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.
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TRACK
| Title Sort descending | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| UNESCO identifies UNESCO-related actions to address drivers of biodiversity change identified by IPBES | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jul 2018 | Global | website | Land degradation and restoration assessment | ||||
| Union Groups in Badajoz, Spain Draw on Global Assessment While Encouraging Citizes to Join Climate Strikes | New/changed action/initiative | 27 Sep 2019 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| University Student Sets out on Solo Research Trip around the World to Study Conservation in 100+ Countries Inspired by Global Assessment | New/changed research project | 01 Jul 2019 | Individual | Cross-regional | website | Communications | |||
| US Congressional Candidate launches 2020 campaign inspired in part by IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | Individual | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| US Members of Congress Cite Global Assessment Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill to Support Highly Endangered Species Around the World | New/changed action/initiative | 03 Mar 2021 | Global | Cross-regional | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| US Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination, Joe Sestek, cites IPBES in statement opposing changes to the Endangered Species Act | New/changed idea | 01 Aug 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| US Presidential Candidate Julián Castro cites IPBES Global Assessment in campaign plan to protect animals and wildlife | New/changed idea | 01 Aug 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| US Presidential Candidate Julián Castro cites IPBES in statement opposing changes to the Endangered Species Act | New/changed idea | 01 Aug 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| US Representatives Reintroduce Resolution Citing IPBES Global Assessment to Establish National Biodiversity Strategy for USA | New/changed action/initiative | 28 Jan 2021 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| US Senate Briefed on findings of Global Assessment to generate support for the Wildlands Corridor Conservation Bill | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jul 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| 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) | public | |
| US Senator Dianne Feinstein cites IPBES in statement opposing changes to the Endangered Species Act | New/changed idea | 01 Aug 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | 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) | public | |
| US State Department Says IPBES Values Assessment will Advance US Efforts for Greater Inclusion of Diverse Voices in Decision-Making | New/changed commitment | 11 Jul 2022 | National | United States of America | website | Values assessment | public | ||
| US States cite IPBES in decision to sue Federal Government over changes to the Endangered Species Act | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Aug 2019 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Using elements from the Global Assessment, a new brochure has been issued to help biodiversity experts use UK museum collections to strategically address questions around biodiversity conservation | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jul 2019 | Global | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||||
| Viet Nam Launched its First National Ecosystem Assessment Report Building on IPBES Assessment Methodology | New/changed research project | 16 Feb 2022 | National | Asia-Pacific | Viet Nam | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| Vietnam Environment Administration Cites Global Assessment While Announcing Project with World Bank | New/changed action/initiative | 10 Sep 2019 | National | Asia-Pacific | Viet Nam | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| Walmart Quotes IPBES Pollination Assessment - Committing to Promote U.S. Pollinator Health | New/changed commitment | 13 Apr 2021 | National | Americas | United States of America | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | private | |
| WEF Draws on IPBES Findings in New White Paper on Using Spatial Intelligence for Business Action on Nature and Climate | New/changed research project | 01 Sep 2022 | Global | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | private | |||
| 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) | ||
| Workshop on development of a new national park in the Netherlands used scenario framework building on IPBES approach | New/changed idea | 01 Jun 2020 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | website | Building capacity (1st work programme) | public | |
| World Animal Protection NGO uses IPBES Pandemics Report to Advocate for Canada to do more to Curb the Trade in Wild Animals and their Parts | New/changed action/initiative | 27 Mar 2021 | National | Americas | Canada | website | Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | public | |
| 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) | public | |||
| World Biodiversity Forum Cites IPBES in 2020 Final Resolution | New/changed network | 28 Feb 2020 | Global | Cross-regional | website | Building capacity (1st work programme) | public | ||
| World Biological Corridor Initiative Refers to IPBES Research in Presenting its Manifesto and Petititon | New/changed action/initiative | 02 Sep 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | |
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development Publishes Brief for Business on the IPBES Global Assessment Report | New article | 15 Aug 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public | ||
| World Future Society responds to Global Assessment with commitments to take action in pursuit of a sustainable future | New/changed commitment | 01 May 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| WWF 'Kunming Plan for Nature and People 2021-30' Paper Cites IPBES Global Assessment | New/changed action/initiative | 19 Jan 2021 | Multi-organizational/network | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | public |