Sustainable Land & Soil in Petite Martinique: A new 3-year initiative is getting underway in Petite Martinique to tackle land degradation, boost water security, and reduce drought after Hurricane Beryl, with UNEP executing and the Global Environment Facility funding. The project will support 400 people (over half women and girls) through landscape restoration, including a heat-tolerant nursery, restoration of grasslands and forested areas across about 356 acres (including 40 hectares), and farmer-managed plots. Seaweed Crisis Across the Caribbean: Swaths of sargassum are blanketing beaches from the Caribbean to Mexico and Gulf of Mexico, with scientists warning this year’s pattern is “not normal” because the algae is growing locally in large quantities rather than only arriving via currents. The bloom—linked by experts to warming waters, runoff, and shifting winds and rains—has reached about 27 million metric tons in July, threatening marine life and tourism as it rots onshore. Climate Outlook for the Eastern Caribbean: Regional climatologists warn of intense heat, uneven rainfall, and a risk of flooding and flash floods through the wet season, driven by a strengthening El Niño and global warming, with heatwaves likely into September and a muted hurricane peak after August. One Health Lab Training in the Eastern Caribbean: PAHO/WHO and partners trained laboratory professionals across the Eastern Caribbean in molecular diagnostics for diseases including measles, leptospirosis, and hantavirus, strengthening epidemic preparedness with a One Health approach that links human and animal health.