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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 Sort descending Type(s) of impacts generated Impact date Scale of impact Region of Impact Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) edit
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
Article from EU Parliament Highlights Global Assessment Finding New article 25 May 2020 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Article Reflects on the Knowledge Systems Approach of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute in Relation to IPBES Conceptual Framework New article Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional website Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (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)
Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment, E-Book Teaches Kids Value of Being Kind to Animals and Protecting Them New/changed action/initiative 28 Oct 2019 National Americas United States of America website Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme)
Environmental Researchers Draw on IPBES Conceptual Framework in Recommendation on How Brazilian Academy Can Better Incorporate ILK New/changed idea 25 Sep 2019 National Americas Brazil website Building capacity (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st 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)
Following IPBES Social Media Post, Lambeth Living Streets Group in South London Examines Policy/Action for 'Urban Forests' New/changed action/initiative 10 Aug 2020 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Communications
German Hunters Use IPBES Science to Advocate for Better Measures to Control Invasive Alien Species New/changed action/initiative 21 Sep 2023 National Europe and Central Asia Germany website Invasive alien species assessment
Global Assessment Noted in the UNCCD New Delhi Declaration New/changed commitment 10 Sep 2019 Global Cross-regional website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Guerlain partners with UNESCO to train beekeepers, help pollinators and implement IPBES pathways New/changed action/initiative 21 Oct 2019 website Pollination assessment
International Council on Mining and Metals Cites IPBES in Submission to CBD Post-2020 Framework on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Industrial Sectors New/changed action/initiative 03 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
IPBES cited in OECD report on managing the biodiversity impacts of fertiliser and pesticide use New/changed research project 05 Mar 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Multiple organizations launch joint initiative to develop tool for measuring investment impact on biodiversity, cite IPBES Global Assessment New/changed research project 28 Jan 2020 Multi-organizational/network website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Parliament of Myanmar Votes to Join IPBES Following Launch of Global Assessment New/changed commitment 01 May 2019 National Asia-Pacific Myanmar website Global assessment (1st work programme)
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)
Recognizing IPBES Evidence, Landscape Institute Declares Biodiversity and Climate Emergency New/changed action/initiative Organizational Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Research article on challenges in policy-relevant global scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services draws on IPBES assessments New article Multi-organizational/network website Global assessment (1st work programme), Regional assessments
Researchers Use IPBES Framework To Help Identify Key Relationships Between Nature and Well-being in New Zealand New/changed research project 19 Apr 2022 National Asia-Pacific New Zealand website Global assessment (1st work programme), IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change
WMO Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2019 New/changed research project 20 Mar 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
'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 website Global assessment (1st work programme)
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
130 Nations Pledge to Protect Biodiversity in Gandhinagar Declaration, Citing IPBES Global Assessment New/changed commitment 22 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (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)
32 Leading scientists, citing Global Assessment and author testimony in Canadian Parliament, pen letter to Deputy Environmental Minister of Canada advocating fulfillment of protected areas target New/changed action/initiative 01 Jul 2019 Regional Americas Canada website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
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)
7 Directors from Natural Science Institutes from Europe Reference IPBES Science in Open Letter Supporting the European Nature Restoration Law New/changed action/initiative 14 Jun 2023 Regional Europe and Central Asia website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Actress Angelia Jolie, UNESCO and Guerlain Partner to Tackle Bee Decline and Pollination Crisis Pinpointed by IPBES Pollination Assessment New/changed action/initiative 08 Mar 2021 Global website Pollination assessment
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)
After review of IPBES Pollination and Land Degradation Assessments, Nigeria adopts action plan to protect pollinators New/changed action/initiative 01 Jul 2019 National Africa Nigeria website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment