AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNuclear-Free Pacific Under Pressure: Pacific leaders and analysts condemned China’s submarine-launched ballistic missile test, saying it landed in the heart of the region’s “blue continent” between EEZs near Nauru, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands, raising fresh fears for the Nuclear-Free Pacific. Climate & Reefs: A new look at El Niño and World Reef Awareness Day highlights how warming seas and repeated heat stress drive coral bleaching risk across Asia and the Pacific, with reefs needing urgent monitoring and protection. Kiribati–Fiji Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Fiji and Kiribati ministers met to push resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, water security and lower-emissions maritime transport, sharing progress on EVs and sustainable construction. Ocean Stewardship via Fisheries: The PNA Office CEO met Papua New Guinea’s fisheries authority to reaffirm cooperation on sustainable tuna management and regional solidarity. Banaba Mining Shift: Rabi leaders say Banaba resource extraction plans have moved on, with the RCL no longer working with Centrex and instead pursuing a feasibility study with Kiribati and Nauru. Pacific Plastics Talks: Pacific voices helped shape the next steps for a legally binding plastics treaty, focusing on finance and support for Small Island Developing States. Kiribati Language Week: Kiribati Language Week stories spotlight “Karina te ang” and how language, identity and community spirit are being kept alive across generations and in the diaspora.
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