Cyclone Season Preparedness: SPREP’s Pacific Meteorological Desk is urging island communities to stay vigilant through the remaining cyclone months, follow daily forecasts from National Meteorological offices, and remember that even weaker systems can bring damaging rain. Vanuatu Tourism Reform: Vanuatu’s Department of Tourism has kicked off a national consultation on sustainable tourism reform in Luganville, with support from SPREP and EU-backed programmes, aiming to modernise tourism governance for communities and the environment. Vanuatu Biodiversity & Invasives: Vanuatu has launched a new biodiversity strategy focused on tackling invasive species. Ocean Innovation for Climate Resilience: At Vanuatu’s Pacific Innovation Forum (PIFCE), eco-concrete and grass-based soil stabilisation solutions won top awards, highlighting Pacific-led approaches to climate and environmental degradation. Community-Led Ocean Governance: Three young women in Vanuatu are helping shape ocean governance through the Pacific Early Ocean Career Professionals (ECOP) programme, blending science, policy, and traditional knowledge. Triple Planetary Crisis Action: Emerging Pacific leaders at PIFCE pushed solutions across climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, stressing youth-led momentum. Menstrual Health in Disasters: Pacific advocates in Fiji say menstrual health must be built into cyclone and disaster preparedness—“biology doesn’t pause for a cyclone warning.” South Pacific Ocean Warming: A WMO report warns the Southwest Pacific is facing hotter, more acidic seas, marine heatwaves, and sea-level rise—raising risks for livelihoods and coastal communities. Security Tensions Spill Over: Vanuatu condemned China’s nuclear-capable missile test in the Pacific, calling for a peaceful, nuclear-free Blue Pacific and raising concerns about transparency and consultation.