AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPacific Islands Forum unity under strain: Pacific leaders head to Palau for the 55th PIF Leaders Meeting as foreign ministers still can’t agree on a joint response to China’s July missile test, with Reuters reporting Kiribati and Nauru did not endorse the proposed statement—showing how security tensions are making consensus harder. SPREP leadership on the environment: Wallis-et-Futuna chairs the 5th SPREP Executive Board Meeting in Samoa, with SPREP stressing work to tackle the “triple planetary crises” of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Ocean protection and fisheries push: Pacific foreign ministers in Suva called for stronger fisheries protection, ocean governance, and clearer maritime boundaries, backing the Vakamanu Regional Pacific Fisheries Strategy 2026–2035. Deep-sea mining rules stall again: The UN’s International Seabed Authority extended a controversial exploration contract tied to Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (The Metals Company), while still failing to finalise commercial mining rules. Shipping emissions debate: Tuvalu proposed tougher amendments to MEPC 85’s net-zero framework, including shifting the 2028 step and raising remedial unit prices—aligned with a proposal that includes Nauru. Tuna governance update: 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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