Ethan Goldings

Ethan has more than 35 years of research and project management experience in China using innovative, long-term approaches to community development and implementation that emphasize partnerships and capitalize on local strengths. Mr. Goldings helped set up Trace Foundation’s operations in Tibet, and was Chief of Party for Winrock International in eastern Tibet, where he led USAID-funded projects to strengthen the capacity of Tibetan communities to meet their socio-economic needs, conserve the environment and preserve Tibetan cultural heritage. Mr. Goldings pioneered innovative approaches to environmental conservation such as deputizing local communities to police illegal logging, mining and poaching, mobilizing monks and cultural resources to protect biodiversity and water sources, and setting up self-sustaining funding mechanisms for the restoration of degraded rangelands.