AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMarine Protection Push: French Polynesia President Moetai Brotherson announced a major expansion of “no extractive industries” ocean protections, bringing fully protected waters to about 30% of the territory’s seas—around 1.4 million km²—after adding 520,000 km² near the Austral, Marquesas and Western Society islands. Regional Readiness Drills: Pacific Response Group partners are strengthening disaster-response coordination during Exercise MARARA 26 across Tahiti, Hao and Makemo, focusing on logistics, medical support, communications and crisis interoperability. Space Safety Tech Link-Up: French startup Skynopy will connect its ground station network with Europe’s ATLAS² collision-avoidance service to speed satellite response after radar-detected threats. Travel Connectivity: Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti activated a codeshare, letting passengers book one ticket from Europe, Japan, the U.S. or New Zealand through Tahiti to inter-island flights like Bora Bora and Rarotonga. UN Decolonisation Pressure: The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation heard renewed calls for action on New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with petitioners urging clearer timelines and stronger UN involvement.
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