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Redesigning the experience-from-friends page as an easy-to-search feed, with AI helping the team screen content before publication
Jaidee has redesigned the experience-from-friends page to make stories easier to find and scroll through in a social media-style feed. AI also helps screen and recommend categories for more than 20,000 stories submitted by users, so the team can publish valuable content more quickly and accurately.
Child Impact successfully connects its system with Kid for Kids, producing and publishing new content continuously
The Taxonomy system and AI-powered content extraction and writing mechanism, jointly designed by ChangeFusion and Kid for Kids, are now live. Child Impact synthesises issues concerning children from Kid for Kids into new articles and publishes them regularly on the platform.
Launch of the Social Media Listening project to monitor e-cigarettes and high-risk products with the Foundation for Consumers
ChangeFusion and the Foundation for Consumers (FFC) agreed on the scope of an 18-month project to monitor e-cigarette sellers and track consumer responses to high-risk products on social media. AI will be used to analyse data and expand the keywords to keep pace with sellers’ evasion tactics.
Planning for year 2: expanding from 15 to 30 communities, focusing on unresolved issues from the first year
Drawing on lessons from the first year, the Project plans to expand to 15 new communities in the same four provinces, while establishing a joint working group with the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and the Department of Fisheries to reduce systemic delays.
Muaklek Nai: From firebreaks to a green economy, and the Muaklek Nai Nature Camp, 2-4 May
Ban Muaklek Nai and Khlong Rabad community forests in Saraburi Province are building on their firebreak work by developing ecotourism and a system for sharing income with the community’s own forest management fund. They are also holding the Muaklek Nai Nature Camp on 2-4 May B.E. 2569, opening the forest to families and children aged 7-12 to learn about nature.
Doi Chang Pa Pae and Mae Pok: Firebreaks built on a village-wide pledge, backed by sensors, cameras and water management systems
The community of Ban Doi Chang Pa Pae in Lamphun Province mobilised every household to build a firebreak more than 30 kilometres long around the forest. They also installed heat and smoke sensors connected to a sprinkler system that volunteers can activate by smartphone from their accommodation, as well as IP cameras used with wind-direction data to forecast a fire’s path 1 hour ahead. Meanwhile, Ban Mae Pok in the same province invested in repairing its upstream water system to support firefighting.
Designing provincial-level forest finance tools: PES, carbon credits and Sustainability-Linked Bonds with Chiang Mai University and the Provincial Administrative Organisation
The Project held a workshop with Chiang Mai University, the Provincial Administrative Organisation, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC), and the Royal Forest Department and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to design financial tools for community forest stewardship. These cover the PES mechanism, provincial-level carbon credits and local-level Sustainability-Linked Bonds.
Ban Doi Pui: Thermal drones locate fire fronts beneath smoke, reducing risks to volunteers
The Ban Doi Pui forest-firefighting community in the Doi Suthep-Pui area of Chiang Mai Province used a thermal drone, supported by Wat Pha Lat, to survey the area on 25 March B.E. 2569 and locate fire fronts hidden beneath shrubs and smoke. This helped them plan firefighting efforts more accurately and safely.
Huai Pla Lod: Wet firebreaks integrated with farmland, with donated equipment reducing the time needed to create firebreaks
The community of Ban Huai Pla Lod in Tak Province uses a sprinkler system alongside farmland to create 10-20 kilometres of “wet firebreaks” that stop fireballs blown in from the surrounding forest. Meanwhile, a leaf blower funded by civil society donations has cut the time needed to create firebreaks from 1 day to just a few hours.
Trialling forest sound monitoring: piloting bioacoustic technology to measure biodiversity at Ban Mae Sa
The research team tested AudioMoth natural sound recorders in the Ban Mae Sa community, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai, and analysed the sound data to identify bird species diversity using BirdNET Analyzer. The work is a prototype for biodiversity reports for project supporters.
On-site in-depth consultations for each team across 10 provinces nationwide
Volunteer engineers from CH. Karnchang, product designers, and marketing and finance consultants conducted on-site assessments and provided recommendations from 24 February - 30 March B.E. 2569
Good news from Mae Sa Noi: no burned areas throughout the B.E. 2568 dry season
Drone images confirm that no burn scars occurred in Ban Mae Sa Noi Community Forest this year, as the community begins regenerative tourism and greenhouse farming enterprises
Ban Lao Nuea, Phrae: Turning forest-fire patrol routes into hiking trails to channel income back into forest protection
Ban Lao Nuea Community Forest in Song District, Phrae Province, is developing its former forest-fire patrol route into a hiking trail, returning the income to the development and protection of the community forest under the care of The Next Forest.
Plearnprai Organic: Matching a branding mentor with organic farmers in Chaiyaphum to reach new customers
One of three pilot enterprises in B.E. 2568 under the new-model growth acceleration project, paired with a mentor specialising in brand strategy and marketing to expand its customer base beyond its previous reliance on word-of-mouth marketing.
BNC Group: Strengthening online marketing strategy to reach the adult children of older people
One of the three pilot enterprises in B.E. 2568 under a new-model growth acceleration programme, matched with a mentor specialising in online marketing and CRM strategy to expand its customer base to the working-age children of older adults.
Attalak: Building a strong financial accounting system for long-term growth
One of three pilot enterprises in B.E. 2568 under a new-format growth acceleration programme, paired with expert mentors in accounting, tax and legal compliance to build a more stable financial foundation.
Khon Khlan (Egg Yolk-Egg White): Ban Khlong Khut designs conservation zones based on the community’s actual capacity
After learning from expanding the conservation area beyond its capacity and having to suspend activities for 4 years, Ban Khlong Khut designed “egg yolk-egg white” conservation zones that balance resource protection with livelihoods.
Setting up a community-based fisheries data monitoring system and collecting baseline data before management begins
TSWA trained fisheries volunteers in 15 communities to collect data on species, quantities and weights of aquatic animals. Baseline data collection began in April–May B.E. 2568.
Doi Chang Pa Pae: extending the IoT sprinkler firebreak by another 200 metres
Paka Ko Yo youth in Lamphun Province combine the local wisdom of “Wa Me To” with an app-controlled watering system and IP cameras on the mountain peak, across more than 21,300 rai of forest.
Redesigning the growth accelerator: from business plans to hands-on mentoring
In B.E. 2568, the growth accelerator changed its approach from developing business plans to pairing ventures with expert mentors who work directly on their specific bottlenecks.