I thought this was an excellent piece and of particular importance to me because a young friend is working on an organic farm on the west coast of Ecuador. It is extremely urgent that we learn about the effects of global warming on real people throughout the world. This report introduced me to some of those people, who spoke movingly and eloquently about their relationship to their land and mountains. It is sad that so much of the world is cut-off from any sense of responsibility for and belonging to the land.