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I'd really like to go down the Amazon in some capacity. I've spent time in the Congo, so I love the jungle.

The Amazon is not just a set of trees. It is a set of 25 million people. If we don't create real economic opportunities for them, the practical result is to encourage disorganized economic activities that results in the further destruction of the rain forest.

It is one thing to hear about the forest and the river, but an entirely other experience to go there, to see the environment, and to appreciate the natural riches there first-hand.

I'd like to see the Amazon rainforests before they're all gone, and also the Galapagos - that's another one I'd like to do. I'd love to go diving in those areas. Basically, places, like, that are kind of going away, and I'd like to see them before they all become condos and high-rises.

Just as a drop of water in the ocean cannot avail much; but if a great river runneth into it, that maketh a great commotion.

When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.

I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.

I must explore desert ground and see what can grow. But there are limits. I know in my heart what I would never do.

Nature is extremely important to me. Which may be just about the only trouble I'll have in New York. I'll miss the trees!

I feel very passionately that we need to take care of the planet and everything on it. Whether it's saving the Amazon or just being kind to those around you, we need to take care of each other and Mother Earth.