Pacific climate & community funding: The Pacific Resilience Facility is taking 14 community projects to global climate stages, with small grants (up to US$20,000 each) for water security, food production, coastal restoration, sanitation, renewable energy and resilience—showcased at PIF pre-COP events and COP31. Customary land & environment governance: A call for Parliament to fund Incorporated Land Group (ILG) registration argues landowners must be at the centre of sustainable resource management, so they can negotiate directly and avoid disputes that stall environmental protection. Renewable power for health: A new PNG mini-hydropower review highlights how off-grid mini hydro can keep healthcare running, with Kudjip Nazarene Hospital’s long-running system credited to community ownership and local skills. Mini hydropower sector review: The report aims to improve performance and expand PNG’s mini hydro role in renewable, reliable electricity. Aviation skills for safer operations: PNG’s civil aviation regulator received commendation after inspectors certified on the Airbus A220, strengthening local oversight capacity. Resource education lessons: Research on Porgera and Lihir education investments looks at how mine-linked funds and governance can better support long-term prosperity for resource communities. Seabed mining legal risk: Pacific leaders are warned that stronger environmental rules or licence changes in deep-sea mining could trigger costly investor-state disputes.