Jukajoki

After two large fish die-offs in 2010 and 2011, the small Finnish villages of Selkie and Alavi joined forces to save their cherished watershed.

In 2010 and 2011, contamination from a peat mining operation severely damaged the Jukajoki River in North Karelia, Finland. To save their cherished watershed, the villages of Selkie and Alavi joined together, winning an unprecedented victory that is changing the face of resource conservation in ...