AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Funding Call: Deputy Premier Julian Fraser urged farmers, small businesses, and community groups to apply for the Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund’s first grant round, with about $1 million available for resilience, adaptation, mitigation, and capacity building. Sargassum IP Move: Barbados plans to patent microorganisms found in sargassum seaweed to keep commercial and environmental value local rather than sell outright to multinationals—an approach VI watchers may want to track. Deep-Sea Mining Pushback: Environmental and community leaders from Pacific and Caribbean territories, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, urged CNMI Gov. David Apatang to formally oppose a federal deep sea mining lease sale near the Marianas. Coastal Nature Spotlight: A guide to Buck Island Reef National Monument off St. Croix highlights its protected coral reef, snorkeling trail, and wildlife—useful for conservation-minded tourism. Local Infrastructure & Trees: The DeCastro Street Sidewalks Improvement Project was delayed, and RDA says salt-tolerant bottlebrush and verawood bulnesia will replace trees with roots under sidewalks to protect safety and accessibility. Public Safety Tech: RVIPF and HM Prison Balsam Ghut deployed a mobile CCTV unit to deter contraband and unlawful activity.
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