by : Sidiq Harjanto
fostering creative education, conservation campaigns, and cultural arts (such as the Jingkrak Sundang dance) to raise awareness during ceremony kick off event.
On November 29, 2025, SwaraOwa together with the Astra Honda Motor Foundation (AHM) and affiliated companies officially launched the conservation program Titian Lestari in Dusun Sawahan, Mendolo Village, Lebakbarang District. The event was marked by a symbolic handover of tree seedlings and ceremonial planting of various species that serve as food sources for gibbons, support water conservation, and provide economic value for local communities.
Main Objective The program seeks to preserve the Javan gibbon in the Petungkriyono–Lebakbarang forest area through a holistic approach that reconnects forests, communities, and cultural values.
The Three Bridges Concept
- Titian Alam (Bridge of Nature) – restoring forest connectivity by planting trees along riverbanks and agroforestry lands.
- Titian Pengetahuan (Bridge of Knowledge) – fostering creative education, conservation campaigns, and cultural arts (such as the Jingkrak Sundang dance) to raise awareness, especially among youth.
- Titian Peran (Bridge of Participation) – encouraging women’s involvement in conservation, from eco-friendly daily practices to developing non-timber forest products.
ceremony for lauching program ” Titian Lestari” in Mendolo village, Lebakbarang
Expected Impacts
- Maintaining habitat corridors for the Javan gibbon to prevent fragmentation.
- Increasing public awareness of the ecological and social significance of the species.
- Opening inclusive spaces for women’s participation in conservation and sustainable economic initiatives.
Collaboration & Support, within next coming years , will fostering Javan gibbon conservation in the region, the program is supported by multiple stakeholders, : the Astra Honda Motor Foundation, affiliated companies, Perum Perhutani, the Central Java Environmental and Forestry Agency, the Pekalongan District Agriculture Office, youth farmer groups-PPM Mendolo, women farmer groups_KWT Brayan Urip, and the Mendolo Village community.