She has been engaged in environmental journalism since 1999, working with various conservation non-government organizations. Ruth is specialised in designing multi-channel communications and interactive learning materials to illustrate and measure learning gains of marginal literate communities, and to gain an understanding on the knowledge gaps hence appropriate training and resource materials could be developed in meeting the information needs of different target groups. She was instrumental in developing and executing a social research analysis on ‘Piloting REDD+ Communications Strategy in the Adelberts Project in Madang Province’ in 2014 which grasped the attention of the UNREDD+ Project in PNG. Ruth also collates, compiles and disseminates success stories from TNC and its partners in PNG and Solomon Islands in advancing the Melanesia Program.