For more than fifteen years, I have dedicated my life to fighting one of the most devastating crimes against biodiversity: wildlife trafficking. My journey began with photography, a tool that allowed me to travel across Colombian territory and bring communities closer to the beauty and fragility of our fauna and flora.
Through images and stories, I developed education and awareness projects that revealed the magnitude of this problem and the urgency of taking action. Each photograph became a living testimony, a call to protect what sustains us and connects us to the earth.
This work allowed me to deeply understand the complexity of wildlife trafficking in Colombia: its causes, its impacts, and the multiple dimensions that make it a difficult crime to eradicate. Based on that experience, I promoted the creation of a network of allies and organizations with whom I work jointly to confront this issue and strengthen the protection of biodiversity.
Paula Ruiz 