Dr. Gina Green, U.S.
With more than 25 years of experience implementing environment and natural resources projects and a true passion for coastal zone and fisheries management, Gina brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our programs today.
Women in Development: This series focuses on the inspirational Tetra Tech women that take strides to make the world a more inclusive place.
Tetra Tech has been implementing marine, coastal, and biodiversity programs in the Philippines for the past 20 years. Our Dr. Gina Green has played an integral role in many of these programs. She is a biodiversity, climate change, conservation, and agricultural specialist with more than 25 years of experience designing, implementing, and evaluating initiatives to protect and manage natural resources in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Her work helps build bridges between the public and private sectors with integrated and innovative approaches, such as promoting the development of environmental trust funds and public-private partnerships that support environmental stewardship.
“In environment and natural resources work, it has been a male-dominated field. It is so encouraging to see more and more women who are capable, educated, and committed to this area of work that know no boundaries. Specifically in India and Southeast Asia, it’s astounding to see the increase of women getting engaged in this field,” says Gina.
Gina managed Tetra Tech’s most recent project, the USAID ECOFISH project, a five-year technical assistance program that aimed to improve the management of coastal resources to support local economies in eight key marine biodiversity areas in the Philippines. Using an ecosystems approach to fisheries management (EAFM), ECOFISH worked to conserve biodiversity, improve ecosystem productivity, and reestablish profitable fisheries within these regions of the Philippines. ECOFISH, which built on the success of the previous USAID fisheries projects, focused on the health and functionality of both ocean and human systems. It also worked to bring private sector partnerships to the forefront of the project.
“What truly has always inspired me about the work that I do is the focus that we have on mother nature and our natural resources. If we can make a positive impact to create a balance between human welfare as well as ecological welfare, we will be in a good place.
In addition, the most inspiring thing to me is that I’m part of a much larger effort that is positively impacting support communities, cities, and nations for generations to come,” says Gina.
