Ecuador
Sources of information and contacts in Ecuador's forestry sector
sources of Information
Studies and documents
- Asoteca, Licencia de Aprovechamiento Forestal y Guía de Circulación de Madera
- Central Bank of Ecuador Statistics 2020
- EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan briefing papers on timber trade in various countries in Latin America: Ecuador
- FAO (2020) Global Forest Resources Assessment
- Palacios & Malessa (2010) ETFRN News 52: December 2010; 3.4 Forest communities and legal timber in the Ecuadorian Amazon
- ITTO (2019) Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation
- Oliver R. (2013), Evaluation and scoping of EU timber importers and imports from South America.TRAFFIC International
- CIFOR (2013) Who buys, who sells, how much? Mapping Ecuador’s timber markets
- Government of Ecuador - Agreement 125 (Acuerdo-Ministerial-No-125)
- Government of Ecuador - Agreement 327 (Acuerdo-Ministerial-No-327)
- Government of Ecuador, Guide for investors (Guía del inversionista, PRO ECUADOR)
- MINISTRA DEL AMBIENTE (2010) Procedimientos para autorizar el aprovechamiento y corta de madera
Websites
- WWF - Forests Forward
- CITES database
- World Port Source - Map of ports in Ecuador with container liner service
- ITC (International Trade Center) using UN Comtrade statistics
- Fordaq - timber trade network
- Forest laws and regulations of Ecuador
- Government of Ecuador, Ministry of Environment
- Forestry legislation of Ecuador
- Licencias Forestales
ALL Contacts
AIMA - ASOCIACIÓN ECUATORIANA DE INDUSTRIALES DE MADERA
AIMA is the Ecuadorian professional wood industry association.
ASOTECA - ASOCIACIÓN ECUATORIANA DE PRODUCTORES DE TECA Y MADERAS TROPICALES
ASOTECA is the Ecuadorian Association of teak and other tropical timber producers.
CONTROL FORESTAL
A public / private forest-control entity, with the overall task of supervising the flow of forest products from the forest to the marketplace, under the supervision of the MAE with the participation of five organizations: Fundación Natura, CARE Ecuador, Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio, Fundación Maquipucuna, and COMAFORS.
EVALUACIÓN NACIONAL FORESTAL DEL ECUADOR (ENF)
www.ambiente.gob.ec/evaluacion-nacional-forestal-del-ecuador-enf/Kinshasa
Develops a national inventory and monitoring system, to be used to support management decisions and policies.
FSC - NATIONAL OFFICE ECUADOR
Mallorca N24-275 y A Coruña, Edif. FEPP, Planta Baja,
Quito, Ecuador
Tel: +593-2-2520-408
ec.fsc.org/es-ec/about-fsc
The Ecuador office of the global forest certification programme FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). Formerly known as CEFOVE.
FUNDACION NATURA
A civil society organization dedicated to the conservation, use and management of biodiversity.
MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA (MAG)
Ministry of agriculture, cattle ranching, aquaculture and fisheries.
MINISTERIO DEL AMBIENTE (MAE)
Sub-secretaria del Patrimonio Nacional Dirección forestal (forest service)
Calle Madrid 1159 y Andalucía
Código Postal: 170517
Quito, Ecuador
forestal@ambiente.gob.ec
www.ambiente.gob.ec
The Ministry of Environment and its Forest Service administers forests and protected areas, enforces the Forest Law and international treaties, implements conservation projects and approves environmental assessments.
PROFORESTAL
Unidad para el Desarrollo Forestal del Ecuador
The ‘Unit for Forestry Promotion and Development of Ecuador’ was created in 2008 under the MAGAP PROFORESTAL Project with the goal to execute the National Afforestation and Reforestation Plan (PNFR).
SENPLADES
National Secretariat for Planning and Development.
SNAP - SISTEMA NACIONAL DE ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS
The Ecuadorian network of protected areas.
TRAFFIC
Oficina regional América del Sur
Calle Quiteño Libre E15-12 y La Cumbre,
Sector Bellavista
Quito, Ecuador
www.traffic.org
A wildlife trade monitoring network created collaboratively between WWF and IUCN, TRAFFIC is the leading NGO working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
WWF ECUADOR
The Ecuador affiliate of the global conservation NGO WWF (World Wildlife Fund).