Yunguilla Reserve
This reserve was established to protect the Pale-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes pallidiceps), a bird thought extinct for over 20 years until it was rediscovered in 1998.
Utuana Reserve
It was created in memory of Hanne Bloch, who contributed to the protection of remnants of montane cloud forest in the southwest of Ecuador.
Ayampe Reserve
It was created with the aim of protecting the Esmeraldas Woodstar (Chaetocercus berlepschi), which is Critically Endangered.
Las Balsas Reserve
It was created to protect the roosting sites of the Lilacine Amazon, an endemic parrot of Ecuador that is classified as Endangered.