National Geograpahic

Canadian Arctic

Documentary

Overview

An ongoing documentation of National Geographic Explorer Cansu Culha and her team tackling the impacts of thawing permafrost in the Canadian Arctic.

TEam

Director

Cristóbal Ruiz

DP

Editor

Country

Canada

year

2026

The story

Across the Canadian Arctic, rapidly thawing permafrost is creating massive retrogressive thaw slumps, transforming the landscape and releasing carbon stored in the frozen ground. This ongoing project documents National Geographic Explorer Cansu Culha and her team as they work alongside Gwich’in communities to pilot the Green Blanket™, a biodegradable solution designed to slow the growth of these slumps.

featuring

Cansu Culha and the Gwich'in community of Fort McPherson.

Ⓒ2026 Cristóbal Ruiz

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Film Director

Ⓒ2026 Cristóbal Ruiz

Film Director