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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité presented scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the work of IPBES | New article | 12 Dec 2019 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Global Assessment Cited in FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors | New/changed action/initiative | 06 Dec 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Austrian Biodiversity Council Outlines 5 Core Demands for Biodiversity, Citing IPBES Global Assessment as Key Impetus | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Austria | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| European Parliament, Citing IPBES Pollination Assessment Report, Urges European Commission to Implement Range of Pollinator-friendly Policies | New/changed policy | 01 Dec 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Pollination assessment | |
| Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana Held Round-Table Discussion on IPBES, Asks Civil Society for Redoubled Efforts | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | National | Africa | Ghana | website | Africa assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| European Commission Releases 'European Green Deal,' Citing IPBES Science | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| AXA Research Fund, Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Launches Publication: "Biodiversity at Risk: Preserving the natural world for our future" | New/changed research project | 01 Dec 2019 | Organizational | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Convention on Biological Diversity Acting Executive Secretary, Urges Bold Targets, Sustainable Use, and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity in Light of Stark IPBES Global Assessment Findings | New/changed idea | 01 Dec 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Members of European Parliament Call for Legally Binding Biodiversity Targets, Citing IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| WWF Publishes 'Climate, Nature and Our 1.5°C Future' Report, Including Substantial Portions of IPBES Global Assessment Evidence | New/changed research project | 01 Dec 2019 | Organizational | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Convention on Biological Diversity SBSTTA23 Highlights IPBES Global Assessment as Science Base for Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | Global | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| The Council of the European Union, Citing IPBES Global Assessment Finding as Key Impetus, Commits to Political Leadership in Convention on Biological Diversity Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework | New/changed commitment | 01 Dec 2019 | Global | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Global Assessment Cited in Decision to Create the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service in Chile | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | National | Americas | Chile | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Chinese Minister of Environment and Ecology Reaffirms China’s Commitment to Protecting Biodiversity, Cites Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Nov 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | China | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Coalition of 90 Associations Cites IPBES Pollination Assessment, Launches Signature Collection to Ban Pesticides and Transform Agriculture | New/changed action/initiative | 26 Nov 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Italy | website | Pollination assessment | |
| Thirty JSE-listed companies embark on biodiversity valuation assessments, cite IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 25 Nov 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Africa | Jamaica, South Africa | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Center for Biological Diversity Files Formal Notice to Launch Lawsuit, Cites IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 20 Nov 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| US Senator Introduces Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019, Cites Global Assessment | New/changed law/regulation | 19 Nov 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Research Article on Values Held by Children Towards Forest Ecosystems Cites IPBES | New/changed research project | 17 Nov 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | website | Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research Invites Proposals for Funding Relate to IPBES | New/changed investment | 10 Nov 2019 | Regional | Asia-Pacific | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Catalogue of assessments, Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | ||
| Building on Momentum Created by IPBES, French Ecological Defense Council Makes Commitments and Abandons Major Shopping Development to Protect Biodiversity | New/changed action/initiative | 07 Nov 2019 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Costan Rican Minister of Environment and Former Ambassador Call for Increased Focus and Action on Biodiversity, Cite Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 07 Nov 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | Costa Rica | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Based on the insights of the IPBES Assessment for Europe and Central Asia, a group of scientists released a paper on the shortcomings of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and options for improvement | New/changed research project | 01 Nov 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | website | Europe and Central Asia assessment | ||
| Government of Ireland lauches Biodiversity Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan citing IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2019 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Italian citizens' initiative "Assemblea Ecologica Popolare del Golfo" uses the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence advocating for urgent environmental action and policies | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Nov 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Italy | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| President Xi and President Macron Welcome IPBES Global Assessment and Issue 'Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change' | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2019 | Global | China, France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| IPBES Global Assessment & 'Catastrophic Situation' Spark Members of European Parliament to Agree on Urgent Need for EU to 'Set an Example for the Future' at CBD COP15 | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Czechia, Finland, France, Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Pollination Assessment cited as basis for focus area of Guerlain/UNESCO partnership for initiative to preserve bees and biodiversity. | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Nov 2019 | Global | Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, France, Rwanda | website | Pollination assessment | ||
| Global Assessment Coordinating Lead Author appointed to Planning Board for UK National History Museum's Year of Biodiversity | Other | 01 Nov 2019 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Norwegian Environmental Ministry Prepares Global Assessment Key Findings Brief and Call to Action | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Nov 2019 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |