On 14 January 2026, a policy forum hosted by Chiang Mai University (CMU) at Suan Anya in Chiang Mai challenged the traditional "top-down" approach to environmental conservation in Thailand. The event, titled "Transforming Research into Policy: Ethnic Environmental Heritage and Survival from the Climate Crisis," served as a platform for academics, activists, and politicians to demand a seat at the table for the country’s ethnic "forest guardians."

The Forest Youth Voices public forum, which took place on 2 November 2025, brought together researchers, Indigenous youth, civil society actors, and members of the public to explore how Everyday Environmental Heritage (EEH) can function as a pathway from community practice to environmental policy.

As the House of Representatives approved amendments to the Fisheries Act, including allowing night fishing at more than 12 nautical miles from the shore with fine mesh fishing nets, activists have been pushing back out of the concerns that these changes would undo environmental and labour protections previously enshrined in law.

Due to unseasonal water level fluctuation in the Mekong River, a result of upstream dams, many species of migratory birds that use to lay eggs along the riverbank in Bueng Kan City are disappearing. Meanwhile, tourism and riverbank development is also causing traditional lifestyles and natural habitats to disappear.

<p>The Supreme Court ruled today (8 December) to sentence Ital-Thai Development President Premchai Karnasuta to 3 years and 2 months in prison for poaching in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.</p>