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 Sort descending | Country/ies of impact | Website | Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) | edit |
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San Diego County Passes Resolution Calling for Better Protection of and Access to Open Spaces in Support of Biodiversity. | New/changed law/regulation | 16 Nov 2022 | State/Provincial | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme) | |
COP15 March for Biodiversity and Human Rights Organized by Quebec Civil Society Collective Highlighting IPBES Evidence | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Dec 2022 | Multi-organizational/network | Americas | Canada | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Stakeholder engagement | |
COP15 Immersive Video Installation by Campaign for Nature & National Geographic Draws on IPBES Findings | New/changed action/initiative | 07 Dec 2022 | Global | Americas | Canada | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Stakeholder engagement | |
IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel Member Connects Science and Policy at Canadian Parliament | New/changed action/initiative | 02 May 2023 | National | Americas | Canada | website | MEP 2022-2025 | |
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization Coordinates Rapid Assessment of Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Services in the Amazon on the Basis of IPBES Conceptual Framework | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jan 2021 | Regional | Americas | Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Americas assessment, Conceptual framework | |
US Senate Resolution Introduced that Highlights IPBES Science and Amplifies Call for National Biodiversity Strategy | New/changed law/regulation | 12 Dec 2023 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
New Zealand issues first report on land issues following IPBES Asia-Pacific and Land Degradation Assessments | New/changed research project | 01 Apr 2018 | National | Asia-Pacific | Armenia, New Zealand | website | Asia-Pacific assessment, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
Inspired by IPBES, the Cambodian Government launches the National Ecosystem Assessment Project | New/changed research project | 01 Jun 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | Cambodia | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
The President of Palau makes an appeal for international, intergovernmental efforts to combat biodiversity loss | New/changed idea | 01 May 2019 | Global | Asia-Pacific | Palau | 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) | |
Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, New Zealand man becomes longest running protestor outside New Zealand Parliament | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jul 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | New Zealand | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
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 | website | Asia-Pacific assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
Vietnam Environment Administration Cites Global Assessment While Announcing Project with World Bank | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Sep 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | Viet Nam | website | Global assessment (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) | ||
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) | |
Citing Global Assessment, the Ministry of Mumbai's Magic, launches a 'Biodiversity by The Bay Campaign' | New/changed action/initiative | 03 Sep 2020 | City/Community | Asia-Pacific | India | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
MSIG Asia Increases Efforts on Corporate Sustainability citing IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed commitment | 13 Apr 2021 | Organizational | Asia-Pacific | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
Fiji Director for Environment Cites IPBES Report Findings at Awareness Workshop on the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | New/changed idea | 13 Apr 2021 | National | Asia-Pacific | Fiji | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Melbourne Entrepreneur Creates a Small Business With a Purpose | New/changed investment | 20 Apr 2021 | National | Asia-Pacific | Australia | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
IPBES Research Informs 3rd Japanese National Biodiversity Outlook Publication | New/changed action/initiative | 31 Mar 2021 | National | Asia-Pacific | Japan | website | Asia-Pacific assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme) | |
Viet Nam Launched its First National Ecosystem Assessment Report Building on IPBES Assessment Methodology | New/changed research project | 16 Feb 2022 | National | Asia-Pacific | Viet Nam | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Conceptual framework, Guide for assessments, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) | |
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 | |
Internationally Renowned Artists Gillie And Marc To Create Biggest Sculpture In Singapore To Raise Awareness about Wildlife Extinction | New/changed action/initiative | 19 May 2023 | National | Asia-Pacific | Singapore | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Communications | |
Protocol Developed to Operationalize IPBES Nature Futures Framework (NFF) by Combining it with Multi-Objective Optimization | New/changed research project | 10 Mar 2023 | National | Asia-Pacific | Japan | website | Workshop on modelling nature future scenarios, Conceptual framework | |
Motivated by IPBES Global Assessment, Secretary-General of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) Signs the Petition for Global Deal for Nature | New/changed commitment | 07 May 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | China | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
Directly Citing IPBES Report on Invasive Alien Species, Australian Commits $2.2m to Reduce Threat of Buffel Grass | New/changed commitment | 14 Sep 2023 | National | Asia-Pacific | Australia | website | Invasive alien species assessment | |
Europe: Public consultation on an EU initiative for pollinators | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jan 2018 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | website | Pollination assessment | ||
EU Pollinators Initiative informed by IPBES Pollinators Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jun 2018 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | website | Pollination assessment | ||
Dutch sign national bee protection strategy "Bed and Breakfast for Bees" | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jan 2018 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | website | Pollination assessment | |
National strategy to protect pollinating insects in Poland prepared on basis of IPBES Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 01 May 2018 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Poland | website | Pollination assessment |