Protected Carbon in Ecuador

The fight to save Yasuní is not over, with four large projects projected to startup in this protected area between 2032 and 2062.

Affected Areas

These protected areas in Ecuador contain current or planned fossil fuel projects. Oil, gas, and coal extraction in protected areas harms their natural value while contributing to climate change.

• Fossil Fuel Type
• Affected Area

• Oil & Gas
• Complejo de Humedales Cuyabeno Lagartococha Yasuní

• Oil & Gas
• Cuyabeno

• Oil & Gas
• Isla Santa Clara

• Oil & Gas
• Limoncocha

• Oil & Gas
• Pueblo Originario Kichwa de Sarayaku

• Oil & Gas
• Yasuní

Extraction Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel extraction projects in protected areas in Ecuador (including projects that are currently extracting, planned or idled).

• Fossil Fuel Type
• Fossil Fuel Quantity
• CO₂ Quantity (MT CO₂e)

• Oil & Gas
• 1,343.28 MMBOE
• 562.30

• Coal
• 0.00
• 0.00

• Combined
• 562.30

Deposits Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel deposits under protected areas in Ecuador. Many of these are not yet the target of any industry activities and could more easily become part of a non-extraction policy.

• Fossil Fuel Type
• CO₂ Quantity (MT CO₂e)

• Oil & Gas
• 1,061.95

• Coal
• Data not available yet

• Combined
• 1,061.95

Early Warnings

This table shows untouched protected areas that have planned carbon extraction projects, along with their respective startup dates.

• Affected Area
• Startup Date

• Isla Santa Clara
• 2025

• Pueblo Originario Kichwa de Sarayaku
• 2042

Profiting Companies

• Fossil Fuel Type
• Profiting Company

• Oil & Gas
• CNPC (parent)

• Oil & Gas
• EP Petroecuador

• Oil & Gas
• Open acreage

• Oil & Gas
• Sinopec Group (parent)

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