Toledo Institute for Development and Environment

Name

Toledo Institute for Development and Environment

Legal name

Toledo Institute for Development and Environment

Website

https://tidebelize.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belize City

HQ country

Belize

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: TIDE accepts donations through credit/debit card via Philanthropic Ventures Foundation (their US fiscal depository with 501(c)(3) status) and by check. Donors can designate funds to specific programs or leave flexible funding.
2. International Grants and Project Funding: TIDE operates with approximately $1 million USD annual budget from local and international donors. Major projects include BIOPAMA (761,753 EUR), European Union fisheries project (1.3 million EUR), CARSI project (BZ$500,000+), and Darwin Initiative funding.
3. Ecotourism Revenue (TIDE Tours): TIDE Tours, established 1999, generates revenue through ecotourism services in Toledo District. Has trained over 60 tour guides and provides employment opportunities while supporting TIDE's Education and Outreach program.
4. Government Contracts and Co-management Agreements: TIDE receives government support through co-management agreements with Belize Forest Department (Payne's Creek National Park) and Fisheries Department (Port Honduras Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

TIDE is a community-based conservation non-governmental organization that co-manages four protected areas spanning more than 459,000 acres across the 830,000-acre Maya Mountain Marine Corridor in southern Belize. It delivers integrated programs in research and monitoring, education and outreach, community development, and resource protection, operating an ecotourism subsidiary (TIDE Tours) and offering training services in fire management, SMART patrol software, drone operation, and marine monitoring.

Product overview

TIDE is a community-based conservation organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and protected areas focused on community participation in conservation. The core offerings include four integrated program areas: Research and Monitoring (marine, terrestrial, and riparian monitoring), Education and Outreach (Freshwater Cup, Fish Festival, Reef Week, Summer Camp, Youth Conservation Competition), Community Development (TIDE Tours, scholarships, Community Researchers, Community Stewards), and Resource Management (law enforcement, fire management, Managed Access). TIDE co-manages four Protected Areas including Port Honduras Marine Reserve (100,000 acres), Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve (321,623.5 acres), Payne's Creek National Park (38,000 acres), and TIDE Private Protected Lands (20,488 acres) spanning the 830,000-acre Maya Mountain Marine Corridor. Additional offerings include the TIDE Tours ecotourism subsidiary, professional training services (fire management, drone operation, marine monitoring, SMART software), and the Community Researchers and Community Stewards training programs that build local conservation capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research and Monitoring Program Scientific monitoring program assessing ecosystem health, species populations, and biodiversity threats across TIDE's protected areas, including coral reefs, fisheries, water quality, and riparian zones.
• Education and Outreach Program Environmental education initiatives that empower local residents in Toledo District to become environmental stewards, combining sports, festivals, classroom visits, and youth competitions.
• Community Development Program Community engagement initiatives delivering scholarships, ecotourism training, and stewardship programs that build sustainable livelihoods and participation in conservation.
• Resource Management Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 community members involved in riparian reforestation, planting 4,000 trees and restoring 4 km of riverbanks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and foundational.

• Mass AudubonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Supporting TIDE's 2024 Summer Camp program for children in Toledo communities.
• Southern Environmental AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Partner in BIOPAMA project for improving knowledge, monitoring and protection of Mesoamerican reef fish spawning aggregations and replenishment zones.
• Healthy Reefs for Healthy PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Partner in BIOPAMA project providing expertise on Mesoamerican reef health assessment and marine conservation.
• University of FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in 'Strengthening Civil Society and Civil Servant Capacity in Belize through Partnership' project, providing training on organizational management and governance.
• OCEANAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner supporting Reef Week celebrations nationally throughout Belize.
• Ecology Project International (EPI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner supporting Reef Week and providing educational programming for marine conservation training.
• Belize Audubon SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partner in European Union 'Restoring Fisheries' project targeting coastal communities and managed access zones.
• University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partner in Darwin Initiative-funded project with Belize Forest Department, University of Belize Environmental Research Institute, and IIED to conserve biodiversity in pine savanna woodlands.
• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partner in Darwin Initiative project focusing on fire management training and business development for communities bordering pine savannas.
• University of Belize Environmental Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partner in Darwin Initiative project for pine savanna conservation and research.
• PantheracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Partnership with Panthera to monitor TIDE's forests with camera traps as part of a region-wide initiative to understand large cat populations in Latin America.
• Southern Belize Fire Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Collaboration between TIDE, Belize Forest Department, Ya'axché Conservation Trust, and private logging concessionaires Thomas Gomez & Sons and Wood Depot for landscape-level fire management.
• XucanebcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Community-based organization based in San Pedro Columbia Village partnered with TIDE since 2004 to restore riparian zones on the Columbia River, planting 4,000 trees and restoring 4 km of riverbanks.
• Belize Forest DepartmentfoundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Government partner for co-management of Payne's Creek National Park since 2004 and management of TIDE Private Protected Lands under Tropical Forest Conservation Agreement.
• Belize Fisheries DepartmentfoundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Government partner for co-management of Port Honduras Marine Reserve and Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve since 2000.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)foundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997TNC helped establish TIDE in 1997 following the closure of Belize Centre for Environmental Studies, providing initial support and guidance for the organization's formation as the first Toledo-based NGO.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy: Foundational partner that helped establish TIDE in 1997 following the closure of the Belize Centre for Environmental Studies. TNC is a global conservation leader operating at much larger scale, comparable as the parent ecosystem of community-based conservation NGOs.
• Panthera: Global wild cat conservation organization that partners with TIDE on the region-wide camera trap monitoring network. Panthera is comparable as a technical conservation partner providing monitoring technology and data infrastructure.
• Belize Audubon Society: The oldest and largest conservation NGO in Belize, managing major protected areas (Cockscomb Basin, Crooked Tree) and co-leading the EU Restoring Fisheries project with TIDE. BAS is comparable as a co-management partner with the Belize government and operates in the same donor ecosystem.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS): Global conservation organization operating in Belize and across the Mesoamerican Reef region. WCS is comparable as a large-scale conservation NGO engaged in similar marine protected area management, species monitoring, and community-based conservation in the same regional ecosystem.

Others

• Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT): Belize's national conservation trust fund that redistributes revenue throughout the National Protected Areas System and provides project funding to organizations including TIDE. PACT is comparable as the financial backbone of Belize's co-managed protected area model in which TIDE operates.

Direct peers

• Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE): Belize-based conservation NGO focused on biodiversity research, environmental education, and sustainable agriculture in southern Belize. BFREE shares TIDE's focus on community capacity building, research, and protected area management in the Toledo/Maya Mountain corridor.
• Southern Environmental Association (SEA): Belize-based NGO also co-managing multiple marine protected areas (Gladden Spit Silk Cayes, Laughing Bird Caye) with the Belize Fisheries Department. SEA partners with TIDE on the BIOPAMA project and shares the same community-based conservation model and government co-management framework.
• Ya'axché Conservation Trust: Belize-based conservation NGO managing the Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve and Golden Stream Corridor Preserve. Ya'axché operates a similar model of community-based conservation, ranger patrols, and ecotourism in southern Belize, and collaborates with TIDE through the Southern Belize Fire Working Group.

Regional players

• Oceana: International ocean conservation organization active in Belize supporting Reef Week and fisheries policy reform. Oceana is comparable as a marine-focused advocacy and conservation partner with overlapping stakeholder relationships in Belizean fisheries management.
• Healthy Reefs for Healthy People: Mesoamerican Reef ecosystem monitoring initiative that partners with TIDE on the BIOPAMA project and conducts reef health assessments. HRHP is comparable as a regional marine conservation data and advocacy organization operating across the same geographic ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TIDEBelizeVideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/TIDEBZE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/toledo-institute-for-development-and-environment
• Instagraminstagram.com/tidebelize
• Xx.com/TIDEBelize

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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