i'm pleased to say that bo derek joins me now.ecretary-general later today at the united nations. i want to talk first, though, about this remote part of the world in the amazon. you know, more plant species and tree species and animal species than nearly any other place on earth. what is it about this place that touched your heart? you could be doing anything, why this? >> it was a girlfriend. my best friend is leading this delegation and she's from ecuador and i got her bug, her passion for this country. it's very beautiful. it has the galapagos islands. i think it's the only country in the world where nature is part of their constitution as having rights. >> it is a very tough place to get to. >> very tough place to get to. after car, helicopter, airplane, there's two tribes that live there in voluntary isolation and absolutely spectacular. what is interesting about it, as well, it is one of the few places in the world that did not freeze in the last ice age. >> i think that's so interesting. >> i never knew there was any place