Nicha Wachpanich is a Thai journalist based in Bangkok. She covers environmental and human rights issues through human-interest storytelling, ranging from climate crises and cross-border investments to migration and women’s empowerment. She is a regular contributor to HaRDstories, a Southeast Asia media that casts light on the challenges of human rights defenders and shares stories of resilience and solutions.
Her collaborative environmental investigation won the AAJA Excellence Award for international reporting in 2023. In 2025, she followed an increasing anti-migrant sentiment in Thailand and how fake news played part in it. The in-depth story won the Human Rights Media Award from Amnesty International Thailand.
Her work appears in local and international media such as Dialogue Earth, Equal Times, Prachatai and Indigenous Media Network (IMN).