AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWorld Ocean Day & Ocean Governance: Former Pacific Islands Forum SG Dame Meg Taylor urged Pacific unity on 8 June, warning that militarisation and reliance on outside funding could weaken Pacific-led control of the ocean and its rules. Deep-Sea Mining Watch: The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) sent officials to a Suva workshop with the International Seabed Authority on regional environmental governance, data management, and future capacity-building for activities in the seabed “Area.” Nauru’s Phosphate Legacy: A feature revisits how Nauru’s phosphate boom made it rich fast, then left long-term dependence and repeated economic reinvention—an important backdrop for today’s resource and climate pressures. Pacific Fisheries & Food Safety: Tokelau has exited the PNA tuna arrangement, risking loss of Vessel Day Scheme access, while EU-linked training in Suva focused on new freezer-vessel food safety rules to protect Pacific seafood exports. Seabed Minerals Geopolitics: A report says deep-sea mining deals are increasingly tied to US-China competition, including agreements involving Nauru and Tonga.
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