AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSeabed Mining Debate: Indigenous leaders across the Pacific are pushing back on deep-sea mining for battery and energy-transition minerals, arguing it threatens fragile ecosystems and also raises sovereignty issues; French Polynesia Marine Protection: French Polynesia says it will expand its fully protected “no-take” marine reserves inside the world’s largest marine protected area, adding new zones near the Marquesas and Austral Islands; Ocean Conservation Push: Beyond Green marks World Oceans Day 2026 by highlighting coral reef restoration and protection programs across its member portfolio, including work tied to French Polynesia; Air Connectivity: Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti have activated a codeshare from June 3, letting travelers book one ticket for international flights plus inter-island hops to Bora Bora and beyond; Digital Infrastructure: Telstra and Google expand their network partnership to boost resilience, capacity, and security, with Google using Telstra’s terrestrial fibre and Telstra tapping Google’s Pacific subsea initiatives; Decolonisation & Nuclear Legacy: Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing, citing unresolved contamination and self-determination issues including in French Polynesia.
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