The Ecuadorian dry forests (NT0214) is an ecoregion near the Pacific coast of the Ecuador.
The habitat has been occupied by people for centuries and has been severely damaged by deforestation, overgrazing and hillside erosion due to unsustainable agriculture.
Only 1% of the original forest remains. The patches of forest, mostly secondary growth, are fragmented.
They are home to many endemic species at risk of extinction.
Coast of Machalilla National Park
Semi-arid forest in the Santa Elena peninsula
Esmeraldas woodstar (Chaetocercus berlepschi) at Ayampe, Manabí Province
Cow in Agua Blanca, a protected area
Western Ecuador moist forests
The Western Ecuador Moist Forests (NT0178), also known as the Pacific Forest of Ecuador, is an ecoregion in the plains and western foothills of the Andes of southern Colombia and Ecuador.
At one time this region contained dense forests with highly diverse flora and fauna, and many endemic species.
Most of the original habitat has now been destroyed, and the ecoregion is one of the most threatened in the world.
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