Monitoring the bioeconomy of Uruguay: bio-based value chains and related sustainability effects

A material flow based bioeconomy monitoring approach developed for Germany was applied to monitor Uruguayan bio-based material flows as well as related sustainability effects. • The monitoring reveals the importance of beef, soybean and pulp production for employment and value-added generation, the high GHG emissions generated in livestock farming and pulp production and the relevant agrochemicals use in soybean production. • Data availability, data gaps and data aggregation, especially in environmental statistics, remain the main challenges towards a long-term bioeconomy monitoring