AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMangrove Carbon Work in Samoa: Samoa has started community consultations and fieldwork to “ground truth” mangrove carbon storage, led by SPREP with MNRE, to strengthen climate reporting, conservation planning, and greenhouse gas accounting. Waste Management Upgrade: MNRE launched a new weighbridge at Tafaigata Landfill to improve how waste is measured and tracked, supported by Japan’s J-PRISM 3 and training for better landfill data and reporting. Plastic Pollution Push: The Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign hit its milestone of removing over one million pieces of plastic from Commonwealth waterways, with the millionth item collected on Glasgow’s River Clyde. Youth Climate Leadership in Samoa: A youth climate champion visited Samoa ahead of global climate talks, meeting young leaders and community groups to boost locally led resilience action. Fisheries Subsidies Warning: Pacific leaders urged WTO action to discourage subsidies that drive fishing of overfished stocks, linking the issue to protecting the Blue Pacific and tackling IUU fishing. Campus Safety Concern: NUS says it’s following disciplinary processes after video-circulated student brawls left at least one injured student, raising questions about campus security and accountability.
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