Preparation Research project: Potential study of the forest-based bioeconomy in Uruguay

The overall target of the project is the identification of promising tree species and feasible pathways to value-added products for a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy in Germany and Uruguay. The benefit for Germany lies primarily in the enrichment of the existing tree species portfolio in mixed stands and agroforest systems towards promising climate resilient tree species from the southern hemisphere. The benefit for Uruguay lies primarily in the adaptation of smart forest management schemes for mixed native forests and plantations integrating biodiversity and many other ecosystem services into new mixed forest stands and agroforest systems and the establishment of a future forest bioeconomy cluster based on the according raw material potentials. This should offer attractive potentials for a future forest based bioeconomy in both countries including positive effects on biodiversity, climate change, employment and added value.