SPREP Executive Board in Samoa: Wallis-et-Futuna chairs the Fifth SPREP Executive Board Meeting, with members reviewing priorities and funding to tackle the “triple planetary crises” hitting Pacific communities: climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and disaster risks. Regional conservation push: A new call highlights that local conservation across the Pacific isn’t small work—it’s underfunded, even though it’s where results and community knowledge sit. Marine protection and security: Samoa urges stronger fish stock monitoring and better protection of its EEZ at the WCPFC, linking sustainable tuna management with regional cooperation against illegal fishing, illegal drugs and trafficking. Gender and climate resilience: Pacific ministers at CSW66 stress that women and girls must be central to climate action and resilience, including through gender-responsive budgeting and climate finance. Tonga spotlight: Friends of Tonga is named a finalist for the .ORG Impact Awards in Environmental Stewardship, citing community-led climate resilience, rainwater cisterns, cyclone-resistant education support, and plastic pollution work. Geohazards and early warning: Solomon Islands opens regional meetings on seismic monitoring and tsunami warning systems, stressing that preparedness and cooperation save lives across the Ring of Fire. Deep-sea mining rules delayed: The UN regulator ISA extends a disputed deep-sea mining exploration contract while still failing to finalise commercial mining rules. Tonga heritage under construction: Lapita pottery fragments are reported at Tonga’s new Parliament site, discovered during works to replace the complex destroyed by Cyclone Gita in 2018.