{"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":"2025-12-09T14:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:46:39","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>Iijoki River Agreement have been made between four municipalities (Ii, Oulu, Pudasj\u00e4rvi, Taivakoski), PVO-Vesivoima Oy, Mets\u00e4hallitus, and ELY Centre (North Ostrobothnia).<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the agreement is to raise the value of the river by restoring the migratory fish stocks, improving water quality by watershed restorations, and develop tourism, recreation and livelihood opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The main projects include fish passages (upstream and downstream) and ecological restoration of the drained peatlands. Large-scale peatland restorations will significantly improve the water quality, biodiversity, and mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The Iijoki River Vision and Action Plan were created during the EU-funded Iijoen Otva Project (2015-2018). The project has been considered a success for the improved river basin collaboration, trust-building and resolving conflicting interests.<\/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 v27.4 - 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\/project\/iijokisopimus\/\" \/>\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 Iijoki River Agreement have been made between four municipalities (Ii, Oulu, Pudasj\u00e4rvi, Taivakoski), PVO-Vesivoima Oy, Mets\u00e4hallitus, and ELY Centre (North Ostrobothnia). 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