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 Sort descending | Impact date | Scale of impact | Region of Impact | Country/ies of impact | Website | Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) | edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO Director-General Announces 18 new UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, In Light of 'Pressing Need to Take Action' highlighted by the IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jun 2019 | Global | Cross-regional | Austria, Chile, Ecuador, Eswatini, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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) | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | 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) | ||
| More than 1600 Scientists Sign Letter Calling for Funding to Address the Biodiversity Crisis | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Sep 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | website | Pollination assessment | ||
| '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) | |
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (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) | |
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | |
| 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 | website | Africa assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| European Commission Releases 'European Green Deal,' Citing IPBES Science | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| 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 | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| New IPBES-Inspired Resource on Museum Collections and Biodiversity Conservation Published for Conservationists, Ecologists and Museum Workers | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jul 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| 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 | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Global Assessment 'Inspires Global Poster Contest' in Collaboration with UNEP | New/changed action/initiative | 22 Jan 2020 | Global | Mexico | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| IPBES Global Assessment Prompts International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) to 'Rethink How We Work Together to Tackle the Biodiversity Crisis' | New/changed action/initiative | Organizational | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Finding and Direct Drivers of Biodiversity Loss, US Sports Radio Channel Encourages Donations for Endangered Species | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Feb 2020 | State/Provincial | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Nigeria developed a two-year strategy for pollinator-friendly land degradation neutrality | New/changed action/initiative | National | Africa | Nigeria | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment | ||
| Group Letter to WHO in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Draws on IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 15 Feb 2020 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| 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) | ||
| International Poster Biennial Chooses Biodiversity as 2020 Theme, Refers to Global Assessment as Inspiration | New/changed action/initiative | 22 Jan 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Germany asked IPBES to gather science for policy options to prevent pandemics | New/changed action/initiative | 02 Apr 2020 | Global | Cross-regional | Germany | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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) | |||
| IPBES Global Assessment Cited in Decision to Create the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service in Chile | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Dec 2019 | National | Americas | Chile | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |