World Environment Day / Nature protection: The Pacific Community (SPC) marked “Only One Earth” by pushing nature-based solutions as reefs and land life take a hit from rising heat and extreme weather, with major shares of Pacific marine and land environments already altered and reef corals and amphibians under threat. Pacific Islands Forum turmoil: The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau is underway but already strained by missing leaders and fresh friction over Taiwan’s return, with China reportedly furious and unity threatened by outside interference. Deep-sea mining legal and environmental risks (Nauru in the spotlight): Pacific governments are being warned that investor-state dispute rules could trigger costly lawsuits and a “chilling effect” if they tighten environmental protections or change mining plans; Nauru is named among countries with exposure, while Namibia is urged not to repeat phosphate mining mistakes. Biosecurity standards move forward (Nauru-linked): Guam’s biosecurity push gains momentum as it joins a regional plant protection standards body, with Nauru represented in the Micronesia seat—helping overdue invasive species planning finally take shape. Shipping climate policy: UN talks on a net-zero framework for international shipping are back on the table, with a global carbon price on the agenda as negotiations resume in London. Blue Pacific food and resilience: Fiji shipped its first pilot fresh produce consignment to Naoero under a regional airlink initiative, aiming to strengthen food and nutrition security across the Pacific.