CLUMondo model

The CLUMondo (Conversion of Land Use on Mondial Scale) is a powerful, spatially explicit land system model. It allocates future land system patterns based on demand scenarios, considering supply, local suitability, and conversion rules. It can incorporate global degradation indicators, simulate no-net-loss scenarios, and project counterbalancing degradation possibilities. CLUMondo can estimate future land degradation trajectories of land degradation indicators, however it uses average values per land system type, ignoring local characteristics, like terrain or soil types. Currently, it limits 'like-for-like' land type exchanges to three options, requires significant computational resources and spatial data, and may involve expert assumptions. Source: SPI Report - The Contribution of Integrated Land Use Planning and Integrated Landscape Management to Implementing Land Degradation Neutrality: Entry Points and Support Tools

• Keywords: land use planning (LUP)
• Characteristics:

  Decision Making Scale: Local, National, Regional (Sub-national)

  Decision Making Direction: Top-down

  Stakeholder Involvement: Expert knowledge needed, Spatial data required

  Tool Type: Forward-looking