Climate & Ocean Protection Funding: Niue secured about US$9m (NZ$11m) for a five-year Niue Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Communities Integrated Project with UNDP and Conservation International, aiming to strengthen resilience, protect the Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park, and support local livelihoods, with long-term conservation backing via the Niue and Ocean Wide (NOW) Trust. Plastic Pollution Treaty Push: Pacific officials are urging action ahead of global negotiations in Nairobi, warning that millions of tonnes of plastic leak into aquatic ecosystems each year and backing a legally binding instrument to end marine plastic pollution. Marine Biobanks & Health Research: A new report highlights how marine biobanks are being used as an “insurance policy” for ecosystems under pressure, while raising big questions about who controls frozen biological resources and how they may be used for medicines. Cervical Cancer Elimination in the Pacific: Regional health leaders say cervical cancer can be virtually eliminated within a generation, pointing to strong HPV vaccination and screening results from the UK and Australia, and noting high uptake of HPV self-testing in the Pacific.