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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBD Parties recognize IPBES Assessment Reports as an important evidence base for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets progress assessment and request further collaboration for GBO5 | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | website | Africa assessment, Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Communications, 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 | ||||
| CBD Parties welcome the Second Work Programme of IPBES, note its relevance for major climate and biodiversity related agreements request for additional inputs from post-2020 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), Invasive alien species assessment, Land degradation and restoration assessment, Pollination assessment, Regional assessments, Scenarios and models assessment, Sustainable use assessment, Values assessment | |||
| CBD Parties welcome the undertaking of the assessment of invasive alien species and decide on establishment of an expert group to address matters not covered by IPBES assessment | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2018 | Global | website | Invasive alien species assessment | |||
| 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) | ||
| G20 Recognizes Biodiversity Loss Alongside Climate Change as Urgent Global Challenge in Osaka 28-29 June 2019 Declaration | New/changed commitment | 01 Jun 2019 | Global | Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Greens/EFA in EU Parliament draw on findings of the Global Assessment to critique subsidies in the the EU agricultural industry. | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jun 2019 | Regional | European Union | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Article: Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) Conceptual Framework Used as Critical Lens for IPBES Europe and Central Asia Assessment Report | New article | 01 Jul 2019 | Organizational | website | Europe and Central Asia assessment, Knowledge and data (1st work programme) | |||
| Following Global Assessment Briefing French President Macron Announced New Action to Protect Biodiversity | New/changed commitment | 01 May 2019 | National | France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| Following the Global Assessment, UN Experts Warn that Biodiversity Loss Seriously Threatens Human Rights | New/changed idea | 01 Jun 2019 | Global | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| G7 Environment Ministers Issue Metz Biodiversity Charter, Welcoming the IPBES #GlobalAssessment | New/changed commitment | Global | Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity Co-Chairs' Report Reflects Urgency After Global Assessment | New/changed idea | 01 Jul 2019 | Global | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Youth Stage New York City 'Die In' to Protest Extinction Based on Global Assessement | New/changed action/initiative | 01 May 2019 | Global | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders uses Global Assessment to mobilize support during High-level Political Forum (HLPF) speech | New/changed idea | 01 Jul 2019 | Global | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Forthcoming documentary film to feature Global Assessment | Other | 01 Jul 2019 | Individual | website | Communications, 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), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | |||
| City Council of Pollença, Mallorca Recognizes IPBES Global Assessment Findings, and At 'Point of No Return', Declares Climate Emergency | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Oct 2019 | City/Community | Spain | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | ||
| President Xi and President Macron Welcome IPBES Global Assessment and Issue 'Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change' | New/changed commitment | 01 Nov 2019 | Global | China, France | website | Global assessment (1st work programme), Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) | ||
| 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 | ||
| AXA Research Fund, Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Launches Publication: "Biodiversity at Risk: Preserving the natural world for our future" | New/changed research project | 01 Dec 2019 | Organizational | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| Convention on Biological Diversity Acting Executive Secretary, Urges Bold Targets, Sustainable Use, and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity in Light of Stark IPBES Global Assessment Findings | New/changed idea | 01 Dec 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | website | Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| WWF Publishes 'Climate, Nature and Our 1.5°C Future' Report, Including Substantial Portions of IPBES Global Assessment Evidence | New/changed research project | 01 Dec 2019 | Organizational | website | Communications, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |||
| 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) | |||
| New IPBES-Inspired Resource on Museum Collections and Biodiversity Conservation Published for Conservationists, Ecologists and Museum Workers | New/changed action/initiative | 01 Jul 2019 | Multi-organizational/network | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | website | Building capacity (1st work programme), 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) | |||
| 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) | ||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | |||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) |