Rapid Trade and Environment Assessment - National Report for Ecuador

This national report provides a global overview of economic and environmental aspects in Ecuador, focusing on international trade and investment regimes. It analyzes the positive and negative impacts of five key economic sectors—floriculture, shrimp, timber, tourism, and mining—and proposes policy measures to align trade with environmental protection.

• The report identifies the floriculture, shrimp, timber, tourism, and mining sectors as those with the highest impact on the Ecuadorian economy and the highest probability of future development.
• To balance trade aspirations with environmental protection, the report recommends incentivizing green labels and environmental, origin, and production chain certifications, particularly for the shrimp, timber, tourism, and floriculture sectors.
• The report suggests specific policy interventions including the strengthening of national and local environmental monitoring systems, the adoption of environmentally friendly production technologies for waste and chemical management, and the implementation of land-use planning and concession regulations for the mining and shrimp sectors due to their drastic effects on ecosystems and local populations.
• Proposed financial incentives include green subsidies to fund social or environmental certification in the floriculture sector and tax reductions for raw material imports in the timber sector.

APA

Torres,, M. A. A. E. A. M. G. (2009). Rapid Trade and Environment Assessment - National Report for Ecuador. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/rapid-trade-and-environment-assessment-national-report-ecuador

Chicago

Torres,, María Amparo Albán,Cristian Espinosa,Montserrat Albán,Gabriela Muñoz,Marcel Gross,Marcela. Rapid Trade and Environment Assessment - National Report for Ecuador. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/rapid-trade-and-environment-assessment-national-report-ecuador.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{torres2009rapid, author = {Torres,, María Amparo Albán,Cristian Espinosa,Montserrat Albán,Gabriela Muñoz,Marcel Gross,Marcela}, title = {{Rapid Trade and Environment Assessment - National Report for Ecuador}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2009}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/rapid-trade-and-environment-assessment-national-report-ecuador}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }