Land Use Planning for Various Environmental Services
Land Use Planning for Diverse Environmental Services
INCLUSIVE • INFORMED • INTEGRATE
LUMENS is a framework equipped with user-friendly open-source software, designed to support an inclusive, integrated, and data-driven negotiation process among stakeholders in land use planning for sustainable landscapes. This framework supports livelihoods and economic growth by balancing the benefits of environmental services and biodiversity conservation.
Where do LUMENS make an impact?
Highlights
LUMENS Core Module
PUR
Planning Unit Reconciliation
Establish a planning unit that is aligned with sustainable development goals upon agreement of the parties
QUES
Quantification of Environmental Services
Measuring land-based ecosystem services such as changes in carbon stocks, biodiversity, and hydrological cycles.
TA
Trade-off Analysis
Analyze the balance of livelihood improvement and economic growth with ecosystem service benefits in a landscape.
SCIENDO
Simulation and Scenario Development
Develop and simulate various land use scenarios (e.g. business as usual and green growth) to facilitate stakeholders to analyze the impacts of various scenarios and formulate sustainable policies.
