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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 Sort descending Impact date Scale of impact Region of Impact Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) edit
IPBES Global Assessment and Key Findings Cited in United States Senate Resolution to Protect 30% of the Land and Ocean by 2030 New/changed law/regulation 22 Oct 2019 National Americas United States of America website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
National Council of Austria Declares Climate Emergency and Asks Government to Consider IPBES Reports as Factual Basis of Future Environmental Policies New/changed law/regulation 02 Jul 2019 National Europe and Central Asia Austria website Building capacity (1st work programme), Catalogue of assessments, Knowledge and data (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)
UK Politician Cites Global Assessment in Parliamentary Call to Ban Hunting Trophies New/changed law/regulation 15 May 2019 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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)
Pennsylvania State Representative Uses IPBES Evidence to Support Planned Introduction of Legistation Establishing Task Force to Aid Pollinators New/changed law/regulation 29 Sep 2022 State/Provincial Americas United States of America website Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Pollination assessment
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)
Newcastle City Council (UK) Declares Biodiversity Emergency to Answer IPBES Call to Protect Nature at Every Level from Local to Global New/changed law/regulation 06 Jul 2022 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 (2nd work programme)
Armenia Developing National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan Drawing Directly from IPBES Assessment Reports New/changed law/regulation 01 Mar 2023 National Europe and Central Asia Armenia website Sustainable use assessment, Regional assessments, Europe and Central Asia assessment
European Parliament Adopts 'New Deal For Pollinators' Partly in Consideration of IPBES Pollination Assessment Findings New/changed law/regulation 23 Nov 2023 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union website Pollination assessment
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)
Brazil: Creation of Brazilian Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BPBES) New/changed network National Americas Brazil website Americas assessment, Communications, Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Pollination: Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators New/changed network Global website Pollination assessment
France: EFESE the French platform for the evaluation of ecosystems and ecosystem services New/changed network 01 Jan 2012 National France website Building capacity (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment, Values assessment
West African initiative to facilitate networking and capacity building to support the IPBES work programme New/changed network 01 Nov 2017 Subregional Africa Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia (Republic of The), Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo website Building capacity (1st work programme)
Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators grows again - EU and 3 new countries join at CBD COP14 New/changed network 01 Nov 2018 National Europe and Central Asia Belarus, Estonia, Norway website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment
On Strength of Global Assessment, IPBES included in 2019 IUCN Regional Conservation Forums New/changed network 01 May 2019 Regional Cross-regional website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
World Biodiversity Forum Cites IPBES in 2020 Final Resolution New/changed network 28 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Building capacity (1st work programme), Catalogue of assessments, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Natural HIstory Museum of Vienna Joins Global Alliance for Biodiversity, Cites IPBES Global Assessment New/changed network 26 May 2020 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional Austria website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa Announces Membership to "United for Biodiversity" Coalition New/changed network 02 Feb 2021 Multi-organizational/network Africa South Africa website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases New/changed network 02 Nov 2020 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Refers to Global Assessment Finding in Announcing as First UK Zoological Society to Join EU Commission Coalition New/changed network 27 Feb 2021 State/Provincial Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Catalan Observatory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Established to Act as Reference Point for IPBES New/changed network 16 Jun 2022 State/Provincial Europe and Central Asia Spain website Global assessment (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment
Biodiversa+ Introduces IPBES Values & Sustainable Use of Wild Species Reports to Ministries and Research Agencies Across Europe New/changed network 09 Sep 2022 Regional Europe and Central Asia website Sustainable use assessment, Values assessment, Stakeholder engagement
Science from IPBES Pollination Report at Heart of New Global 'Trillion Bees' Coalition to Develop Projects and Actions to Protect Pollinators New/changed network 06 Dec 2023 Global website Pollination assessment
Colombia developing national pollinators strategy New/changed policy National Americas Colombia website Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Pollination assessment
Irish Parliament Declares Biodiversity Emergency Following Discussion of Global Assessment New/changed policy 01 May 2019 National Europe and Central Asia Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme)
In light of Global Assessment, Welsh Government Cancels Plans to Build £1.6bn Highway New/changed policy 01 Jun 2019 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Scottish Government 'Carefully Considering' IPBES Global Assessment and Commits to Inform Parliament of Recommended Changes in Biodiversity-Related Policies New/changed policy 01 Sep 2019 National 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)