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Andaman coastline in Phuket province — mangrove shoreline, limestone headland and turquoise sea at golden hour

Phuket Local Connect

Connecting people, places, knowledge and action for a better Phuket.

A living platform where communities, schools, residents, researchers and partners learn, contribute and turn local knowledge into action.

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An independent public-interest participation and learning platform operated by Regenera (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

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Phuket Tourism 2030 : From Voice to Action

From the voices of Phuket to proposals you can follow.

  • Saturday 19 September 2026
  • 09:00–16:30
  • Jamjuree 1, Phuket Merlin Hotel, Mueang Phuket
  • Capacity 300 seats (a target, not an attendance figure)
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  • Independent initiative
  • Working public beta
  • Operated by Regenera Thailand
  • Not a government service

Community in action

What this community has already done

Real activities already completed in the field. These are not open events, and they stay in our journey when newer activities are added.

  1. Watch on YouTube
    #01Completed Pilot

    Phuket BiodiverCity Community Day

    1 Aug 2026 Nai Yang Beach, Sirinat National Park, Phuket

    A public field activity linking nature, learning and local participation. It brought together residents, youth and students, educators, community groups, tourism stakeholders and project and public-sector collaborators — evidence that the PLC ecosystem is being tested in real conditions.

    • Nature Discovery
    • Citizen Science
    • Food Waste
    • Community Learning
    See the Pilot
  2. Group of citizen science participants holding the AO TANG KHEN Citizen Science Experience banner on the beach
    #02Completed Field Activity

    AO TANG KHEN — Citizen Science Experience

    18 Apr 2026 Ao Tang Khen, Phuket

    Learning from the coast through citizen science, local knowledge and participation.

    • Citizen Science
    • Coastal Learning
    • Local Knowledge

    In collaboration with: Phuket BiodiverCity worked together with Ajarn Saisanit Pongsuwan, Phuket Rajabhat University.

    View Field Story
  3. Phang Nga Living Classroom learning journey
    #03Completed Learning Journey

    Phang Nga Living Classroom — Education Learning Journey

    29–30 Aug 2026 Phang Nga

    A two-day education learning journey testing how field experience, reflection and local hosts can work together as a learning model.

    • Education
    • Community Learning
    • Reflection
    View Field Story
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Community snapshot

Only the numbers we can verify

We do not state participant counts we cannot confirm. Where a number does not exist yet, we say so.

Completed field activities

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How would you like to take part?

What can you do here?

Tropical island coastline with headlands and bays in Phuket

Explore Phuket

Local food, culture, nature and meaningful experiences.

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Students' coastal seagrass study habitat in shallow water

Learn Beyond the Classroom

School trips, teacher-ready learning journeys and living classrooms.

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Mangrove forest boardwalk and prop roots in Phuket

Take Action for Phuket

Biodiversity, citizen participation and ways to contribute.

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Local market produce in southern Thailand

Build Better Tourism Together

Pilots, data, partnerships and the Living Tourism Lab.

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How it works

See → Share → Review → Learn

Every voice needs a way forward. We show the honest status of each contribution: Received → Under review → Connected where possible → Follow-up — and we say plainly when a step is not possible yet.

  • Received
  • Under review
  • Connected where possible
  • Follow-up
  1. 1

    See

    Notice something that matters in your community or environment.

  2. 2

    Share

    Report it in a few taps with a photo, location and short note.

  3. 3

    Review

    Reports are reviewed by hand, connected to sources where possible, and limitations are shown.

  4. 4

    Learn

    Verified findings become shared evidence and learning for better local decisions.

Read the full guide

Tools the community uses

Tools and missions you can join

Shallow coastal seagrass habitat — illustrative habitat image
Explore

Citizen Science

Record Phuket's nature and places using open, documented methods.

Learn more
Freshwater stream in tropical forest — illustrative habitat image
Pilot

Phuket Water Watch

A pilot water-quality watch run with schools and volunteers.

Learn more
Island coastline from a viewpoint — illustrative landscape
Prototype

Phuket Source to Sea

A source-to-sea learning journey — a working prototype.

Learn more
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NOW ON PLC · EDUCATION JOURNEY

Phang Nga Living Classroom

Follow the Water. Understand the Andaman.

29–30 August 2026 · 15 schools

Phang Nga is the classroom. The Andaman is the system we learn to see.

A place-based learning journey using field observation, questions, photos and reflection on PLC.

Registration is now closed.View Learning Journey
Organised by:
TAT Phang Nga × Silver Hawk Group
Learning platform:
Phuket Local Connect
Phuket Local Connect (PLC) — People, Place, Nature, Future
Learning approach informed by:
Bioregioning in Practice 2.0 / Gaia Education

Follow the water

  1. 1RAIN
  2. 2MOUNTAIN
  3. 3STREAM
  4. 4COMMUNITY
  5. 5FARM
  6. 6COAST
  7. 7ANDAMAN SEA

For schools & educators

Turn real places into classrooms

PLC helps teachers take learning outdoors with ready-to-use journeys, field tasks and student participation records you can reuse — no need to design everything from scratch.

  • • Teacher-ready learning journeys
  • • Curriculum-linked field work
  • • Living classrooms in real places
  • • Student participation records
Learning with PLC Request a school programme
Freshwater stream in a Phang Nga forest, a stop on the Living Classroom journey
Concept for school review

BCIS Thai Wisdom Adventure

A Phang Nga living-classroom curriculum for Grade 6–8: Thai language, local wisdom and tin heritage. Under school review.

See the curriculum

Living Lab

Phuket Living Tourism Lab

Testing how tourism can create better places to live, learn and visit.

This is where Phuket Local Connect documents and tests real-world models connecting tourism, local value, learning, biodiversity and place-based data.

See the Living Lab

Phuket Signals

Read Phuket from every angle

Each area shows real data once its source connects, and clearly says so when it does not yet.

Open Well-being Signals

Use PLC with your school or organisation

Pick the path that fits your role.

PLC opens participation for schools, hotels, businesses, researchers, communities and agencies. Curriculum design and deeper advisory work is delivered by Regenera Thailand.

Coastal seagrass habitat — illustrative image

Schools & Universities

  • • Citizen Science teams
  • • Field learning
  • • Student participation records
  • • Phuket Water Watch and biodiversity pilots
Use PLC with schools Curriculum design by Regenera Thailand ↗
Freshwater stream in tropical forest — illustrative image

Hotels, Resorts & Organisations

Turn ESG and biodiversity activities into place-based data and evidence.

  • • Biodiversity & Citizen Science Pilot
  • • Staff, Guest & School Mission
  • • Annual Place-Based Evidence Programme
Request a Pilot Proposal See Pilot Deliverables

Training and programme design by Regenera Thailand

Local market produce baskets in southern Thailand — illustrative image

Public Agencies, Universities & Communities

Turn fragmented local information into shared learning and evidence for Phuket.

  • • Agencies: propose a pilot area or question
  • • Universities: co-design methods and verify
  • • Communities: record local knowledge, control consent
Propose a Site, Data Source or Pilot Question Co-design a Collaboration

Now welcoming founding school and organisation pilots for 2026. Use Phuket as a living classroom and build evidence that can be reused.

Request a School Programme Explore an Organisation Pilot

PLC membership does not buy sustainability certification, higher ranking or scientific verification. Fees cover tools, setup and support during the pilot.

  • Independent
  • Evidence-first
  • Sources shown
  • Manually reviewed

Only records that actually exist

If there is nothing yet, we say so directly. No illustrative numbers.

PLC is a founder-led pilot operated by Regenera (Thailand) Co., Ltd. There is not yet a dedicated full-time platform team. Commercial activity, public communication, evidence and system design are clearly separated — Regenera Thailand leads strategy and governance, Silver Hawk Group runs the commercial tourism operation and real-market testing, and Phuket BiodiverCity handles public-interest media and civic listening.

TransparencyMethodsEvidence & LearningAbout PLC

PLC is not...

  • • A government agency or emergency service.
  • • A tour booking or selling platform.
  • • A certification programme.
  • • A finished, proven public service.

PLC is a working public beta.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

  • Phuket Local Connect is a founder-funded, public-interest participation and learning platform operated by Regenera (Thailand) Co., Ltd. It is currently a working public beta.

Who operates this platform

Phuket Local Connect is owned and operated by Regenera (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Phuket BiodiverCity supports public-interest communication and civic listening. Silver Hawk Group supports commercial tourism operations and real-market testing where specifically disclosed. Schools, communities, universities, researchers, businesses and public agencies participate as partners in specific projects.