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Tier I describes the 30 core, priority indicators defined by the project that are highly relevant to represent a specific thematic area and which together with other Tier I indicators forms a systemic perspective of the various risks, opportunities and trade-offs within the Bioeconomy.
Tier II describes explanatory indicators that are of high priority and help to provide more specific information on trends within specific thematic areas.
Established:
Indicators which are already reported in other official monitoring systems
Semi-established:
Indicators which are developed by e.g. federal research institutes as part of long-term and regularly updated initiatives
New:
Indicators not previously reported in an official capacity, but well established through research projects
Developing:
Indicators under development with some reporting in new state-of-the research projects, but not subject to multiple years of revision and replication
Future:
Indicator gaps requiring research for possible future integration
Very robust:
methodologically sound, reliable, and fit for bioeconomy monitoring
Robust:
fit, but with acceptable uncertainty and/or potential challenges
Sufficient:
possibly fit, but with foreseeable challenges
Weak:
currently unfit, but short-term potential
Insufficient:
currently unfit, but with long-term potential