Day of the National System of Protected Areas of Ecuador (18 de julio)

Ecuador has 19.1 million hectares of protected areas. That is, approximately 19% of the country’s 49 regions corresponding to the Ministry of Environment (MAE).

Through the Undersecretariat of Natural Heritage, custody and preserved to ensure the conservation of biodiversity and the welfare of all living beings, exercising stewardship, regulating and allocating the necessary financial resources, from the adoption of the Constitution 2008.