Palm oil is wiping out orangutans – despite multinationals’ promises | Chris Packham

Some of the world’s biggest companies are failing in their pledge to stop deforestation by 2020. Don’t let them forget itFew who watch the documentary Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan tonight on BBC2 could fail to feel some sense of responsibility for the desperate situation faced by Indonesia’s orangutans. These extraordinary creatures are our closest relatives, sharing 97% of our DNA. Their similarity to us is astonishing. They are intelligent, inquisitive, smile and show empath