The government of Ecuador have created 50 protected areas in the whole country since 1978. In Ecuador the public protected areas represents approximately 20% of the total national territory. Hunting seasons don't exist in Ecuador, every single specie of plant and animal is totally protected by law...

...Ecuador has made environmental conservation and sustainable tourism development a priority. The country is drafting a master plan of sustainable tourism that will allow the implementation of measures to establish...a sustainable infrastructure for the tourism industry that will ensure the conservation and protection of its unique ecosystems, cultures and peoples.

By traveling in Ecuador, tourists contribute to the improvement of the local economy and help accomplish the goal of the national government which is to become the world's leader in sustainable tourism.