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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.

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 Sort descending Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) edit
IKI funding for IPBES capacity building in West Africa through WABES New/changed investment 01 Feb 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)
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)
DRC creates national biodiversity and ecosystem services task force on strength of IPBES Africa assessment New/changed action/initiative 01 Aug 2018 National Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo website Africa assessment
DRC crafts road map to use IPBES assessment results at national and local level New/changed commitment 01 Apr 2018 National Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo website Africa assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme)
Côte d'Ivoire crafts road map on using IPBES Assessment at national and local level New/changed commitment 01 Apr 2018 National Africa Côte d'Ivoire website Africa assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme)
Cameroon create three road maps for national and local implementation of IPBES Assessment New/changed commitment 01 Apr 2018 National Africa Cameroon website Africa assessment, Building capacity (1st work programme)
Ministers adopt common continental position on biodiversity protection and land degradation at African Summit - informed by IPBES Assessments New/changed commitment 01 Nov 2018 Regional Africa website Africa assessment, Land degradation and restoration assessment
Inspired by IPBES Pollination and Land Degradation Assessments, Nigeria joins international alliance to protect pollinators New/changed commitment 01 Jul 2019 National Africa Nigeria website Pollination assessment
After review of IPBES Pollination and Land Degradation Assessments, Nigeria adopts action plan to protect pollinators New/changed action/initiative 01 Jul 2019 National Africa Nigeria website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Pollination assessment
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, Regional assessments
President al-Sisi announces that Egypt will sign the Metz Charter on Biodiversity New/changed commitment 01 Aug 2019 National Africa Egypt website 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)
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)
Local Government in Nigeria Cites IPBES Global Assessment as Key Motivation for "Primate Rights Bill" New/changed law/regulation 01 Nov 2019 State/Provincial Africa Nigeria website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (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
Research Article Draws from IPBES Global Assessment to Explore Future of Ecotourism in Africa New article 08 Oct 2019 Multi-organizational/network Africa website Global assessment (1st work programme)
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)
Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa Announces Membership to "United for Biodiversity" Coalition New/changed network 02 Feb 2021 Multi-organizational/network Africa South Africa website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Nature's Contributions Concept Applied in Paper on "Decision-making for nature's contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge" New/changed research project 08 Jan 2021 Subregional Africa South Africa website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
IPBES Fellow Publishes Opinion Editorial on "Ecosystem service valuation versus using IPBES 's NCP framework for maximizing post-spill recovery and use of compensation" New/changed action/initiative 01 Sep 2020 National Africa Mauritius website Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Values assessment
South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA) Draws on IPBES Global and Regional Assessments in Proposals for Key African Priorities for Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework New/changed idea 21 May 2020 Multi-organizational/network Africa website Africa assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Global Assessment Findings used by SAIIA to Argue for Immediate Action to Preserve Biodiversity Especially in Africa New article 03 Mar 2021 Multi-organizational/network Africa website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Study uses IPBES Conceptual Framework to Analyse Connections Between People and Nature in Draa River Basin Southern Morocco New/changed research project 15 May 2021 State/Provincial Africa Morocco website Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Drawing on IPBES Regional Assessment for Africa Article Identifies Future Pathways and Options for Biodiversity Across the Continent New/changed research project 05 Mar 2021 Regional Africa website Africa assessment, Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Nigerian Experts Approve National Strategy on Endangered Pollinators citing IPBES Assessments New/changed policy 03 May 2021 National Africa Nigeria website Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment
Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue Background Document Based on the IPBES Assessment Findings New/changed idea 05 Apr 2022 Regional Africa Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Togo website Africa assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment
Guided by IPBES Assessment Methodology Ethiopia Has Validated its National Ecosystem Assessment New/changed research project 27 Apr 2022 National Africa Ethiopia website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (2nd work programme), Guide for assessments, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
Cameroon Validates its National Ecosystem Assessment Based on the IPBES Methodological Approach New/changed action/initiative 27 Jan 2022 National Africa Cameroon website Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Africa assessment, Guide for assessments
IPBES Conceptual Framework Applied in Participatory Assessment on Nature, People and Sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro New/changed research project 10 Mar 2022 City/Community Africa United Republic of Tanzania website Conceptual framework, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)
Land Degradation Knowledge from IPBES Applied in New Study on Degraded Landscapes in Tanzania New/changed research project 22 Feb 2023 National Africa United Republic of Tanzania website Land degradation and restoration assessment