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 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/s of Impact IPBES Deliverable Website
Citing IPBES Global Assessement, 102 Environmental NGOs Launch 'Blue Manifesto' Urging EU Countries to 'Adopt a 2030 Vision for Healthy Seas' New/changed action/initiative 30 Jan 2020 Subregional Europe and Central Asia European Union website
Splash, Fashion Retailer in Oman, Creates Calendar Highlighting The Destruction of Nature and Steps Being Taken to Reduce Environmental Impact of the Company New/changed action/initiative 01 Jan 2020 Organizational Europe and Central Asia Oman Global assessment website
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 Global assessment website
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 Pollination Assessment website
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 Capacity-building, Africa Assessment, Global assessment website
European Commission Releases 'European Green Deal,' Citing IPBES Science New/changed action/initiative 01 Dec 2019 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union Global assessment, Policy support tools website
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 Global assessment website
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 Global assessment website
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 Global assessment, Policy support tools website
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 Global assessment, Communication and stakeholder engagement website
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 Global assessment, Policy support tools website
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 Global assessment website
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 Europe and Central Asia website
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 Global assessment website
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 Global assessment, Policy support tools website
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 Global assessment, Policy support tools website
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 Global assessment, Policy support tools website
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 Pollination Assessment website
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 Global assessment website
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 Global assessment, Policy support tools website
Japanese Vice Minister of the Environment cites IPBES reports in his speech addressing the Tokyo Seafood Sustainability Symposium New/changed action/initiative 01 Nov 2019 National Asia-Pacific Japan Asia-Pacific Assessment, Global assessment website
In Light of IPBES Global Assessment, 30 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-Listed Companies Launch Assessments Valuing South African Biodiversity for Business New/changed action/initiative 01 Nov 2019 Multi-organizational/network Africa South Africa Global assessment, Policy support tools website
Save Bees and Farmers European Union Citizen Initiative Petition Cites IPBES Global Assessment as Motivation for Call to Phase-out Synthetic Pesticides and Promote Agroecology New/changed action/initiative 01 Nov 2019 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union Global assessment, Pollination Assessment website
CBD Alliance, Including WWF, Greenpeace, Avaaz, Criticizes 'Glaring Gap' Between Global Assessment Key Findings and Ambition of Convention on Biological Diversity Parties; Calls for Urgent Leadership New/changed action/initiative 01 Nov 2019 Global Global assessment, Communication and stakeholder engagement website
Local Government in Nigeria Cites IPBES Global Assessment as Key Motivation for "Primate Rights Bill" New/changed law/regulation 01 Nov 2019 State/Provincial Africa Nigeria Global assessment, Policy support tools website
Costa Rica's Minister Environment and Energy and the Former Costa Rican Ambassador to Japan and the WTO Jointly Pen Article Calling for Robust Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, Cite Global Assessment New article 01 Nov 2019 Global Global assessment website
Global Assessment's Call for Transformative Change Inspires Public Interest Law Firm, Earthjustice New/changed commitment 01 Oct 2019 National Americas United States of America Global assessment website
IPBES Evidence Considered by Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization for Regional Biodiversity Programme, Invites IPBES Chair Ana María Hernández for High-Level Consultation New/changed action/initiative 01 Oct 2019 Regional Americas Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Global assessment website
City Council of Pollença, Mallorca Recognizes IPBES Global Assessment Findings, and At 'Point of No Return', Declares Climate Emergency New/changed action/initiative 01 Oct 2019 City/Community Spain Global assessment website
'Sustainable Growth Coalition' of Businesses from Minnesota, USA Incorporates IPBES Global Assessment Findings Into 'Materials Vision' Document Looking Toward a Circular Economy New/changed action/initiative 01 Oct 2019 State/Provincial Americas United States of America Global assessment website