Ranked of 1,000 by conservation value. Both rankings are shown: plant data is being added, and neither is the final word. Lower is higher priority.
| Protected area | Rank without plants | Rank with plants | PACE (pilot) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangay | 19 | 4 | 2.64 | 4,860 km² |
| Cotacachi Cayapas | 20 | 13 | 2.33 | 2,607 km² |
| Cayambe Coca | 24 | 15 | 2.74 | 4,073 km² |
| Sumaco Napo-Galeras | 59 | 33 | 2.81 | 2,133 km² |
| Llanganates | 67 | 14 | 2.40 | 2,198 km² |
| Antisana | 95 | 53 | 3.32 | 1,220 km² |
| Podocarpus | 106 | 37 | 2.56 | 1,384 km² |
| Los Ilinizas | 135 | 68 | Not scored | 1,342 km² |
| Territorio del Pueblo Shuar Arutam | 183 | 56 | 2.57 | 2,322 km² |
| Yasuní | 255 | 3 | 2.36 | 10,232 km² |
| La Bonita | 382 | 119 | Not scored | 530 km² |
| Cuyabeno | 460 | 9 | 2.88 | 5,905 km² |
Canopy’s country readiness score (C-RISK) has not been published for Ecuador. PACE scores here come from Canopy’s pilot rubric for Latin America; an area marked Not scored has none yet.
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Canopy (2026). Ecuador: protected areas in the Canopy Global 1000. Canopy Conservation, cg1k-22ffffd. Retrieved from https://canopyconservation.com/country/ecuador
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