Uhlenköper Camp

Boosting Sustainable Tourism Through Certification

EUROPEAN GOOD PRACTICE COLLECTION 2021

NOMINATION FORM

Please send until 6^th August 2021 to (herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de / cc diego.nunez@ecotrans.de)

NOMINATING CERTIFICATE

ECOCAMPING

Contact Person:

 Johannes.maeding@ecocamping.de

NOMINATED BUSINESS

 Uhlenköper Camp

Internet contact

 https://www.uhlenkoeper-camp.de/

Size of business (if known)

Micro (<10 employees)

Small (from 10 to 49)

Category

Camping site

Country

Germany

Destination, with related protected area(s)

Name of the destination:

Uelzen

Name of protected area(s) and/or major cultural heritage site(s) (if not the same name as the destination):

Lüneburger Heide

Contact Person at the nominated business

Thomas Körding / thomas@uhlenkoeper-camp.de

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

according to following SDGs on Tourism4SDGs.org:

Please indicate very briefly their exemplary or innovative actions and measurable achievements (including quantified results if known)

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

The tourism sector needs to adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modes, accelerating the shift towards sustainability. Tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for tourism including for energy, water, waste, biodiversity and job creation will result in enhanced economic, social and environmental outcomes.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

 As one major criteria for the certificate, Uhlenköper is monitoring resource consumption and carbon footprint since 2005 as do all over 200 ECOCAMPING sites across Europe.

Measurable achievements:

By building a new reception and sanitary building along sustainable standards in 2020, Uhlenköper as implemented regrowing building materials and many comsuption cutting technologies.

Camp Uhlenköper is producing it´s own energy and heating.

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Tourism contributes to and is affected by climate change. Tourism stakeholders should play a leading role in the global response to climate change. By reducing its carbon footprint, in the transport and accommodation sector, tourism can benefit from low carbon growth and help tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

 Part of “Klimaallianz”

Certification as “climatefriendly camp site” in progress

Measurable achievements:

SDG 14 – Life below Water

Coastal and maritime tourism rely on healthy marine ecosystems. Tourism development must be a part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in order to help conserve and preserve fragile marine ecosystems and serve as a vehicle to promote a blue economy, contributing to the sustainable use of marine resources.

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SDG 15 – Life on Land

Rich biodiversity and natural heritage are often the main reasons why tourists visit a destination. Tourism can play a major role if sustainably managed in fragile zones, not only in conserving and preserving biodiversity, but also in generating revenue as an alternative livelihood to local communities.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

Serving and selling only biological food from regional producers

Measurable achievements:

SDG 8 - Decent work and Economic Growth

Tourism, as services trade, is one of the top four export earners globally, currently providing one in ten jobs worldwide. Decent work opportunities in tourism, particularly for youth and women, and policies that favour better diversification through tourism value chains can enhance tourism positive socio-economic impacts.

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SDG 17 - Partnership for the Goals

Due to its cross-sectoral nature, tourism has the ability to strengthen private/public partnerships and engage multiple stakeholders – international, national, regional and local – to work together to achieve the SDGs and other common goals. Public policy and innovative financing are at the core for achieving the 2030 Agenda.

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Link to further information about the nominated business (if available):

 https://ecocamps.de/cp/uhlenkoeper-camp/