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

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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) edit
Pollination: United Nations Declares 20 May World Bee Day New/changed action/initiative Global website Pollination assessment
France: Regional initiative, based on IPBES, launched in New Aquitaine to create a pool of lead scientists to work on biodiversity New/changed action/initiative 01 Jan 2017 State/Provincial France website Building capacity (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (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
RAMSAR Uses IPBES Framework on Values to Create Policy Brief on Integrating Multiple Values of Wetlands into Decision-Making New/changed research project 01 Sep 2017 Global website Building capacity (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Values assessment
Global mountain biodiversity assessment follows IPBES approach and conceptual framework New/changed research project 01 Jan 2018 Global website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Harmonized indicators developed to monitor biodiversity health of the oceans New/changed research project 01 Jun 2018 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Regional assessments
Introduction for practitioners on diverse values of nature developed based on IPBES preliminary guide New/changed action/initiative 01 Jun 2018 Global website Values assessment
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, Regional assessments
IPBES assessments used to raise alarm bells about global tipping points New article 01 Jun 2018 Individual website Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments
Proposal to establish a virtual collaboration platform for inter- and trans-disciplinary research in support of international environmental policy New/changed idea 01 May 2018 Global website Building capacity (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA offer >Euro 23 million to fund proposals addressing gaps and barriers in biodiversity and ecosystem scenarios identified in IPBES Assessment New/changed investment 01 Jul 2017 Global website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Global fund manager requests IPBES expert briefing on risks of pesticides to pollinators New/changed action/initiative 01 Sep 2018 Organizational website Pollination assessment
Brazilian research on value of ecosystem services in tropical soils to be based on IPBES approach New/changed research project 01 Sep 2018 Global website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Values assessment
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, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment
Ramsar Global Wetland Outlook Builds on IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment New/changed research project 01 Sep 2018 Organizational website Building capacity (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Values assessment
EU calls for stronger global action on biodiversity citing IPBES assessment Other 01 Nov 2018 Global website Europe and Central Asia assessment
Dialogue inspired by IPBES Pollination Assessment across indigenous, local and scientific knowledge systems New/changed action/initiative 01 Jan 2019 Global Thailand website Building capacity (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Pollination assessment
UN Environment Foresight brief on insect services, threats and solutions features IPBES Pollination Assessment data New article 01 Jan 2019 Global website Pollination assessment
IPBES Conceptual Framework Used to Analyze Biocultural Approaches to Pollinator Conservation by Indigenous People and Local Communities New/changed research project 01 Mar 2019 Global website Building capacity (1st work programme), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Sustainable use assessment, Values assessment
IPBES Conceptual Framework used in medical publication to illustrate interactions between human, animals and environment in emerging infectious diseases and biological invasions New/changed research project 01 Mar 2019 Global website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
CBD Parties urge the use of all products of IPBES in preparation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Land degradation and restoration assessment, Regional assessments
CBD Parties note the relevance of IPBES Assessment of Scenarios and Models to discussions on the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity and the development of post-2020 biodiversity framework New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment
Researchers Develop Criteria to Improve Biodiversity and Species Distribution Modelling to Meet Needs of IPBES and others New/changed research project 01 Jan 2019 Global website Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment
Parties request the CBD Exec. Sec. informed by IPBES to consider linkages and interdependencies between biodiversity and climate change in preparing post-2020 global biodiversity framework New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment
CBD Plan of Action 2018-2030 for the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable use of Pollinators references the IPBES Assessment of Pollination, Pollinators and Food Production New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Pollination assessment
COP Parties request the CBD Exec. Sec. to communicate with IPBES Exec. Sec. to facilitate dissemination of the outcomes of the assessment of the sustainable use of wild species New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Sustainable use assessment
CBD Parties invited IPBES to contribute to the development of the draft long-term strategic framework for capacity-building beyond 2020; IPBES regional assessments mentioned as sources to draw upon New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme), Europe and Central Asia assessment, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Regional assessments
CBD Parties request the CBD Exec. Sec. to develop communication and public awareness campaigns on the current state of biodiversity, in collaboration with IPBES and others New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Communications, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
CBD Parties list IPBES assessments as key sources to be used in developing documentation related to the preparatory process for the development of post 2020 global biodiversity framework New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Global website Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment