Submitted by Diane L. Lister on Fri, 07/03/2025 - 12:10
Marina Melanidis awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
Geography and CRI PhD student Marina Melanidis has been awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal for her "significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community of Canada, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada".
Marina is an exceptional young scholar and advocate who has launched two very successful youth-led NGOs (Youth4Nature and Climate Guides) focusing on nature-based solutions and climate action, given youth a voice on the international stage at several high-level conferences and conventions.
Marina is being supervised by Prof. Chris Sandbrook.
Read the full article by UBC Forestry here