Additionally, Ecuador is aware of the impact that activities in the forestry sector and appropriate management of protected areas have con climate change. With this in mind, Ecuador planned on improving the work in both fronts and established objectives and concrete goals. The National Protected Areas System (SNAP for its acronym in Spanish) covers approximately 20% of Ecuador’s surface. This is why gross reforestation has been reduced by 24.65% from 1999 levels and annual regeneration has improved by 35.5%.