Reef Restoration Funding: Resilient Reefs Pasifika’s Samoa Reef Resilience Hub has named its first 16 grant recipients, backing 14 community groups plus the Samoa Voyaging Society and the National University of Samoa to protect and restore coral and coastal ecosystems using a ridge-to-reef approach. Remote Sports Tech: LiveU has delivered the first remote VAR deployment across the Pacific for the OFC Pro League, solving the region’s lack of fixed infrastructure by moving the system via remote delivery. Climate + Fisheries Planning: Pacific countries are rolling out an Advanced Warning System for climate-driven tuna shifts under the Green Climate Fund Regional Tuna Programme, with early results presented to the Forum Fisheries Committee. Agrifood Innovation: Samoa’s Agri-Innovate Competition 2026 finale showcased EU-funded agribusiness ideas under FAO’s STODAS project, supporting local MSMEs through an agribusiness incubator. Governance + Inclusion: The Pacific Islands Forum congratulated Samoa’s Faatino Utumapu and Palau’s Villaney Remengesau on their election to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Local Climate Finance Push: Samoa is urging the Global Environment Facility to simplify and expand access to climate and environmental funding for small island states ahead of GEF-9.