Rainforest For Sale - Scott Wallace

In one of the world's most remote jungles, there is an estimated 850 million barrels of oil. If Ecuador, the home of Yasuni National Park, where the oil reserves are, pursued the oil, it would be a windfall for the poverty-stricken country. But the impact on the pristine wilderness would be disastrous. Scott Wallace, author of "Rainforest for Sale," in the January 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine, tells Boyd that President Rafael Correa has asked the world to compensate Ecuador for $3.6 billion in order to not develop its jungle.