AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoScience Education: The 2026 Cook Islands Science Expo drew almost 2,000 Rarotonga students and 45 from the southern Pa Enua, bringing hands-on science activities to young people under the theme “The Ocean That Connects Us.” Climate and Research: Prime Minister Mark Brown joined Pacific leaders at Pre-COP31, where they pressed for faster, fairer climate finance; he noted northern Cook Islands face challenges similar to Tuvalu’s. Ocean Conservation: The Bezos Earth Fund’s latest Pacific grants include support for the Cook Islands’ Marae Moana ocean park, as part of a regional effort to protect more than 625,000 square miles of ocean. Seabed Minerals: A young Cook Islands advocate is raising questions about whether deep-sea mining can deliver economic gains without compromising culture and the marine environment; the country’s EEZ holds an estimated 6.7 billion tonnes of polymetallic nodules. Digital Trade: The Cook Islands has exchanged more than 2,400 electronic plant-health certificates since adopting the IPPC ePhyto system, helping cut costs and border delays. Biodiversity: A new review revisits the 1915 introduction of myna birds to control coconut pests—and how the birds later became pests themselves, underscoring the risks of biological control.
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