AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSeabed Governance: The Seabed Disputes Chamber at ITLOS is hearing submissions in NORI and TOML’s parallel cases against the International Seabed Authority, with the dispute centered on claims of due process, transparency, and non-discrimination in the ISA’s compliance inquiry tied to deep-sea mining oversight. Pacific Security & Mining Link: China’s submarine-launched nuclear-capable ballistic missile test has landed near Nauru and sparked fresh regional alarm, with Australia and Solomon Islands saying they raised concerns with Beijing as Canberra deepens security pacts. Deep-Sea Mining Rules: A new oceans treaty is set to exempt deep-sea mining from stricter environmental impact assessment measures, raising fears the ISA’s mining code could proceed with weaker seabed protection. Local Resource Plans: Banaba’s Rabi leaders say they’re shifting the next phase of phosphate extraction talks away from Centrex and toward feasibility work with Kiribati and Nauru. Regional Climate Risk: El Niño is underway, with forecasters warning of stronger Pacific storm impacts as communities brace after recent super-typhoons.
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