{"id":1094,"date":"2020-12-07T11:11:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T09:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micropolis.fi\/?post_type=projekti&#038;p=1094"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:22:25","slug":"iijoki-river-agreement","status":"publish","type":"projekti","link":"https:\/\/micropolis.fi\/en\/project\/iijoki-river-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Iijoki River Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Implementing Iijoki River Vision and Action Plan<\/h5>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Iijoki River Agreement has been made between four municipalities (Ii, Oulu, Pudasj\u00e4rvi and Taivalkoski), PVO-Vesivoima Oy, Mets\u00e4hallitus and the Economic Development Centre for Northern Finland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The aim of the agreement is to increase the value of the river by restoring migratory fish stocks, improving water quality through watershed restoration, and developing tourism, recreation and livelihood opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The main projects include fish passages, both upstream and downstream, and the ecological restoration of drained peatlands. Large-scale peatland restoration will significantly improve water quality and biodiversity, and help mitigate climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Iijoki River Vision and Action Plan was created during the EU-funded Iijoen OTWA Project (2015\u20132018). The project has been considered a success because it improved river basin collaboration, built trust and helped resolve conflicting interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>For more information<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-327 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/micropolis.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lauri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauri Rantala<\/strong><br \/>\nIijoki River Coordinator<br \/>\nlauri.rantala@micropolis.fi<br \/>\ntel +358 40 6475 475<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":315,"parent":0,"menu_order":31,"template":"","class_list":["post-1094","projekti","type-projekti","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iijoki River Agreement - Micropolis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/micropolis.fi\/en\/project\/iijoki-river-agreement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iijoki River Agreement - Micropolis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Implementing Iijoki River Vision and Action Plan The Iijoki River Agreement has been made between four municipalities (Ii, Oulu, Pudasj\u00e4rvi and Taivalkoski), PVO-Vesivoima Oy, Mets\u00e4hallitus and the Economic Development Centre for Northern Finland. 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