Climate & Coastal Resilience: Barcelona is investing €150m to green-transform an intensively used coastline, creating 22 hectares of public space built for heat waves while restoring marine habitats and strengthening natural coastal protection. Skills & Regional Capacity: India, via the FIPIC foreign ministers’ meeting, is proposing tailored capacity-building programmes for Pacific Island professionals, with focused training modules designed around each country’s priorities. Niue Agribusiness (Beekeeping): A feature on Niue Honey traces how the island’s bee operation revived after hives were left to the jungle—then re-found and rebuilt—turning local beekeeping into a living Pacific story. Pacific Creative Wearables: MOTHER VAKA, a Pacific-inspired garment using Tongan quilting, brought unapologetic Pasifika storytelling to the World of WearableArt stage, earning runner-up in the Aotearoa section. Media Freedom & Training: Fiji’s media sector is framed as “full circle” after MIDA’s scrapping, with new momentum highlighted by plans for a Suva media training centre. Clean Transport Spotlight: Mahindra Last Mile Mobility is named an Earthshot Prize 2026 finalist for expanding electric last-mile transport, citing billions of kilometres covered and large CO2 avoidance estimates.