AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFrench Polynesia Elections: Pro-independence forces have won French Polynesia’s regional assembly elections, with Tavini huiraatira led by Oscar Temaru taking 44.3% in the second round and securing an absolute majority, setting up a likely nomination of Moetai Brotherson and raising expectations of renewed pressure for a status referendum with France. Ocean Governance & Mining: A U.S. startup is seeking Trump administration approval to lease a large high-seas area just beyond French Polynesia’s maritime border for seabed mining, a move critics say could sidestep the International Seabed Authority framework despite the region’s push against seabed mining. Fukushima Waste: Pacific Islands Forum leaders are demanding clearer, evidence-based answers on Japan’s plan to discharge treated Fukushima wastewater, arguing the region deserves independent scientific assessments beyond what the IAEA has endorsed. Pacific Security: Regional voices are reacting to China’s submarine-launched missile test across the Pacific, with Pacific civil society and leaders condemning militarisation and calling for stronger, balanced security commitments. Biodiversity & Conservation: King Charles visited London Zoo to mark partula snail conservation, using markings to track endangered snails destined to return to French Polynesia later this year.
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