AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEl Niño Alert: Samoa’s prime minister urged people to prepare for months of dry conditions. Drought is already damaging taro and banana crops and putting pressure on water supplies, health, energy and the natural environment. High Seas Protection: Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna called on UN members to finish a binding treaty to protect marine biodiversity, after negotiations ended without agreement. Climate Resilience: The Asian Development Bank’s new five-year Pacific strategy includes Samoa and prioritises climate-resilient infrastructure, essential services and economic opportunities. Wildlife Recovery: A year after rats and feral pigs were removed from Nu’utele Island, native seedlings are returning and giant taro is growing where crops once failed. Nature-Based Farming: Samoan practitioners joined a regional exchange in Fiji to share ways to make community-led nature-based solutions last beyond project funding.
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