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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
IPBES Pandemics Report Featured in 'Last Week Tonight' Episode on 'The Next Pandemic' New/changed action/initiative 14 Feb 2021 website Communications
Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Government of Kenya Announces Participation in High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for Ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biologi New/changed action/initiative 10 Feb 2021 Global Cross-regional Kenya website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Music Group "The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara" Record Single Titled "At the World's End" New/changed action/initiative 05 Feb 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Three IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in UNEP Latin American and Carribean Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration New/changed action/initiative 02 Feb 2021 Regional Americas website Americas assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa Announces Membership to "United for Biodiversity" Coalition New/changed network 02 Feb 2021 Multi-organizational/network Africa South Africa website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery New/changed action/initiative 02 Feb 2021 Regional Americas website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
US Representatives Reintroduce Resolution Citing IPBES Global Assessment to Establish National Biodiversity Strategy for USA New/changed action/initiative 28 Jan 2021 National Americas United States of America website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Evidence, European Commission Launches Grant Proposal Competition for Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services New/changed investment 26 Jan 2021 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
U.K. Marine Ecosystems Research Programme Used IPBES Conceptual Framework in Case Study Examining Cultural Values of Marine Ecosystem Services New/changed research project 21 Jan 2021 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
WWF 'Kunming Plan for Nature and People 2021-30' Paper Cites IPBES Global Assessment New/changed action/initiative 19 Jan 2021 Multi-organizational/network website Global assessment (1st work programme)
UNCTAD cites IPBES Global Assessment Finding That 1 Million Species Risk Extinction in Biodiversity-Friendly Trade Principles News Item New/changed action/initiative 18 Jan 2021 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
2021 Edition of Little Book of Investing in Nature Cites Global Assessment Extensively in Making Case for Investment to Protect Natural Capital New/changed research project 15 Jan 2021 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Report by Swedish Environmental Protection Agency provides 'Swedish perspective on the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment' New/changed action/initiative 14 Jan 2021 National Europe and Central Asia Sweden website Land degradation and restoration assessment
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)