Africa: Brian Mcclendon, Co-Founder and VP of Google Earth Awarded Top UN Environment Prize for Mapping New Conservation Paths and Creating Livelihood Opportunities Through the Green Economy

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New York — Indigenous Tribes from Sumatra and the Amazon to the Heart of Africa Use Google Earth Tools to Monitor Wildlife Crime, Keep Track of Illegal Logging and Trade in Carbon Credits

Brian McClendon, co-founder and VP of Google Earth is to receive the United Nation's highest environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth Award 2013, for harnessing the power of technology to support conservation and green economic development.

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