Think tank

Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica

Institute for Sustainable Development in Mesoamerica ‒ IDESMAC

Chiapas, Mexico

This organisation may not be a traditional think tank. We have included it in this list as we deem it to be a 'boundary' organisation – in other words, it might have some qualities or characterstics of a think tank.

IDESMAC's objective is to reorient development through facilitating the social, economic and environmental empowerment of the base organization.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.idesmac.org.mx/

Address:
Av. Cristóbal Colón - #35B Barrio El Cerrillo San Cristóbal de Las Casas - Chiapas, Mexico

Country:
Mexico

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Environment/Natural resources/ Energy Food/Agriculture International affairs/Development Social policy Trade/Economics/Finance
Geographics of focus
Mexico
Operating languages
Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
1955
Age (years)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 67
Mexico average
 32
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Group of professionals in participatory planning, agroecology, natural resource management and GIS
Founder gender: Both male and female founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2021): Ma. Cristina Reyes Barrón (President and Coordinator of Calakmul)
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2020): Ma. Cristina Reyes Barrón (President and Coordinator of Calakmul)
Leader gender: Female Leader(s) (2017): Arturo Vicente Arreola Muñoz (President)
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 8
Mexico average
 30
Global average
 89
2020
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 8
% Female staff
2021
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 38%
Mexico average
 52%
Global average
 48%
2020
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 38%

Social

Facebook
Likes (2019)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 1,817
Mexico average
 29,765
Global average
 24,572
Likes (2017)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 910
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 185
Mexico average
 35,202
Global average
 19,804
Followers (2021)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 179
Followers (2019)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 153
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 84
Mexico average
 5,338
Global average
 5,882
Subscribers (2021)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 72
Subscribers (2019)
Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamerica
 43

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Boundary organization (find out more): Yes
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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