RESOURCES
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Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands
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Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands Guide
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Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)
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Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)
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Operationalization of Universal Declaration of Rights of Wetlands-United Nations
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The Rights of Nature-Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?
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SHUTESBURY INFORMATION
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Shutesbury Wetlands Protection Bylaw (2024)
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Shutesbury Wetlands Protection Bylaw Regulations (2023)
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Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act Regulations (310 CMR 10.00)
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WHY ARE WETLANDS ESSENTIAL?
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Why Wetlands are Nature's Super-Systems
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'Swamp as sacred space': Save wetlands to save ourselves, say experts
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INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
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The Relationship of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with Wetlands, RAMSAR Report (2018)
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A Brief Look at Nipmuc History, Cheryll Toney Holley (2009)
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Indigenizing Ecosystem Management in Rhode Island (2021)
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Tribe Sues Conservation Commission to Preserve Wetlands (2018)
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Department of the Interior. (2008). National Register of Historic Places 2008 Determination of Eligibility
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2016 Tribal Letters to the Shutesbury Planning Board
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Introduction to Indigenous Cultural Sites in Shutesbury, Shutesbury Historical Commission, 2021
