AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPacific Islands Forum unity under strain: Leaders head to Palau for the 55th PIF Leaders Meeting, but foreign ministers still can’t agree on a joint response to China’s July missile test, with Reuters reporting Nauru and Kiribati did not endorse the proposed statement—showing how security pressures are fracturing consensus. Ocean governance and fisheries push: Pacific foreign ministers in Suva urged stronger fisheries protection, ocean stewardship, and clearer maritime boundaries, backing the Vakamanu Regional Pacific Fisheries Strategy 2026–2035. SPREP leadership on the “triple planetary crises”: SPREP’s 5th Executive Board meeting in Samoa highlighted climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and disaster risks as core priorities, with Wallis-et-Futuna chairing the Executive Board. Deep-sea mining rules stall, contracts extend: The UN seabed regulator (ISA) extended a controversial deep-sea exploration contract tied to Nauru Ocean Resources Inc., while rules for commercial mining still aren’t final—raising fresh concerns for Pacific waters. Shipping emissions tightening debate: Tuvalu proposed stricter net-zero amendments for MEPC 85, including shifting targets to start later and raising remedial unit prices, aligning with a proposal that includes Nauru. Tuna governance leadership: The Parties to the Nauru Agreement opened applications for a new CEO to strengthen sustainable tuna fisheries and ocean resource management.
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