Phuket Regenerative Tourism Living Lab

Andaman coastline in Phuket province at golden hour

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From Voice to Action: Tourism as a Tool for a Better Place to Live.

This place-based learning-and-action process emerges from Phuket voices. It is not a new authority, certification scheme or owner of those voices. We publish experiments, evidence, limitations and what has not happened yet.

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Voice to Action

From Phuket voices to evidence of change

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285 Voices
Recorded
02
10 Issues
Recorded
03
Voice to Action
In progress
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Experiments
In progress
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Evidence of Change
In progress

Forum results and evidence Voice to Action Dashboard

What we work on

Five threads that always connect

Living Classrooms

Turning real places into classrooms that teachers can actually use with their students.

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Regenerative Experiences

Designing journeys that give something back to people and nature, not just a visit.

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Local Value

Following whether money and opportunity actually stay with local people, transparently.

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Nature & Biodiversity

Recording species and habitats together with volunteers, schools and researchers.

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Data & Local Signals

Turning what local people see and measure into information that can guide decisions.

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Pilots in the real world

What we have actually run

We only show what is recorded in the platform. Where evidence does not exist yet, we say “in progress”.

Case #00

Phuket Tourism 2030: From Voice to Action

Phuket · forum held 19 September 2026

In progress · evidence pending

Starting point: 285 recorded attendees and 10 topic groups
What is happening: An initial 10-person core team is consolidating issues, proposed actions, possible owners, follow-up and evidence.
What happened: The forum was held. Synthesis and mapping are in progress; no verified outcome is claimed yet.

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Freshwater stream running through tropical forest in Phang Nga

Case #01

Phang Nga Living Classroom 2026

Phang Nga · 29–30 August 2026

Completed · outcomes published

Challenge: Teachers want to take learning outdoors, but lack journeys that link to the curriculum and can be reused.
What we tested: A two-day journey following the water, with field tasks and a reflection recorded at each stop.
What happened: Participants recorded results at each stop and completed a post-trip evaluation. Outcomes are published publicly where consent was given.
What we learned: See the published outcomes and participant reflections on the activity outcomes page.
What changes next: In progress

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Phuket coastline seen from a hillside viewpoint

Case #02

Phuket Source to Sea

Phuket · prototype

Prototype (demonstration data)

Challenge: A day of tourism often leaves little behind locally, with much of the value leaking away.
What we tested: A one-day journey linking local food, nature recording and a transparent contribution to local action.
What happened: In progress — still a demonstration prototype.

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Shallow coastal water and seagrass habitat in Phuket

Case #03

Phuket Water Watch

Phuket · pilot with schools and volunteers

Pilot

Challenge: Coastal water information is scattered and hard for local people to reach.
What we tested: Repeat monitoring of water points using open, documented methods.
What happened: In progress

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Open for collaboration

Building something for Phuket or the Andaman?

The lab is not a proposal to any single agency. It is open to anyone willing to test something together, transparently.

Government
Tourism organisations
Schools
Universities
Communities
Businesses
Researchers

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PLC is not a certification body and does not represent any government agency. Every pilot is published together with its limitations.

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