AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoShipping and Tourism: Cargo-passenger services remain a niche but growing route to remote destinations, including French Polynesia, with Aranui and Neoliner Origin expanding their offerings. Agriculture: Practitioners from French Polynesia joined a Pacific learning exchange in Fiji, sharing ways to embed nature-based solutions in farming and conservation and sustain them beyond project funding. Critical Minerals: New Caledonia signed a non-binding EU partnership to develop raw-material supply chains, including nickel, but pro-independence leaders boycotted the deal over a lack of local consultation. Seabed Mining: U.S. applications for deep-sea mining rights in the Pacific’s international waters now cover an area about half the size of seabed already designated by the international regulator, raising concerns over oversight and marine impacts.
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