This report provides a comprehensive overview of wildlife trade in Ecuador, focusing on the tenyear period 2004-2014. The exact time-frame of trade varies slightly depending on the different data sources used. The aim of this analysis is to provide a baseline of trade levels and trends in Ecuador, and to inform future trade management in the country in order to ensure that wildlife trade is legal, sustainable and traceable.

This document was produced and financed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Programme (ProCamBío).