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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.

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Title Type(s) of impacts generated Impact date Scale of impact Region of Impact Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) Private/Public sector impact? edit
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)
The UK Government, Citing IPBES Global Assessment, launches a Call for Evidence on safeguarding biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories New/changed action/initiative 01 May 2019 Global Cross-regional United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme)
The World Banks cited the IPBES Africa Regional Assessment in an article that outlines the challenges related to biodiversity loss and efforts to address them in Africa New article 01 Feb 2019 Multi-organizational/network Africa website Africa assessment
Thirty JSE-listed companies embark on biodiversity valuation assessments, cite IPBES Global Assessment New/changed action/initiative 25 Nov 2019 Multi-organizational/network Africa Jamaica, South Africa website Global assessment (1st work programme) private
Three IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in UNEP Latin American and Carribean Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration New/changed action/initiative 02 Feb 2021 Regional Americas website Americas assessment public
Through IKI grant to BES-Net II, UNEP-WCMC supporting developing countries to undertake evaluations of the current state of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services New/changed research project 17 Feb 2021 National Cross-regional Dominican Republic, Malawi, Thailand website Building capacity (1st work programme) public
To Contribute to IPBES' Work, Expert Authors Publish Paper on Building Capacities for Transformative Change Towards Sustainability: Imagination in Intergovernmental Science-Policy Scenario Processes New/changed research project 01 Sep 2019 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
To Strengthen Assessments of Freshwater Ecosystems, Researchers Employ IPBES Nature Futures Framework New article 03 Jul 2023 Global website Nature Futures Framework public
Toulouse Museum Displays Exhibit on Species Extinction, Cites IPBES Global Assessment New/changed action/initiative 09 Oct 2019 Organizational Europe and Central Asia France website Global assessment (1st work programme) private
TRAFFIC NGO Cites IPBES SUA and GA Findings and Recommendations in New Report on Legal and Sustainable Wild Species Trade New/changed action/initiative 15 Jun 2023 Global website Sustainable use assessment public
Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Planning and Development created an online platform to track pollinators and pests inspired by IPBES assessment New/changed action/initiative 01 Sep 2018 National Americas Trinidad and Tobago website Building capacity (1st work programme)
Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity Co-Chairs' Report Reflects Urgency After Global Assessment New/changed idea 01 Jul 2019 Global website Communications
U.K. Marine Ecosystems Research Programme Used IPBES Conceptual Framework in Case Study Examining Cultural Values of Marine Ecosystem Services New/changed research project 21 Jan 2021 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) public
UBC Study Expands on IPBES Global Assessment Examining how Indigenous -Managed Lands Help Species Survive New/changed research project 31 Jul 2019 Global Cross-regional Australia, Brazil, Canada website Global assessment (1st work programme) private
UK Government Draws on IPBES Findings in Green Finance Strategy New/changed policy National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme) public
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 public
UK House of Commons Makes Use of IPBES Assessments to Debate Environmental Protection and Restoration at COP15 and Beyond New/changed action/initiative 14 Jul 2022 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Sustainable use assessment public
UK Minister of State for Environment Points to IPBES Pandemics Report and Global Assessment in Response to Oral Questions in House of Lords Other 24 Feb 2021 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme) public
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) public
UK Scientists from Extinction Rebellion Base Protest March on IPBES Global Assessment Findings New/changed action/initiative 24 Apr 2023 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland website Global assessment (1st work programme) public
UN Convention to Combat Desertification cites the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration report findings as partial rationale in key objective of their SPI work programm New/changed research project 01 Sep 2019 Organizational Cross-regional website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
UN Convention to Combat Desertification reviews IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration and Global Assessments and develops extensive recommendations New/changed research project 01 Sep 2019 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030 Initiative proposed by El Salvador mentions IPBES LDR report New/changed action/initiative 01 Sep 2018 Global website Communications
UN Environment Foresight brief on insect services, threats and solutions features IPBES Pollination Assessment data New article 01 Jan 2019 Global website Pollination assessment
UN Secretary General Quotes IPBES Science to Commemorate World Wildlife Day 2023 Other 03 Mar 2023 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme) public
UN Secretary General, French and Chinese Foreign Ministers Highlight IPBES Global Assessment at G20 Summit in Osaka New/changed commitment 01 Jun 2019 Global China, France website Global assessment (1st work programme)
UNCTAD cites IPBES Global Assessment Finding That 1 Million Species Risk Extinction in Biodiversity-Friendly Trade Principles News Item New/changed action/initiative 18 Jan 2021 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme) public
UNDP Kazakhstan Country Office Hiring Consultant to Help Country Implement IPBES/BESNet Principles New/changed action/initiative 01 Jun 2022 National Europe and Central Asia Kazakhstan website Pollination assessment public
UNEP uses IPBES Pandemics Report to argue that a Healthy Environment should be a Human Right New article 13 Apr 2021 Organizational Cross-regional website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) public
UNEP-WCMC Guidance on National Ecosystem Assessments Based on IPBES Approach New/changed technique 23 Nov 2021 Global website Building capacity (2nd work programme) public