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![Amanda Lilleyman](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2020-04/Shorebirds.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=i3cg5ToM)
NT bird numbers soar against global decline
Shorebird populations in Australia’s north appear to be on the increase, bucking a global trend, according to research by a Charles Darwin University PhD candidate.
![Dr Miriam Kaestli and DENR’s Mr Matthew Majid taking water samples in Darwin Harbour.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2020-04/Water%20forums_web.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=DVpeNaTp)
Make the North’s water your business in online forums
Key information about a bid for a new Water in Northern Australia Cooperative Research Centre will be available through a series of online forums.
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Jewfish survey to uncover critical gaps
Research into the highly prized Black jewfish will aim to address critical knowledge gaps regarding the fishery in the Northern Territory.
![PhD candidate Sigit D. Sasmito](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2020-03/Blue%20carbon.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=Y1c69ZII)
Mangroves could turn tide on carbon output
Research has found that changes in current land management practices in the mangrove forests of West Papua Province, Indonesia could have significant impacts on the country’s future emission reduction targets.
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Workshop to inform Darwin Harbour Report Card
A community-led workshop will be held this week (19-20 March) to inform the Darwin Harbour Report Card, a strategy to support the harbour’s long-term sustainability.
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National Geographic grant to help uncover blue carbon
A Charles Darwin University student investigating the impact of blue carbon emissions generated by the conversion of mangrove forests to oil palm plantations has won a National Geographic Society Research and Exploration grant.
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Calls for 'quantum shift' to Top End water management
With still no signs of a monsoon in the Top End this wet season, industry, Indigenous, government and research groups met in Darwin this week to initiate what could be a paradigm shift to improve water systems management in the north.
![Rohan Fisher and Willie Rioli interviewed at the Savanna Fire Forum held at CDU.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2020-02/Rohan%20adn%20Willie.jpg?h=74b934ab&itok=ebT9T1a0)
Australia’s big burning issue tackled in the north
As Australia grapples with unprecedented wildfires that have caused widespread devastation over summer, the success of Indigenous fire management in the north has gained renewed attention.
![Brett Murphy and Leo Cleanthous with the new chocolate quolls](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2020-02/Brett%20Murphy%20and%20Leo%20Cleanthous4.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=SVhEogTT)
Help save a mammal, buy a choccy quoll
Forget about chocolate bunnies this Easter, in 2020 it’s all about showing your love for the Top End’s northern quoll.