Consulting for Nature and Environmental Governance in the Caribbean
Hi! I'M CIARETTA!
I’m Ciaretta Profas — a senior program manager with 10+ years delivering nature restoration and marine governance programs across the Dutch Caribbean. I work at the intersection of policy and implementation: translating donor priorities into operational programs, aligning governments and NGOs around shared outcomes, and managing complex multi-stakeholder engagements from design through delivery.
My work spans coral restoration, mangrove conservation, protected area governance, and sustainable financing. I know the institutions, the decision-makers, and the landscape.
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Policy Advisory
Supporting governments and institutions in developing, drafting, and evaluating environmental and biodiversity policy.
- Policy drafting and legislative support
- Environmental framework development and review
- Policy evaluation and gap analysis
- Alignment with international conventions (CBD, Ramsar, UNESCO MaB)
- Climate change policy integration
- Post-implementation review and adaptive policy design
Programme Management
End-to-end management of nature restoration and biodiversity programmes across all phases.
- On-site and remote programme management
- Contractor and vendor coordination
- Budget tracking and financial reporting
- Donor compliance and progress reporting
- Risk management and adaptive decision-making
Nature and Environmental Governance
Designing governance frameworks that give programmes institutional durability and stakeholder legitimacy.
- Programme governance structures and institutional arrangements
- Policy translation from international frameworks to national action
- National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) development
- Protected area governance and management planning
- Ramsar site and biosphere reserve processes
- Regulatory and EIA oversight support
Stakeholder Coordination
Facilitating alignment across governments, NGOs, scientists, communities, and funders.
- Multi-stakeholder process design and facilitation
- Government and institutional relationship management
- Community engagement and participation frameworks
- Partnership brokering and inter-agency coordination
- Conflict navigation and consensus building
Programme and Strategy Design
Building programmes that can be funded, implemented, and monitored — from concept to operational plan.
- Multi-year programme and project design
- Logical framework and results chain development
- Theory of change and M&E framework design
- Work planning and milestone structuring
- Adaptive management systems
- Exit strategy and sustainability planning
Marine and Coastal Restoration
Programme-level support for coral, mangrove, seagrass, and coastal ecosystem restoration.
- Coral reef and blue carbon restoration programme management
- Coastal habitat protection and monitoring oversight
- Nature-based solutions integration into national policy
- Climate resilience and coastal adaptation planning
- Restoration governance and community cooperative models
Sustainable Financing
Structuring financing mechanisms that align with implementation realities and funder expectations.
- Funding proposal and concept note development
- Grant mechanism design and management
- EU, NL, GEF and multilateral fund compliance
- Financial modelling for conservation initiatives
Advisory and Stakeholder Representation
Acting as a trusted local intermediary where institutional credibility and relationships determine outcomes.
- Government and utility stakeholder engagement
- Development finance institution support (RVO, FMO, EU)
- Local institutional representation
- Strategic advisory and decision support
| Engagement model | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Monthly retainer | Ongoing advisory, representation, or programme support billed monthly. Structured in phases with defined deliverables per phase. |
| Fixed-fee assignment | Defined scope with agreed deliverables and timeline. Suitable for strategy documents, programme designs, assessments, and policy work. |
| Consortium partner / sub-contractor | Named partner in a bid led by an NGO, consultancy, or research institute responding to EU, GEF, or bilateral tenders. Brings local credibility, language, and Caribbean/SIDS expertise. Fees negotiated within the consortium budget. |
| Associate / affiliate | Formal non-exclusive arrangement with a larger consultancy or NGO. Assignments delivered under their banner while they handle business development and compliance. Suited to accessing larger contracts. |
| Capacity building | Structured transfer of skills or systems to a client organisation — training programmes, toolkits, workshop series, or coaching of in-house staff. Often funded separately from implementation budgets. |
| Peer review / quality assurance | Short fixed-scope assignments reviewing programme designs, funding proposals, or evaluation reports. Well-suited as a standalone engagement or entry point into a broader relationship. |
| Embedded adviser | Time-bound placement within a government ministry, programme unit, or NGO. Typically 3 to 24 months. Suited to governance reform, programme setup, or institutional capacity needs. |
Our past projects
World cafe for the klein curacao project
stakeholder engagement for the UNESCO MAB programme
unops: the ebi framework
Impact Metrics
ecosystems