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project info
Start date: 1 March 2025
End date: 31 December 2027
funding
Fund: Just Transition Fund (JTF)
Total budget: 732 315,00 €
EU contribution: 512 621,00 € (70%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
beneficiary
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

The restoration and sustainable further use of areas leaving peat production in Oulu, the TUPAS2 project

The restoration and sustainable further use of areas leaving peat production in Oulu, the TUPAS2 project focuses on the restoration of four former peat production areas and the planning and implementation of sustainable further use. These areas are mainly owned by the city of Oulu. In the first phase of the project, action-level restoration/continuation plans were produced for Turvesuo, Miehonsuo and Haarasuo located in the Sanginjoki catchment area, as well as Ahvensuo located in the Iijoki catchment area. The goal of the project is to bring the areas in question into the scope of climate-sustainable land use. In the TUPAS2 project, it is intended to restore and/or renovate around 185 hectares of former peat production areas for sustainable further use based on the plans implemented in phase 1. Measures of sustainable further use include wetlands, draining, swamping or planting. The plan is to produce about 113 hectares of wetlands. In addition, restoration will be carried out by raising the groundwater level in an area of approximately 69 hectares. Furthermore, the TUPAS2 project implements a science trail that tells about the region's history, structural change, and future. Information is also shared about climate and water effects and biodiversity. In addition to generating information, the science trail serves as an outdoor recreation and recreation area, from which route connections are also made to the Sanginjoki and Pilpasuo nature reserves, if possible. Communication plays a central role in the TUPAS2 project all the time.

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