AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEarhart Search: Rough seas stopped the Taraia Object team from going ashore at Nikumaroro on Thursday. Its underwater survey is underway, with an update on the suspected aircraft wreckage expected within 48 hours. Culture Under Threat: On Marakei, king tides are flooding food gardens, eroding roads and exposing ancestral graves. Kiribati’s women’s affairs minister says climate funding must also recognize the loss of culture, identity and connection to ancestral land. Ocean Protection: More than US$25 million in Bezos Earth Fund grants will support conservation across five Pacific nations, including work to identify and protect important ocean habitats in Kiribati. Health and Wellbeing: A Pacific surgeon warns that poor diets and inactivity raise heart-disease risks; patients from Kiribati and other island nations have received specialist heart care in Fiji. Clean Water: UNICEF Aotearoa’s Pacific ‘Fits Day fundraiser is backing clean-water, sanitation and hygiene projects in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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