| Good Practice Innovation Sheet |
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| Items |
Description |
| 1. WHO |
| Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners) |
Camp Oasa |
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| Key Figures |
Surface |
Inhabitants |
Tourism arrivals |
Tourism nights |
| 2ha |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
| 2. WHY |
| Reason for taking the good practice action |
This camp received EU ECOLABEL as a first camp in Czech Republic and its environmental services are in excellent level. |
| Issues and challenge |
The main challenges are saving of energy; saving of water; recycling; renewable energy. |
| 3. HOW |
| Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice) |
Time was essential in building this environmental camp; camp staff was trained; the best way how to safe energy and money in the process was chosen. |
| 4. RESULT |
| Specific/measurable results, benefits |
Own source of drinking water from a deep 20m borehole; the camp has its own biological wastewater treatment plant; cleaned water is used to water ornamental plants; electronic water taps prevent waste of water; 35 photovoltaic panels produce 20% of total electricity consumptions in the campsite (all produced electricity is used in the camp); motions sensors go out when nobody is in the room; hot water circulator pump switches off when there is no discharge; the beer cooling heat pump heats the water for the whole kiosk; outside of the camp electric car is used; local producers of food are preferred; recycling of 5 types of waste and composting organic waste. |
| Recognitions (e.g. awards) |
EU-ECOLABEL |
| 5. REFLECTION |
| Lessons learned |
Environmental friendly service can be managed even without outside sponsorship. |
| Challenges met |
Reaching up to EU-ECOLABEL; environmental friendly service can be managed even without outside sponsorhip. |
| Critical success factors |
Two things were important: patience, reliable workers. |
| 6. MORE |
| web-references, documents |
http://www.campoasa.cz/index.php/ekologie |
Camp Oasa
