A study by the United Nations Environment Programme calls for cooperation between conservationists and palm oil companies to protect gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos from falling prey to the fast-expanding palm oil industry in Africa. “Lessons learned from Southeast Asia showed that fighting oil palm development doesn’t really work. Oil palm development is going to stay and to expand. Rather than ignoring the consequences, conservationists should better engage with this industry to try to influence their practices on the ground,” says Marc Ancrenaz, an orangutan expert who co-authored the study, Palm Oil Paradox. The study recommends that palm oil companies can kick start such cooperation by implementing “no-go zones” for apes – that is, refrain from fully developing their concessions and disturbing ape habitat. It states that companies should adopt a “no-kill” policy for apes and other wildlife, and creative wildlife corridors for animals to move through and around plantations.