AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDeep-Sea Governance: Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) took Cook Islands’ deep-seabed mining concerns to the UN International Seabed Authority, challenging a US bid by American Deep-Sea Minerals Inc. for an exploration licence tied to the South Penrhyn Basin—an enclave of international waters surrounded by Cook Islands, Kiribati and French Polynesia. Regional Environment Policy: SPREP’s fifth Executive Board Meeting in Samoa put the spotlight on the “triple planetary crises” (climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution), with Director General Sefanaia Nawadra urging Pacific action despite the region’s tiny share of global emissions. Climate Diplomacy: Forum foreign ministers backed a stronger climate push ahead of COP31, endorsing the COP31 Pacific Partnership and a Pacific Resilience Facility as a key climate-finance priority, with French Polynesia attending at special envoy level. Tourism & Shipping: Tahiti’s 2027 Pacific Games preparations received a thumbs-up from the Pacific Games Council, while cruise operators kept expanding South Pacific plans—Royal Caribbean boosting Brisbane capacity and National Geographic-Lindblad adding new French Polynesia itineraries for 2028-29. Business & Safety (Maritime Tech): Ocean conservationist Dr. Sylvia Earle says her DOER Marine “Honu” submersible—planned for first dives in French Polynesia later this year—could make deep-ocean travel “safer than flying,” contrasting it with the Titan disaster.
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