Danny Marks

Danny Marks, PhD, is an assistant professor of environmental politics and policy in the School of Law and Government of Dublin City University, in Dublin, Ireland. He has spent a number of years conducting research and working in Southeast Asia, particularly in the field of environmental governance. His research interests are political ecology, environmental justice, climate governance, disaster risk reduction, with a focus on Southeast Asia.

A farmer burns a sugar cane field at night as local growers try to avoid arrest by authorities who banned on the practice to curb smog in Suphan Buri province, Thailand, on January 20, 2020.
Environment

The Tangled Problem of Sugarcane Burning in Thailand

by Danny Marks

Agricultural burning is causing dangerously high air pollution levels, but stopping it is complicated