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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citing IPBES Pandemics Report, WWF Germany Calls on EU to "take a pioneering role in ecological pandemic preparedness" | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Oct 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| In Media Conference, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze Presented Key Findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report, Calling for "Large Investments" to Prevent Pandemics | New/changed action/initiative | 30 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Tweet on Miniature Urban Forests Prompts London Civil Society Campaign to Investigate Options | New/changed action/initiative | 08 Aug 2020 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Communications | |
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Government of Kenya Announces Participation in High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for Ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biologi | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Feb 2021 | Global | Cross-regional | Kenya | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Citing Multiple IPBES Outputs, the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Publishes Paper on 'transformative change and post-COVID-19 priorities' | New/changed action/initiative | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| Inspired by IPBES Pandemics Report, Twitter User and UK Constituent @BorisLetters Sends Letter to Boris Johnson Regarding Potential for Zoonoses and the Costs of Preventing Pandemics | New/changed action/initiative | 30 Oct 2020 | Individual | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Communications | |
| Finnish Environment Minister Mikkonen, Citing IPBES Pandemics Report Calls for Tackling 'Over-consumption in order to curb pandemics, natural disasters and the climate crisis' | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Finland | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| UK Green Party Welcomes IPBES Pandemics Report and Calls for 'Repairing Our Relationship with Nature to Avoid Pandemics in the Future' | New/changed action/initiative | 29 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Communications, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Schneider Electric Announces its Corporate Actions to Reverse Biodiversity Loss | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Oct 2020 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment as a 'Wake-Up Call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in Convention on Biological Diversity Process | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Oct 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Multiple IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) Report on French Actions in Light of IPBES Findings | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Oct 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Invasive alien species assessment, Values assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment | |
| IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in WEF "The Future Of Nature And Business" New Nature Economy Report II | New/changed action/initiative | 14 Jul 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | ||
| IPBES Assessments Cited in European Environment Agency Report 'State of nature in the EU: Results from reporting under the nature directives 2013-2018' | New/changed action/initiative | 19 Oct 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment, Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Pandemics Report Featured in 'Last Week Tonight' Episode on 'The Next Pandemic' | New/changed action/initiative | 14 Feb 2021 | website | Communications | ||||
| European Economic and Social Committee Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Opinion on EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and Calls for Higher Ambition | New/changed action/initiative | 09 Oct 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| World Bank Group Report on Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature Prominently Incorporating Findings from IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 28 Sep 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | |||
| IPBES Evidence Used as Key Appeal for 'Save Bees and Farmers' European Citizens' Initiative | New/changed action/initiative | 30 Sep 2020 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| 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 | ||||
| Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Oral Testimony on United States Endangered Species Act | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Sep 2020 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (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) | ||||
| In Light of IPBES Global Assessment Findings and Media Success, Fridtjof Nansen Institute Policy Brief Examines Implications for Norwegian Context | New/changed action/initiative | 23 Sep 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | 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 and Pollination Assessment, McKinsey & Company Report on 'Valuing Nature Conservation' Publishes Methodology for Quantifying Benefits of Protecting Natural Capital | New/changed action/initiative | 22 Sep 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment | ||
| 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) | ||||
| Citing IPBES Global Assessment, New 'Global Law Alliance' Champions Wild Animals, Wild Spaces at Lewis & Clark Law School | New/changed action/initiative | 22 Sep 2020 | Organizational | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
| Citing IPBES Evidence, French Council of Economic Analysis Publishes Report on Possible Economic Responses to Biodiversity Loss | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Sep 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Cited in French Ministry for Ecological Transition Brochure on the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity | New/changed action/initiative | 22 Sep 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| IPBES Global Assessment Cited in WWF 'Act on Nature' Call to World Leaders ahead of first United Nations Summit on Biodiversity | New/changed action/initiative | 18 Sep 2020 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| IPBES Evidence Presented at Spanish Parliament Commission of Ecological Transition Hearing | New/changed action/initiative | 17 Sep 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |
| Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, adidas Launches 'Run Wild: 1 Million Runners for 1 Million Species' Campaign | New/changed action/initiative | 17 Sep 2020 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Communications, Global assessment (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 |