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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 Sort descending Region of Impact Country/ies of impact Website Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) edit
IPBES Pollination Assessment cited as basis for focus area of Guerlain/UNESCO partnership for initiative to preserve bees and biodiversity. New/changed action/initiative 01 Nov 2019 Global Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, France, Rwanda website Pollination assessment
Convention on Biological Diversity SBSTTA23 Highlights IPBES Global Assessment as Science Base for Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework New/changed action/initiative 01 Dec 2019 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
CBD Alliance, Including WWF, Greenpeace, Avaaz, Criticizes 'Glaring Gap' Between Global Assessment Key Findings and Ambition of Convention on Biological Diversity Parties; Calls for Urgent Leadership New/changed action/initiative 01 Nov 2019 Global website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
Costa Rica's Minister Environment and Energy and the Former Costa Rican Ambassador to Japan and the WTO Jointly Pen Article Calling for Robust Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, Cite Global Assessment New article 01 Nov 2019 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
The Council of the European Union, Citing IPBES Global Assessment Finding as Key Impetus, Commits to Political Leadership in Convention on Biological Diversity Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework New/changed commitment 01 Dec 2019 Global Europe and Central Asia European Union website Global assessment (1st work programme)
IPBES Global Assessment 'Inspires Global Poster Contest' in Collaboration with UNEP New/changed action/initiative 22 Jan 2020 Global Mexico website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Group Letter to WHO in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Draws on IPBES Global Assessment New/changed action/initiative 15 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
International Council on Mining and Metals Cites IPBES in Submission to CBD Post-2020 Framework on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Industrial Sectors New/changed action/initiative 03 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
130 Nations Pledge to Protect Biodiversity in Gandhinagar Declaration, Citing IPBES Global Assessment New/changed commitment 22 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Convention on Migratory Species Reaffirms Importance of Strengthening Cooperation with IPBES New/changed commitment 22 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Building capacity (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
World Biodiversity Forum Cites IPBES in 2020 Final Resolution New/changed network 28 Feb 2020 Global Cross-regional website Building capacity (1st work programme), Catalogue of assessments, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
WMO Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2019 New/changed research project 20 Mar 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
IPBES cited in OECD report on managing the biodiversity impacts of fertiliser and pesticide use New/changed research project 05 Mar 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
IPBES Cited in WEF Global Risk Report 2020 New/changed research project 15 Jan 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Study on Belief-Based Nature Conservation Draws on IPBES Conceptual Framework New/changed research project Global website Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Germany asked IPBES to gather science for policy options to prevent pandemics New/changed action/initiative 02 Apr 2020 Global Cross-regional Germany website Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Research Paper on Nature’s Contributions to Adaptation Draws on IPBES Conceptual Framework of Nature’s Contributions to People New/changed research project 07 Apr 2020 Global website Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
IPBES cited in article on soil invertebrate diversity loss and functional changes in temperate forest soils New/changed research project 08 May 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Evaluation of SDG Progress in IPBES Global Assessment used in new article on "SDG-Based Sustainability Assessment Methodology for Innovations in the Field of Urban Surfaces" New article Global website Global assessment (1st work programme), Knowledge and data (1st work programme)
Lion’s Share Fund Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Explanation of Its Purpose New/changed investment Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
IPBES Global Assessment Drawn Upon in Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 New/changed research project Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Global Assessment Noted in the UNCCD New Delhi Declaration New/changed commitment 10 Sep 2019 Global Cross-regional website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
Article in Nature Cites Global Assessment Findings, Arguing That Scientists Should Join Civil Disobedience New article 02 Sep 2019 Global website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Guardian Kicks off Year-Long Age of Extinction Initiative With Article Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment New/changed action/initiative 18 Sep 2019 Global website Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme)
IPBES Publications Inform Handbook on the Use of Biodiversity Scenarios in Support of Decision-Making New/changed action/initiative 18 Nov 2020 Global website Building capacity (1st work programme), Communications, Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme), Scenarios and models assessment
Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Music Group "The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara" Record Single Titled "At the World's End" New/changed action/initiative 05 Feb 2021 Global 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)
IPBES Global Assessment Finding That 1 Million Species Risk Extinction Cited in Fauna and Flora International Petition New/changed action/initiative 28 Sep 2020 Global Cross-regional website Global assessment (1st work programme)
Citing IPBES Global Assesment the G7 G-Science Academies issue Call to Action on Global Insect Declines and Erosion of Ecosystem Services New/changed action/initiative 22 Jun 2020 Global Cross-regional Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America website Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)
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), Indigenous and local knowledge systems (1st work programme)