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
| Title | Type(s) of impacts generated | Impact date | Scale of impact | Region of Impact | Country/ies of impact | Website | edit | Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Light of IPBES Global Assessment, French Association for Standardization (AFNOR) Develops Biodiversity Standards Approach for Organizations | New/changed action/initiative | 14 Jan 2021 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| British MP Caroline Lucas cites IPBES Pandemics Report in virtual parliamentary debate speech | New/changed action/initiative | 12 Jan 2021 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Pandemics Report cited in European Parliament Report on Biodiversity Loss and Zoonoses: | New/changed action/initiative | 08 Jan 2021 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Nature's Contributions Concept Applied in Paper on "Decision-making for nature's contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge" | New/changed research project | 08 Jan 2021 | Subregional | Africa | South Africa | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | |
| Building on IPBES Global Assessment, Article in PNAS Provides Synthesis of 50-Year Global Trends in Nature's Contributions to People | New article | 22 Dec 2020 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||||
| Dissertation Explores "The evolution of international environmental law in the Mediterranean: What modalities of influence for IPBES?" | New/changed action/initiative | 17 Dec 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Convention on Biological Diversity Special Session Held to Discuss Evidence from IPBES Products, Among Others | New/changed action/initiative | 15 Dec 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| Fidelity Investments Inc. Includes IPBES Global Assessment Key Findings in List of Top Three ESG Themes for 2021 | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Dec 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Global Assessment cited in U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources written testimony by Prof. Jane Lubchenco | New/changed action/initiative | 27 Nov 2020 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| After IPBES-Inspired Declaration of Ecological Emergency, Glasgow City Council Working Group Publishes Report and Recommendations, Prominently Citing IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 24 Nov 2020 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Pandemics Report Cited in Wildlife Conservation 20 Declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" | New/changed action/initiative | 20 Nov 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment Platform uses IPBES Conceptual Framework in Study on "Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya" | New/changed action/initiative | 20 Nov 2020 | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Regional assessments | ||||
| IPBES Publications Inform Handbook on the Use of Biodiversity Scenarios in Support of Decision-Making | New/changed action/initiative | 18 Nov 2020 | Global | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment | |||
| Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Counselor Ilaria Dal Zovo cites IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics in Parliamentary Exchange | New/changed action/initiative | 18 Nov 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Italy | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cites IPBES in biannual report to Norwegian Parliament | New/changed action/initiative | 17 Nov 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Global Assessment Finding Cited as a Key Reason "Why Fund Managers Started Worrying About Biodiversity," and Report Cited Prominently For Further Reading | New/changed action/initiative | 13 Nov 2020 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases | New/changed network | 02 Nov 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | ||
| In Media Conference, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze Presented Key Findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report, Calling for "Large Investments" to Prevent Pandemics | New/changed action/initiative | 30 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Inspired by IPBES Pandemics Report, Twitter User and UK Constituent @BorisLetters Sends Letter to Boris Johnson Regarding Potential for Zoonoses and the Costs of Preventing Pandemics | New/changed action/initiative | 30 Oct 2020 | Individual | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Communications | |
| Citing IPBES Pandemics Report, WWF Germany Calls on EU to "take a pioneering role in ecological pandemic preparedness" | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Oct 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Finnish Environment Minister Mikkonen, Citing IPBES Pandemics Report Calls for Tackling 'Over-consumption in order to curb pandemics, natural disasters and the climate crisis' | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Finland | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| UK Green Party Welcomes IPBES Pandemics Report and Calls for 'Repairing Our Relationship with Nature to Avoid Pandemics in the Future' | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Communications, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| New Report 'Bankrolling Extinction' Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Examination of Banking Sector's Role in Biodiversity Crisis | New/changed research project | 28 Oct 2020 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Schneider Electric Announces its Corporate Actions to Reverse Biodiversity Loss | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Oct 2020 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment as a 'Wake-Up Call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in Convention on Biological Diversity Process | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Oct 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Multiple IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) Report on French Actions in Light of IPBES Findings | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Invasive alien species assessment, Values assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment | |
| IPBES Selected as 2020 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award Winner | Other | 22 Oct 2020 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment, Communications, Land degradation and restoration assessment | |
| IPBES Experts Provide Oral Evidence from Global Assessment to Hearing on Biodiversity and Ecosystems to UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee | New/changed action/initiative | 22 Oct 2020 | 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 Assessments Cited in European Environment Agency Report 'State of nature in the EU: Results from reporting under the nature directives 2013-2018' | New/changed action/initiative | 19 Oct 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment, Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | |
| European Economic and Social Committee Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Opinion on EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and Calls for Higher Ambition | New/changed action/initiative | 09 Oct 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |