance on National Ecosystem Assessments Based on IPBES Approach New/changed technique 23 Nov 2021 Global website Building capacity (2nd work programme), Conceptual framework, Guide for assessments, Improving the effectiveness of the assessment process, Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme)
Ernst & Young, Microsoft and Earth Knowledge Leverage IPBES Global Assessment Findings in New Joint Report on Financial Services for Conservation, Sustainability and Biodiversity New/changed research project 13 Oct 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Researcher Uses IPBES Findings in Working Paper on Climate Attribution Science & Endangered Species Act New/changed research project 08 Oct 2021 National United States of America website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Aural Artist Aligns Soundscape Film on Silence as Sound of Extinction with IPBES Global Assessment Findings New/changed action/initiative 21 Jul 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Colombia Launched its National Biodiversity and Ecosystem Assessment Based on IPBES Methodology New/changed research project 30 Jun 2021 National Americas Colombia website Guide for assessments, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Researchers Use IPBES Approach to Analyse Expected Impact of Invasive Alien Species on Global Extinctions New/changed research project 10 Jun 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Study uses IPBES Conceptual Framework to Analyse Connections Between People and Nature in Draa River Basin Southern Morocco New/changed research project 15 May 2021 State/Provincial Africa Morocco website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
BNP Paribas Structures and Strengthens its Financing Policies and Commitments to Help Preserve Biodiversity Based on IPBES Studies and Issues a 'Position on Biodiversity' New/changed investment 04 May 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Stakeholder engagement
Nigerian Experts Approve National Strategy on Endangered Pollinators citing IPBES Assessments New/changed policy 03 May 2021 National Africa Nigeria website Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment
Paper Applies IPBES Conceptual Framework Multiple Values Approach to Analysis of Agroforestry Landscapes in North East Europe New/changed research project 01 May 2021 Subregional Europe and Central Asia Belarus, Latvia, Russian Federation, Sweden website Conceptual framework, Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
At First Nobel Prize Summit EU President Ursula von der Leyen Says IPBES Work "Essential to Build Consensus Around Our Planet's State of Health" New/changed idea 27 Apr 2021 Global website Global assessment scoping (1st work programme)
Cardinal Peter Tukson Cites IPBES Pandemics Report in Vatican-Organized Webinar on Biodiversity New/changed idea 21 Apr 2021 Global website Conceptual framework, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Melbourne Entrepreneur Creates a Small Business With a Purpose New/changed investment 20 Apr 2021 National Asia-Pacific Australia website Global assessment (1st work programme)
BES-Net Holds Trialogue in Kenya to Enhance and Implement Findings and Recommendations from IPBES Assessments New/changed action/initiative 20 Apr 2021 National Kenya website Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Land degradation and restoration assessment
UNEP uses IPBES Pandemics Report to argue that a Healthy Environment should be a Human Right New article 13 Apr 2021 Organizational Cross-regional website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)