Ecuador is a truly fantastic country; with four incredibly diverse regions, the Andean sierra, the Pacific coast, the Amazon basin and the enchanted Galapagos Islands, it's no wonder that it is such a popular travel destination, making tourism the country's third largest industry.

By offsetting your flights with CanopyCo, native trees will be planted to absorb the carbon dioxide emissions produced, and a contribution from your purchase will go towards our community development fund.


To offset your flight's carbon emissions we suggest the following guidelines for the number of trees to be purchased.


Please note:

To make your flight carbon neutral, use the figures in WHITE


To include radiative forcing Radiative Forcing is a measure of total climate impact. The total climate impact of flights includes the effects of carbon dioxide, water vapour (contrails), nitrous compounds and ozone affecting pollutants at high altitudes. The IPCC (International Panel on Climate Control) are still investigating this complex effect, but estimates suggest a radiative forcing index (RFI) of between 2 and 4 (this is a direct index relating the atmospheric impact of other pollutants to carbon dioxide emissions). for your flight, you must use the figures in YELLOW.

FROM	TO	Return trip(miles)	Total CO2 emissions(tonnes)	# of trees required to make your trip Carbon Neutral	# of trees required to offset all GHG emissions: Radiative Forcing
CANADA
Montreal	Quito	6298	1.17	1.28	3.85
Ottawa	Quito	6362	1.18	1.30	3.89
USA
Boston	Quito	5954	1.10	1.21	3.64
New York	Quito	5668	1.05	1.15	3.46
Houston	Quito	4720	0.87	0.96	2.88
EUROPE
Barcelona	Quito	11042	2.05	2.25	6.75
London	Quito	11424	2.12	2.33	6.98
Amsterdam	Quito	11880	2.20	2.42	7.26
Munich	Quito	12474	2.31	2.54	7.62
Rome	Quito	12520	2.32	2.55	7.65
Geneva	Quito	11934	2.21	2.43	7.29
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne	Quito	17248	3.20	3.51	10.54
ECUADOR
Quito	Galapagos	1615	0.37	0.41	1.22

Trees are valued at $10, which includes the planting and continued maintenance of the native forests, as well as a contribution to our rural community development fund.

As you will appreciate, we can only plant whole trees.

Buy trees from CanopyCo using Paypal's secure payment system.

Table assumptions and notes *Please note the CO2 emission data used on this page was taken from the UK Governments' DEFRA Passenger Transport Emission Factors report from June 2007.
*There is an uplift factor of 1.09 applied to take into account non direct routes and circling.
*A Radiative Forcing Index (RFI) of 3 has been used which allows for the total climate impact of the flight, not just CO2 emissions. The Radiative Forcing Index is estimated between 2 and 4, which we have averaged to 3. This is still under study by the IPCC and the real impact is currently unknown.
*Please note that the carbon dioxide sequestration data was assumed from various published sources. Study is underway to establish exactly the CO2 absorption rates for the native tree species being planted in their ecosystems.
*CanopyCo will plant and maintain the trees plus 25% to cover natural losses and errors in calculations.
*A percentage of the fee for planting trees will be used for community development work such as alternative energies, environmental education and the protection of water sources.

- Disclaimer The carbon emissions and offsetting data have been calculated using various information sources. Carbon emission and offsetting calculations are not an exact science and involve many complex variables. CanopyCo to the best of its knowledge has provided accurate information and explanations, and is currently investigating the carbon sequestration properties of native trees in various ecosystems in Ecuador.