Description of Impact(s) (English Only) CBD COP 14 Decision 14/35: Global Biodiversity Outlook, in which the Conference of the Parties took note of the plan and cost estimates for the preparation of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, highlighted the fact that the global and regional assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services and the thematic assessments carried out by the IPBES, as well as other relevant national and subregional assessments, formed an important evidence base for the assessment of progress towards the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook and requested the Executive Secretary of the convention to continue collaborating with other biodiversity-related conventions and other relevant processes and organizations in the preparation and review of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, as appropriate and in accordance with their respective mandates, including IPBES

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) CBD COP14 Decision 14/36, Second work programme of IPBES, in which the Conference of the Parties welcomed with appreciation the progress in implementing the first work programme of IPBES, welcomed the undertaking of the assessments of the sustainable use of wild species, invasive alien species and the assessment on values; agreed that the next work programme of IPBES should be relevant to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and would contribute to supporting its implementation and assessing progress; recognized that the rolling nature of the work plan should allow for ongoing exchange of information and further requests from the Convention in the light of the needs arising from the final form and implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; noted that the next work programme of IPBES was also expected to be relevant to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and other biodiversity-relevant processes; welcomed the efforts of IPBES to further enhance its cooperation with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; invited IPBES to continue to collaborate with relevant international organizations, including those engaged in activities relevant to the mainstreaming of biodiversity in production sectors; decided on a list of requests to IPBES (see document IPBES/7/6/Add.1); invited IPBES to allow for additional inputs to its work programme towards 2030 in the light of the development of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; requested the Executive Secretary of the convention to prepare for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting, proposals for a further request to be considered for inclusion in the work programme towards 2030 of IPBES with a view to supporting the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; and also requested the Executive Secretary of the convention to develop modalities for the systematic consideration of all deliverables of IPBES, taking into consideration the findings of the review of IPBES, with a view to optimizing their use in support of the implementation of the convention.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) CBD COP 14 Decision 14/11: Invasive alien species, in which the Conference of the Parties welcomed the undertaking of the assessment of invasive alien species; and supplementary voluntary guidance for avoiding unintentional introductions of invasive alien species associated with trade in live organisms; and decided, subject to the availability of resources, to establish an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group to ensure timely provision of advice on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9. The group would address matters that are not covered by the IPBES assessment;

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Colombia has held the first author meeting for its national assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services, based on the IPBES assessment methodology

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) IPBES Assessments and conceptual framework cited in and used by WWF for the Living Planet Report 2018

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Following the BES-Net Caribbean Regional Trialogue organized on 4-6 September 2018, the Action Document was published, outlining the concrete policy/scientific/programmatic commitments to be delivered by the Trialogue participants and partners within the Caribbean on pollinators, food security and climate resilience.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) GES, an international privately-owned investment services company which represents over 100 clients with assets under management of some Eur 1.7 trillion has requested from IPBES, on the strength of the Pollination Assessment, an expert briefing about the potential risks of pesticides to pollinators.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Following a BES-Net Trialogue on Pollinators, Food Security and Climate Resilience in Santo Domingo, the Ministry of Environment of the Dominican Republic has decided to include mandatory consideration of pollinators and habitats in biodiversity and ecosystem surveys. These considerations will also be included in the monitoring and support programs for the management of the landscaping of the hotels in Bavaro-Punta Cana and throughout the country. The Terms of Reference of the Environmental Impact Assessment Studies will now have to also include an appendix on pollinators.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Agnieszka Latawiec, a Brazilian researcher has been awarded funding for research into the value of ecosystem services in tropical soils - she will conduct this research according to the conceptual models of IPBES.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Drawing upon the IPBES Pollinators Assessment, Blue Blanc Ruche (Blue White Beehive) launched their crowd-funded honey project on September 10th in addition to their beekeeping school, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Apicoles (EHEA). The project focuses on repopulating French bees and uses a pricing model which accounts for the cost of beekeepers increasing the number of hives. Their website displays the number of bees saved as well as the funds provided for EHEA per order.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) As part of the action plan to promote pollinators which was developed through the BES-Net’s Caribbean Regional Trialogue on Pollinators, Food Security and Climate Resilience (based on the IPBES Pollination Assessment), a participatory online platform was established to track useful and harmful species. The platform encourages the general public to take photos of the animal species on plants and upload on the site as “citizen scientists” to help scientists record and identify pollinators and pests across the countries.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) P3 - People, Pollution and Pathogens - a Belmont Forum Project, cites the IPBES Regional Assessment for Europe and Central Asia's finding of "established but incomplete" on the impact of pathogens, among others, on freshwater biodiversity trends as partial rationale for the relevance of their work to produce data in this regard.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador, Lina Pohl, presented at UNGA 73 an initiative of El Salvador do declare 2021-2030 the "International Decade of Restoration of Ecosystem". The announcement quotes IPBES research as source for data regarding ecosystem degradation and how it affects biodiversity and land productivity.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Initiative proposed by El Salvador with the support of countries from the Central American Integration System (SICA) suggests naming 2021-2030 as UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, citing IPBES data.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The Ramsar Global Wetland Outlook: State of the world’s wetlands and their services to people (2018) builds on the Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment (IPBES 2018), alongside the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA 2005), the Global Biodiversity Outlook (Convention on Biological Diversity 2014), Global Land Outlook (UNCCD 2017), and The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (Russi et al. 2013) to develop an assessment specific for wetlands. Additionally the conceptual framework of IPBES in the valuation of wetlands and the contributions of indigenous and local knowledge systems are also cited.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) UN Environment announced a project, funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, to help the dry corridor of Central America and arid zones of the Dominican Republic adapt to climate change, increase sustainable development and reduce emigration through reforestation and landscape restoration. In making the announcement, UN Environment specifically highlighted evidence from the IPBES Regional Assessment of the Americas that shows climate change as the fastest growing driver negatively affecting biodiversity in the region.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) On the strength of the IPBES Regional Assessment for Africa, a national task force has been established under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development to monitor implementation of recommendations to the Government, academia, civil society and the private sector by more than 200 participants in a 2-day conference, based on the findings of the IPBES Assessment, on better incorporation of research data into the development and implementation of national conservation and development policy in the DRC.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The IPBES Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is cited throughout this draft guidance by the European Union on a strategic framework for further supporting development of the deployment of EU-level green and blue infrastructure.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Partly spurred by the IPBES Regional and Land Degradation Assessments, UNESCO has compiled a new publications highlighting UNESCO-related actions and initiatives that address some of the drivers of biodiversity change identified in the IPBES Reports.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The 22nd meeting of the CBD SBSTTA has considered a Plan of action 2018-2030 for the The International Pollinator Initiative based on, among others, the IPBES Assessment

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) A number of leading (mostly French) CEOs have signed a new corporate pledge, citing (among others) the IPBES Regional Assessment Reports and the IPBES Land Degradation Assessment Report. The pledge commits their companies to integrating biodiversity protection into their corporate strategies and a range of other biodiversity-positive actions.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Partly informed by the IPBES Pollinators Assessment, the EU has launched a Pollinators Initiative to improve knowledge of European wild pollinators and support better-targeted actions to tackle the causes of pollinator decline (as identified by IPBES)

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) MRV Engenharia, a national leader in the Brazilian real estate market, has cited the IPBES Land Degradation Assessment's findings as a reason for solar energy and rainwater reuse actions to reduce impacts of construction on the environment.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Using the IPBES Assessment for Europe and Central Asia and the NCP approach, Birdlife/SEO calculated that nature's contributions to Spain at Euro 75,000 million per year

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Marine ecosystem experts have now identified the main biological data to be measured to establish and monitor the state of the ocean to obtain globally usable observations that are accessible to all. The challenge is to provide the necessary and relevant data for the major instruments for monitoring global biodiversity, the Convention on Biological Diversity and IPBES.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The ValuES Project of the GIZ, BMU and Helmholtz University developed an introduction for practitioners to moving beyond measurement - multiple values of nature and their diverse conceptualizations based on IPBES preliminary guide on multiple values.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The IPBES Regional Assessments, Land Degradation and Pollination assessments have been cited, among others, in a wide-ranging blog post about the dangers of global tipping points on climate and biodiversity.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Concerned Polish scientists and Greenpeace prepared a national strategy to protect pollinating insects in Poland prepared on basis of IPBES Assessment - not (yet) adopted by the Government.

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) IPBES Americas Assessment cited in amicus brief in Waters of the United States (#WOTUS) litigation by Society of Wetland Scientists

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Project idea/brief, to establish a virtual collaboration platform for inter- and trans-disciplinary research in support of international environmental policy that focuses on people, giving a new prominence for social sciences and the humanities. The brief specifically cites IPBES (and to a lesser extent IPCC) as primary beneficiaries of such a project.