  Studies of light meson decays are important tools to perform precision tests
of the effective field theories, determine transition form factors, and test
fundamental symmetries. With very high statistics data samples, the BESIII
experiment provides a unique laboratory for light meson studies and is
contributing significantly to a variety of these investigations. A brief review
of recent progress in light meson decay studied at the BESIII experiment,
including detailed studies of common decay dynamics, searches for
rare/forbidden decays and new particles, is presented. Finally, together with
descriptions of different experimental techniques, prospects for future studies
of light mesons are discussed in some detail.
