VMAST B

Goal B:
CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION & ADAPTATION

The following sets out the strategic objectives under the UNESCO Visitor Management Assessment & Strategy Tool (VMAST), collaborators, resources, and direct link to the community circle.

Objectives:

B1: Environmental protection

B1: Sensitive environments are protected from negative impacts of human activities (visitation).CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

Ava Security:

B1a: Ava’s camera solutions and integration with environmental sensors can be used to monitor sensitive environments.

RESOURCES:

B2: Wildlife protection

B2: Wildlife is protected from negative impacts of human activities (visitation).

CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

Ava Security:

B2a: Ava’s camera solutions have built-in image recognition and line crossing capabilities, being able to see and count people and other objects in certain areas, including suspicious/abnormal behaviour like vandalism, fire and waste dumping.

RESOURCES:

B3: Waste management

B3: Solid waste and wastewater is minimised.

CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

Ava Security:

B3a: Ava’s camera solutions have built-in image recognition and line crossing capabilities, being able to see and count people and other objects in certain areas, including suspicious/abnormal behaviour like vandalism, fire and waste dumping.

RESOURCES:

B4: Water management

B4: Use of fresh water is minimised, and access to safe water is maintained.

CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

Ava Security:

B4a: Ava’s camera solutions have built-in image recognition and line crossing capabilities, being able to see and count people and other objects in certain areas, including suspicious/abnormal behaviour like vandalism, fire and waste dumping.

RESOURCES:

B5: Energy conservation

B5: Energy is conserved.

CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

Ava Security:

B5a: Ava offers open integrations with a range of sensors and HVAC systems, allowing monitoring of e.g. energy usage.

RESOURCES:

LowImpact.org - Utilities

(Low-impact energy; Water supply; Sewage treatment; Batteries; Biogas; Biomass Boilers; Community energy; Compost toilets; Energy saving; Gasification; Green Electricity; Heat Pumps; Hydraulic ram pumps; Insulation: Led lighting; Masonry stoves; Micro-hydro; Pedal-powered machines; Plumbing; Rainwater harvesting; Reed Beds; Rocket stoves & mass heaters; Septic tanks & drainage fields; Solar electricity; Solar hot water; Waterless urinals; Wind generators; Wind pumps; Wood stoves, etc.)

B6: Light & noise pollution

B6: Light, noise and visual pollution is minimal.

CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

Ava Security:

B6a: With multi-directional audio analytics, Ava’s cameras and sensors can measure both noise, light and visual pollution.

RESOURCES:

B7: Travel & transport

B7: Impacts from travel transportation to/from and within the site is managed, with low impact transport offered and promoted.

CATALYSTS:

PARTNERS:

RESOURCES:

LowImpact.org - Transport

(Low-impact transport; Biodiesel; Car sharing; Electric vehicles; Navigation; Sailing boats; Veg-oil motoring; Walking & hiking; Working horses; etc.)