AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate & Resilience Media: SPREP is backing a regional media workshop to help Pacific journalists report on weather and climate, with selected reporters also covering Tonga’s Pacific Meteorological Council meeting. Climate Crisis Call: Samoa’s PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa urges the world to act fast to avoid “climate crisis obliteration,” warning low-lying communities face sovereignty loss as relocations already happen. Blue-Green Finance for Samoa: A new EU-backed Sustainable Pacific Blue Circle Fund launches in Suva to help Pacific small businesses—including in Samoa—access finance for the blue economy, green economy and climate resilience. Ocean Plastic Pressure: Samoan and Pacific advocates protested Coca-Cola’s biggest bottler in London, demanding an end to single-use plastic and a return to reusable packaging. Sustainable Fisheries: Conservation International expands its Pacific Tuna Initiative to Palau, building on work in Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia to improve tuna governance and ocean resilience. Plant Knowledge Exchange: Samoa’s Tiapapata Art Centre hosts a June workshop on traditional plant knowledge, linking youth and knowledge holders with researchers from Scotland and other partner regions. Border Security: Pacific customs leaders meet in Nadi to scale up cooperation against drug trafficking, organised crime and even environmental crimes.
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