Melaina Dyck

Melaina Dyck

Master of Environmental Science Candidate

Yale School of the Environment

Melaina Dyck​ is a Master of Environmental Science (MESc) candidate at the School of the Environment. Her MESc research focuses on non-timber forest product (NTFP) cultivation among indigenous communities in the Peruvian state of Ucayali. She is conducting this work under a Memorandum of Understanding between F&ES, COSHIKOX (El Consejo de los Shipibo-Konibo y Xetebo), and la Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Amazonía. Previously, Melaina has spent time living and studying in Nicaragua and Chile, and she is participating in a field course on conservation biology in Panamá in January 2018.