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To the beach to see this release. tomas started as a teenager rescuing african spurred tortoises — the second—biggest species in the world. since then, his work in northern senegal has saved the last remaining colony of adanson�*s terrapin from collapse. and these days, hes working on a new encyclopaedia and planning the continents biggest turtle research facility on a plot near his home. its a big project which is going to take several years and a lot of fundraising, a lot of work, in ord...

But in the case of zellij, morocco went a stage further and insisted on having it patented. its part of a drive to protect the countrys assets from cultural appropriation and commercialisation. we call it the positive protection, and that is just to protect their traditional knowledge or, in this case, cultural expression from other people using it in a different way and exploiting them. its not black and white, there is a lot of nuances. the use of traditional culture, expressions of knowledge....

The jet stream. now, withinjet streams, weve got 220mph — thats a strong atlanticjet. within jets, we get development regionsjust here, sat across england and wales. if you can get the low pressure to move exactly into that region, it develops. if it misses that region, it doesnt develop, and that is why we are seeing a difference in the models at the moment. eitherway, really, as we head into monday, well be looking at cold weather, northerly winds bringing snow certainly into northern scotla...

In order to control the animals. but now, tomas is taking me to see the head honcho here. this is bill. so does bill know you? no... would you say that he...? usually, turtles are not like dogs. they dont celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. and that is frustrating, because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. that is the reality. hes between 70—80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. so you saw bill in the zoo when you were a teenager? a...

Intangible cultural heritage status. for example, the french recently achieved this with the humble baguette, as have jamaica with reggae music. but in the case of zellij, morocco went a stage further and insisted on having it patented. its part of a drive to protect the countrys assets from cultural appropriation and commercialisation. we call it the positive protection, and that is just to protect their traditional knowledge or, in this case, cultural expression from other people using it in a...

Usually, turtles are not like dogs. they dont celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. and that is frustrating, because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. that is the reality. hes between 70—80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. so you saw bill in the zoo when you were a teenager? a teenager, yeah. wow. because i spent a lot of time going to the dakar zoo. in fact, that was my favourite place to go. why is he called bill, can i ask? becau...

The last remaining colony of adanson�*s terrapin from collapse. and these days, hes working on a new encyclopaedia and planning the continents biggest turtle research facility on a plot near his home. its a big project which is going to take several years and a lot of fundraising, a lot of work, in order to have a facility who will be like a base camp for everyone who wants to get involved in conservation, turtle conservation, in africa. what would you like your legacy to be? my legacy will be...

Band of rain left over, stretching across northern ireland, probably running into parts of northern england, wales and the midlands but otherwise, most parts of the country having a bright day with some sunshine. it will, though, feel quite cold, particularly for scotland, where temperatures across northern areas willjust be around 3—4 celsius but even further south, eight. its the coldest the weather has been so far this year, really. into next week, things that we do know about the forecast ...

And these days, hes working on a new encyclopaedia and planning the continents biggest turtle research facility on a plot near his home. its a big project which is going to take several years and a lot of fundraising, a lot of work, in order to have a facility who will be like a base camp for everyone who wants to get involved in conservation, turtle conservation, in africa. what would you like your legacy to be? my legacy will be africa and africans who value nature, who want to protect nature ...

No... would you say that he...? usually, turtles are not like dogs. they dont celebrate you like my dog celebrates me when i come back at home. and that is frustrating, because i spend more time and more energy serving them than my dog. that is the reality. hes between 70—80 years old, and he and tomas go way back. so you saw bill in the zoo when you were a teenager? a teenager, yeah. wow. because i spent a lot of time going to the dakar zoo. in fact, that was my favourite place to go. why is ...