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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 Sort descending Region of Impact Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) edit
CBD Parties recognize IPBES Assessment Reports as an important evidence base for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets progress assessment and request further collaboration for GBO5 New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 website Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Communications, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment
Following Global Assessment, Irish Wildlife Groups Call for an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service New/changed action/initiative Europe and Central Asia Ireland website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Global Assessment Serves as Primary Background for Scottish Parliamentary Briefing on Mainstreaming Nature New/changed research project 12 Sep 2019 Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (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
IPBES Assessments Cited in WEF Global Risk Report 2020 New/changed research project 15 Jan 2020 website Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
German Ambassador to UN calls for urgent action for nature, cites Global Assessment during World Environment Day briefing New/changed action/initiative 05 Jun 2020 Germany website Global assessment (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)
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 Pandemics Report Featured in 'Last Week Tonight' Episode on 'The Next Pandemic' New/changed action/initiative 14 Feb 2021 website Communications
IPBES Assessments Featured Prominently in Book on "Transformation of Our Food Systems: The Making of a Paradigm Shift" New/changed action/initiative 24 Sep 2020 website Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment
Article in the Journal Conservation Biology Builds on IPBES Global Assessment and Calls for Methodology to Include 'Airspace Habitat' New article 25 Sep 2020 website Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Evidence, The Nature Conservancy Launches Report on 'Closing the Nature Funding Gap: A Finance Plan for the Planet' New/changed action/initiative 14 Sep 2020 website Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework EU Support Publishes Policy Brief on 'Instilling Biodiversity into Budgets and Financial Schemes' New/changed action/initiative 23 Sep 2020 website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Building on IPBES Methodological Assessment of Scenarios and Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Edited Volume Published on "Environmental Assessments: Scenarios, Modelling and Policy" New/changed action/initiative 16 Sep 2020 website Scenarios and models assessment
IPBES Evidence and Experts Featured Prominently in BBC1 David Attenborough Documentary, 'Extinction: The Facts' New/changed action/initiative 13 Sep 2020 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Communications, Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Global Assessment Report and Its Media Success, Experts Call Upon Biodiversity Scientists to 'Fight Rise of Extinction Denial' New/changed action/initiative 18 Aug 2020 website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
IPBES Key Findings Cited in Youth #ForNature Manifesto Addressed to World Leaders New/changed action/initiative 13 Aug 2020 website Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
IPBES Assessment Graphics Used Prominently by New Scientist to Illustrate "Our Impact on Earth’s Ecosystems and Biodiversity – in Graphics" New article 18 Feb 2021 website Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment
Paper Builds on IPBES work on Nature's Contributions to People to make case for Stronger links to Sustainability Transformations New article 19 Mar 2021 website Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Swedish research cites IPBES work on values for investigation into climate change vulnerability New/changed research project 01 Jan 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Sweden website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Values assessment
City Council of Cambridge, England Declares Biodiversity Emergency, Noting IPBES Global Assessment, Pledges Net Gains for Biodiversity New/changed law/regulation 01 May 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme)
In light of Global Assessment, Extinction Rebellion France Protests Mass Extinction in Paris with Fake Blood Spillage New/changed action/initiative 01 May 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia France website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
French community cites Global Assessment in decision to appeal court decision allowing the extraction of shellfish sand in Lannion Bay New/changed action/initiative 01 Jul 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia France website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Inspired by the Global Assessment, South Hams District Council in England commits to launching an assessment that will look at biodiversity-related concerns New/changed commitment 01 Aug 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
IPBES Global Assessment Spurs Developer SmithsonHill to Include Biodiversity Enhancement Project Alongside Planned Office Park Construction New/changed investment 01 Sep 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
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 website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo Commissions Report to Assess Knowledge From IPBES and IPCC New/changed research project 05 Mar 2020 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Norway website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment, Municipal Government of Nigrán Spain Moves to Declare a Climate Emergency New/changed law/regulation 30 Sep 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Spain website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
City Council of Colmenar Viejo Highlights Global Assessment in Declaration of Climate Emergency New/changed law/regulation 27 Sep 2019 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Spain website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (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)