Obituary: Rebecca Tarbotton - "a leader's leader"

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Friends and colleagues remember Rebecca Tarbotton, the executive director of Rainforest Action Network, who died last week aged 39

"We need to remember that the work of our time is bigger than climate change. We need to be setting our sights higher and deeper. What we're really talking about, if we're honest with ourselves, is transforming...

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