Mapping and Measuring the Global Bioeconomy
Component 1 builds on and complements existing initiatives aimed at improving the knowledge base by compiling and analyzing information on drivers and outcomes of bio-based transformations in a publicly available data base and map server application. These data will also serve as a basis for Component 2 and 3.
AIMS
- To improve the interdisciplinary knowledge base for the assessment of sustainable bioeconomic growth
- To identify and measure drivers of bioeconomic transformation and impacts on UN Sustainable Development Goals
WORK IN PROGRESS
- Collection, analysis and management of indicators important for the characterization of Bioeconomies and the assessment of their sustainability
- Development of a typology of Bioeconomies based on a cluster analysis
- Matching of the Bioeconomy Typology against existing national Bioeconomy strategies
NEXT STEPS
- Assessment of the sustainability of different Bioeconomies for a selected set of SDGs and identification of trade-offs
- Integration of data in the global map server application of the SEI
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